WEEK 6 February 15-19, 2017 EDITOR: JENNIFER WOOD Kent Farrington and Gazelle Top $380,000 Hunters Prepare for Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* WCHR Hunter Week division finished Sun- day afternoon, and was awarded in a California split. Elise Buhl of Grosse Point Farm, MI, and Tess Lenihan of Chester, VT, won championship ribbons. Buhl rode Kelly Sims’ Remix to win two over fences classes and placed sixth in the under saddle, while Lenihan pi- loted her own Soltiste to two over fences victories as well. Brianne Beerbaum, daughter of Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Markus Beerbaum, won the championship title in the Carolex Stables Walk/ Trot division aboard Silver Rain. The pair won three Kent Farrington and Gazelle sped to victory in the first CSI 5* grand prix of the classes. Silver Rain is a season. ©Sportfot 23-year-old Welsh Pony gelding owned by Pea- U.S. Olympic team silver medalist Speaking of his winning round, cock Ridge LLC. Katheri- Kent Farrington jumped to victory Farrington stated, “My plan in a jump- Lindsay Maxwell and Technicolor were the ne Mercer of Wellington, riding Gazelle in Saturday night’s off is usually to play to the horse’s FL, captured the reserve $380,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand strengths unless there are only three Lugano Diamonds Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunter champions at WEF 5. ©Sportfot honors riding I’m Totally Prix CSI 5* at the 2017 Winter Equestri- in it, then maybe you have a different Royal. Mercer piloted an Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. strategy. Coming after me are Fine Amateur rider Lindsay Maxwell of her mount to a win in In an 11-horse jump-off, Brazil’s Luiz Lady and Eric Lamaze, and they are Beverly Hills, CA, had a stellar week the walk-trot pleasure class, second Francisco de Azevedo finished second an incredibly competitive combination. in the Amateur-Owner hunters. First, place finishes in the walk and walk- riding Comic, and Catherine Tyree They are super fast against the clock, Maxwell rode her own Technicolor to trot classes, and fourth place in the (USA) placed third aboard Bokai. so my plan was to do what I thought top the Lugano Diamonds Ama- walk-trot jump class. the limit was for my horse and put Course designer Robert Ellis (GBR) teur-Owner Hunter 18-35 division. the pressure on him to have to really Earlier in the week, Scott Stewart saw 40 competitors jump his fir- The pair won the under saddle chase me to win. I knew if we were and Havens Schatt dominated the st-round track for the five-star event class and two over fences classes both running, his horse is probably Performance hunters. Stewart of under the lights. Eleven advanced to earn the championship. Techni- faster in this type of arena, so I tried to Wellington, FL, was unbeatable to the jump-off, where three jumped color is a 2010 Oldenburg gelding put the pressure on him and hope he in the Antares High Performance double clear in the race against the by Sandro Boy. Maxwell also won would have one down. Luckily for me it ® Working Hunters, winning both the clock. Farrington and Gazelle emer- the championship in the Adequan worked out tonight. championship and the reserve titles. ged victorious with a time of 44.48 Amateur-Owner Hunters 18-35 3’3” aboard her own Kingston, a coming Stewart and Catch Me, owned by the seconds. De Azevedo finished second Commenting on the first round co- Gochman Sport Horses LLC, were with Comic in 45.69 seconds, and urse, Farrington added, “After walking, eleven-year-old gelding by Koepe- nick. crowned champions after sweeping Tyree guided Bokai through the timers I thought a lot was going to depend the division, winning all five classes. in 48.29 seconds. Canada’s Eric Lama- on the time-allowed. I thought maybe Reserve honors in the Adequan® Catch Me is a coming ten-year-old ze rode Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines he wanted the time-allowed a touch Amateur-Owner Hunters 18-35 3’3” Holsteiner gelding by Casiro. The Stable’s Fine Lady 5 to the fastest shorter in an ideal world so that there went to Krista Weisman of Brooklyn, gelding also earned reserve honors four-fault round in 45.65 seconds to were not quite so many clear, but the NY, and Concept. The pair won in the Hunt Ltd. Amateur-Owner place fourth. jump-off was still difficult enough, so two over fences classes, placed Over 35 division with Becky Goch- you probably ended up with the same Farrington, who is currently the third in another, and fifth in the man in the irons. Stewart rode spot anyway.” number two-ranked rider in the world, under saddle. Concept is a coming Cameo, owned by Dr. Betsee Parker, put in a thrilling jump-off round with De Azevedo was aboard his ten- 10-year-old Holsteiner stallion by to the reserve tri-color ribbon in the his own and Robin Parsky’s Gazelle to year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Contendro. Weisman has been Antares High Performance Working ensure victory. He jumped the 11-year- Comic (Verdi x Heartbreaker) for showing Concept since 2013. The Hunters. Cameo is a 2007 Warmblo- old Belgian Warmblood mare (Kashmir Saturday’s top finish as he gears up stallion was previously campaigned od gelding by Coriano that Stewart van Schuttershof x Indoctro) to a team for week eight’s CSIO Nations’ Cup by Scott Stewart. debuted at the 2014 WEF. bronze medal in the 2015 Pan Ame- competition. The UHealth Junior Hunter 3’3” rican Games in Toronto, among other top international finishes. Please turn to page 6 Please turn to page 7 Page 1 WEEK 6 February 15-19, 2017 Sunset Polo Game • PBIEC Week 6 Upcoming Events NIC ROLDAN’S 2ND ANNUAL LUNCH & LEARN SERIES HOLLOW CREEK FARM UNDER 25 da and Stallion Grading on Tuesday, February ffet dinner & ringside viewing of the exciting Pet Haven Rescue On Thursday, February 16, the Lunch & GRAND PRIX SERIES 21, starting at 9 a.m. at the Global Arena competition under the lights. 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Availability about them held in the Global Arena at Equestrian Village WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Sport Horse Auction presented under saddle is on first-come, first-served basis, so book at PBIEC (AGDF showgrounds, 13500 South Spectacular, organized by Honorary Chair and jumping in the International Arena at the now before they all fill up! Contact Patti Miele Shore Blvd.) on Thursday, February 16, at 1 Bryan Baldwin, Co-Chair Caroline Moran, WEF show grounds of PBIEC.