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Pablo Barrios and Linda Sheridan Victorious on Day One of Kentucky Spring Classic Horse Show

White and Leffler Also Score Opening Day Wins in Open Jumpers

Overcast skies and cold temperatures greeted exhibitors at the Kentucky Spring Classic, the second week of equestrian competition at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. But unlike the very wet opening day during week one, the predicted rain had not arrived even after jumper action at the Johnson Arena was wrapped up on Wednesday. (Read on…)

Joe Fargis Edges Aaron Vale by 2/10ths of a Second to Win $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix at Kentucky Spring Horse Show

Another cold, wet, and blustery day greeted show jumping fans on Sunday at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. As nasty as the weather was for the start of the $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix, just before the jump-off the clouds broke. (Read on…)

Aaron Vale Rolls On with Win on Mobile U in $15,000 Bluegrass Derby at Kentucky Spring Horse Show

Lexington, KY – Aaron Vale, one of the most successful show jumping riders in United States history, continues to pour in on at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show in Lexington this week. His latest triumph, his seventh win of the week, came on Saturday morning in the demanding $15,000 Bluegrass Derby. (Read on…)

Beezie Madden and Play On Race to $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic Win at Kentucky Spring Horse Show

It was a change of wardrobe for the competitors on Friday morning at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, as they gratefully stashed their rain gear and donned their winter parkas for the $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, the inaugural event of the $170,000 Hagyard Challenge Series. The class, rescheduled from Thursday afternoon, kicked off the morning activities at the Johnson Arena at 9 a.m. (Read on…)

Deluge Doesn’t Slow Aaron Vale on Opening Day at Kentucky Spring Horse Shows; Mark Leone Survives to Win 1.45m Feature

Lexington, KY – Competitors at the 2006 Kentucky Spring Horse Show were greeted with a steady rain and a threat of late day severe weather as a slow moving storm front moved through the Lexington area on Wednesday. But the downpour did nothing to slow down Aaron Vale as he grabbed two of the day’s featured jumper events. (Read on…)

111th Annual Monmouth County Horse Show Features New Grand Prix, More Money and Expanded Facilities for 2006

The 111th Monmouth County Horse Show returns to East Freehold Park in Freehold, New Jersey on August 16th - 20th, 2006, and exhibitors will see a number of upgrades both in prize money and continued improvements to the facility. (Read on…)

Rodrigo Pessoa and Baloubet du Rouet Soar to the Top of the American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Charts

Brazilian show jumping superstar Rodrigo Pessoa, with a win in the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational CSI 4*, and a third place finish at the $150,000 Grand Prix of Charlotte, CSI 4*, has taken over the lead in the race for the 2006 American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Rider of the Year title. Pessoa’s mount, the veteran Baloubet du Rouet, with $83,865 in money won has grabbed the lead in the 2006 AGA Horse of the Year battle. (Read on…)

Rodrigo Pessoa and Baloubet du Rouet take the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational in Tampa

The star studded jump-off field at the Budweiser American Invitational in Tampa featured an all Olympic cast and came down to the top two show jumping stars from the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece going head to head for the top prize in American show jumping. (Read on…)

Two Wins for McLain Ward as Winter Equestrian Festival Opens Two Week Run in Tampa

While the World Equestrian Games Selection Trials continue in Wellington, the Tampa leg of the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival lifted off on Wednesday morning with the Tampa Bay Classic at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center located on the Florida State Fairgrounds. With twenty-five of the nation’s top show jumping riders in a heated battle, vying for a coveted spot on the team for the World Championships in Aachen, Germany in late August, early morning jumper attendance at the Covered Arena in Tampa was down at the start on Wednesday. (Read on…)

Kent Farrington and Madison Capture $150,000 U.S. Open Jumper Championship

A crowd of 8,476 spectators turned out on the final Sunday of the Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington. The hit or miss rain showers of the morning gave way to a splendid afternoon, and the wall to wall crowd was treated to a memorable and dazzling display of show jumping excellence from equestrian superstars from sixteen different countries. (Read on…)

Canada Beats United States in $75,000 CN Nations Cup Jump-off at Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, FL – March 10, 2025 – Show jumping teams from ten countries took the field for two rounds of show jumping in the 2006 $75,000 CN Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival, but in the end the title was decided in a jump-off off between two riders from the two top teams. (Read on…)

New York City’s Georgina Bloomberg Races to Winter Equestrian Festival Win

Georgina Bloomberg of New York City posted an impressive speed victory on Friday at the CN Wellington Finale, CSIO-5*, the final week of competition at the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. (Read on…)

Another Overwhelming Performance for Authentic and Beezie Madden in $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup CSIO

Chalk up another win for the United States at the CN Wellington Finale, CSIO-5* at the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival. Olympic Team Gold Medalist Beezie Madden and her 2004 Athens Olympic partner Authentic set a feverish pace early on that had the rest of the starting field chasing her without success for the entire afternoon. It was another gorgeous, albeit windy day for the crowd that gathered for Round Seven of the WEF Challenge Cup series, the final leg in Wellington. (Read on…)

McLain Ward and Quick Star II Z Win For United States on Opening Day of CN Wellington Finale CSIO-5*

Show jumping fans from around the world gathered for opening day of the final week of action at the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington and were greeted with beautiful sunny skies and mild temperatures. The CN Wellington Finale, CSIO-5*, the last week of show jumping before the festival moves on to Tampa for the final two weeks of competition, got underway on Wednesday at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. (Read on…)

Ten Show Jumping Teams are Slated to Participate in Friday’s $75,000 Nations Cup CSIO-5*

The final week of the thirty-fourth annual Winter Equestrian Festival should be the most exciting of all as teams from ten different countries have tossed their hat into the ring for the $75,000 Nations’ Cup CSIO-5*, presented by CN. (Read on…)

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