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$100,000 Grand Prix
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Katie Dinan and Nougat du Vallet Stay Clear for Victory in $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group North Salem, NY – May 19, 2013 – Three teenagers and a veteran rounded out the jump-off in the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group, and the first to go in was the one to return to the winner's circle. Nineteen-year-old Katie Dinan of New York, NY, and her energetic partner Nougat du Vallet were double clear to win the biggest class of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, which ran May 7-12 and 14-19. Today's competition concluded two great weeks of equestrian sport in North Salem with incredible entries and top horses and riders.
The $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix had 37 competitors, and they rode over a course designed by Anthony D'Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY. Riding second in the order, Dinan and “Nougat,” a 12-year-old Selle Francais gelding by Scherif D'elle, made it look easy as they bounded through the course for the first clear round. They returned first for the jump-off and set a quick pace and the only clear round in 39.898 seconds.
Dinan felt that going early in the class was an advantage in today's rainy conditions. “Going early in situations like this helps a little bit because the footing is only going to get worse, not better. I tried to get a really good idea of what I was doing when I walked the course,” she explained. “We had a lot of time to do that, so I had a really good plan coming in. I think the main thing is that when the footing gets a little bit deep in the field, the jumps ride a little bit bigger than you expect. I tried to take that into account and think of a few oxers early on and get my horse feeling confident. But he couldn't have jumped any better.”
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Nineteen-year-old Meg O'Mara of Rumson, NJ, was next in on Aragon Rouet, a 2000 BWP gelding by Baloubet du Rouet x Remondo, owned by Walstib Stables LLC. They pulled a rail at the first jump and had another jump down for eight faults in 45.182 seconds for fourth place.
O'Mara partnered with Aragon Rouet at the beginning of 2012, but this year the big chestnut was coming back from an injury. “Last week was our first big class back together,” she related. “It's just really getting experience and going around the big classes. I did not think I'd go clear at all! But he was so good today and it was a good course for him. It was hard, but with the hard courses he always does better, and he's really good on grass.”
Regarding her jump-off ride, she commented, “I've done very few jump-offs with him, so I'm not used to doing these big jump-offs. I didn't have enough impulsion to the first jump and then I tried to be a little too neat. But he was so good and I'm really happy.”
Eighteen-year-old Mattias Tromp of North Salem, NY, contested the jump-off next on Casey (left), a KWPN gelding by Ircolando x Ferro, owned by Beyaert Farm Inc. They had one fence down and stopped the timers in 46.092 seconds for third place. “I saw Katie go very fast,” Tromp recalled. “My plan was to have a nice, efficient clear round, but not to catch Katie's time. After I had my rail at 13b, I immediately hit the brakes and just tried to have the rest of the jumps up.”
Tromp started riding Casey two years ago and started at Level 2 and 3 Jumpers. “We've stepped up consistently since then and now we're doing this less than a year and a half later,” he said. “I just finished high school and just turned professional this week. This was a good start!”
Last to go in the jump-off were last week's grand prix winners, Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL, and Legacy Stables' Uraguay. Minikus looked to be on pace for another win, but after a rail, they continued through the course to finish in 41.930 seconds and second place.
Minikus recounted his plan for the jump-off, “I was in the driver's seat getting to go last, and watching Katie go on Nougat, she was quick enough. She was a little slow on the turn back, I thought, from the combination to the oxer, and then going across the ring to the ditch. I thought she had a nice round, but it was definitely catchable. My horse jumped a great jump at number one and then I thought I was going to be cute and just turn back on the vertical and he rolled it off. And that was it, she wins.”
Minikus and Uraguay, a 12-year-old KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino, were one of the most competitive pairs at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, having won the Sunday grand prix during week one, placing third in Friday's grand prix in week two, and their second place finish today. “The only thing that could have been better was if we won all three of them,” he smiled, “but overall, that was some really nice show jumping for Uraguay.”
Todd Minikus and Uraguay
For Dinan, this was a turning point for her year. Having just finished her freshman year at Harvard University on Saturday, she returned to Old Salem Farm ready to prepare for a big summer of competition. “He had last week off. I showed him in a 1.40m class on Thursday and he jumped really well, (and then) I had to go finish up at school. I officially finished my freshman year yesterday, so I told everyone I was going to be in a really good mood on Sunday, no matter what! Now I'm extra happy,” she beamed.
Katie Dinan and Nougat du Vallet
Dinan puts her win here among the top on her list of accolades. “For prize money-wise, this is the biggest grand prix I've ever won, and it's really exciting. My other horse Glory Days was really good. We were one of the faster four-faulters and finished seventh. I thought it was one of our better grand prix rounds we've done. It was really nice to end on that note with both of them because we go to Spruce Meadows in two weeks,” she said.
Like many other top riders at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, Dinan was happy to have the grass field here to compete on before heading out for the summer circuit in Calgary. “This is a great way to prepare for that,” she acknowledged. “There are not many fields like this that we get to compete on. I always love this horse show for that reason because it's just so much fun.”
Katie Dinan and Nougat du Vallet with ringmaster Alan Keely, Viviane Malloy from the Bergdorf Goodman family, along with Gretchen, Kirsten, and Stephen Kincade of The Kincade Group
Final Results: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group
1 NOUGAT DU VALLET: 2001 Selle Francais gelding by Scherif D'elle KATHERINE DINAN (USA), Grant Road Partners: 0/0/39.898
2 URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/4/41.930
3 CASEY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Ircolando x Ferro MATTIAS TROMP (USA), Beyaert Farm LLC: 0/4/46.092
4 ARAGON ROUET: 2000 BWP gelding by Baloubet du Rouet x Remondo MEG O'MARA (USA), Walstib Stables LLC: 0/8/45.182
5 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY: 2003 Oldenburg stallion Indoctro x Condor DARRAGH KENNY (IRL), Hays Investment Corp: 1/85.097
6 ZERLY: 2004 KPWN mare by Querlybet Hero x Carthago CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: 4/80.268
7 GLORY DAYS: 2001 Swedish Warmblood gelding by Cardento 933 x Diamond Serpent KATIE DINAN (USA), Grant Road Partners, LLC: 4/81.282
8 WANNAHAVE: 2003 KWPN gelding by Manhattan x G. Ramiro Z MCLAIN WARD (USA), The Wannahave Group: 4/82.325
9 UTAH: 2001 KWPN gelding by Andiamo x Jus De Pomme LESLIE HOWARD (USA), The Utah Group: 4/83.038
10 PUMPED UP KICKS: 2003 Brandenburg gelding by Levisto x San Juan LILLIE KEENAN (USA), Chansonette Farm LLC: 4/83.496
11 PRIMO DE REVEL: 2001 BWP gelding by Quinault x Lys de Darmen PAUL O'SHEA (IRL), Michael Hayden: 4/84.645
12 KISMET 50: 2001 BWP mare by Kannan x Furioso II CANDICE KING (USA), Bellissimo, LLC: 4/84.861
Junior and Amateur Jumpers Take to the Field
The $15,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic had 34 entries. Two were able to go clear in the first round, but after Michael Hughes and Luxina withdrew for the jump-off, it was an automatic win for Lillie Keenan and Londinium. The fastest four-faulter in the first round for third place was Philip Richter on Ray Ray. Keenan won a gift certificate from Der Dau.
Lillie Keenan and Londinium
While Keenan said she “doesn't like winning by default,” she was happy to gain another victory and wished the best for Hughes and his horse. She has ridden her recent High Junior Jumper partner Londinium, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Lord Pezi x Cascadeur, since January of this year. Keenan noted that Londinium had plenty of experience on grass having shown in Europe with his previous owner, who had him since he was four years old. In her own riding, she planned to “ride a little defensively” with today's inclement weather.
She explained, “I can trust my horse, but you never know what can happen if they slip or have bad luck. No matter the conditions, he's careful. He's able to be careful without scaring himself. I went last (in the first round), and watching most of the class and only seeing Michael have a clear round - and he rode great - I knew I really had to step it up. I worried about jumping clear and wasn't worried about the time. The field held up better than I thought it would.”
Keenan credited her horse as well as her trainer, Andre Dignelli. “Having Andre at the in-gate gives me a lot of confidence,” she said.
Keenan said that Londinium fits in well with her other jumpers, being a light-boned type of horse, and that they “bonded pretty quickly.” She pointed out, “He's a really special horse. It's not often you can find a horse like this. There is something that makes him like no other that we have. He's really part of the family for us now. My mom loves him.”
Keenan continued, “I like having a light-boned horse. My mom grew up riding Thoroughbreds, so she obviously likes that. I think I match better with them. I'm not a big guy; I'm a girl and I'm small. I'm not the strongest ride here physically. Vanhattan, a horse I've had for longer (the pair was second in yesterday's Speed Derby), he can really run. I never have to muscle him.”
While they use loose ring bits at home to school, Keenan feels that her light, forward horses are a great fit for her, and that's due in large part to the program at Heritage Farm. “We have nice horses, but they're maintained so well.”
In addition to her success in the jumper ring, Keenan swept top honors in the hunter ring. Riding Brodeur (right), she was champion in the Small Junior Hunter division. Their four blue ribbons also gave them the Grand Junior Hunter Championship. Brodeur, a six-year-old Warmblood gelding, is owned by Madeline Placey.
Keenan had another win in the equitation as well in the Governor's Perpetual Hunt Seat Trophy class with Clearway. Kelli Cruciotti and Monterrey were second, while Sydney Shulman and Eli finished third.
For all of her top finishes, Keenan was named the Best Junior Rider on a Horse.
Michael Hughes and Splash
The $5,000 Low Junior Jumper Classic was the opening class on the Grand Prix Field this morning and was sponsored by Kaplow Insurance Agency and Catlin Insurance Company. Twenty-six entries contested, and six of those went through to the jump-off. Michael Hughes and Splash were the fastest of two double clears in the jump-off for the win in 31.700 seconds. Jacqueline Shilen and Wenda AK were second in 41.982 seconds. Finishing with four faults in the jump-off in 33.518 seconds, Anna Cardelfe and Firenze van de Cadzondhoeve were third.
Kenzie Snyder and Waterloo were also the fastest of two double clears in a six-horse jump-off, this time out of 27 original entries in the $5,000 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. They finished in 34.533 seconds for victory. Just off the pace in 35.258 seconds, Michelle Kamine and Loreana were second. With four faults and a time of 34.447 seconds, Christina Fried and Winchester were third.
Kenzie Snyder and Waterloo
Grand Champion Awards for Hunters
Grand Pony Hunter Champion and winner of the “JetSetter Challenge Trophy” donated by Grand Central Show Stables: Blueberry Hill, ridden by Coco Fath and owned by Jordyn Rose Freedman, champion in the Small Pony Hunters sponsored by Gotham North
Coco Fath and Blueberry Hill
Best Junior Rider on a Pony and winner of a pitcher award: Daisy Farish, who won the Medium Pony Hunter championship with Redfield Farm's Sassafras Creek, and winner of $1,000 Pony Hunter Classic sponsored by Gotham North on Beau Rivage
Best Child Rider on a Pony: Claudia Robinson, who competed in the Children's Pony Hunters Small/Medium with Jay Sargent's Happy Feet
Grand Children's Hunter Champion and winner of the “Shades of Gray” trophy donated by MeadowView Farm: Samantha Cohen, for the second week in a row, who won the Children's Hunter 14 & Under division championship with Sirius Black, owned by Christina Gellos
Best Children's Rider on a Horse: Samantha Cohen
Samantha Cohen and Sirius Black
Grand Children's Pony Hunter Champion: Katie George on Everwood, owned by Celeste Hylton
Leading Hunter Rider Award sponsored by The Gochman Family and awarded a Der Dau gift certificate: Louise Serio
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.
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Grand Prix
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Christine McCrea and Zerly
Christine McCrea Does It Again! Zerly is Victorious in $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem
North Salem, NY – May 17, 2013 – For the second week in a row, Christine McCrea of East Windsor, CT, won the Friday grand prix event at the Old Salem Spring Horse Show. She and Zerly were fastest to win the $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem presented by The Hakim Family over World Cup champion Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo and last week's Sunday grand prix winners, Todd Minikus and Uraguay.
Today's grand prix had 60 entries, and nine of those advanced to the jump-off over a course designed by Anthony D'Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY. Coming back first in the jump-off was Karen Polle on With Wings. They set a good pace in 42.076 seconds with a clear round, which would place her fourth at the end of the class.
Two horses later, Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Ranch's Coral Reef Via Volo had an efficient clear trip in 40.776 seconds for second place. Another two horses later, it was McCrea and Zerly, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, who would set the winning pace in 39.337 seconds. Todd Minikus and Uraguay were also clear, but with a slightly slower time of 41.511 seconds for third place.
McCrea said of her jump-off, “Beezie was perfection. She rode her jump-off amazing. Her horse is a little bit slower through the air and Zerly is lightning fast. She's fast across and the ground and fast in the air. To be honest, I think she's just a faster horse. I don't think I really did anything superhuman or anything like that.”
Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo
Zerly has started this year strong, including a victory in the WEF Challenge Cup series this winter. Last week, she was “very, very wild,” McCrea mentioned. They were fast with four faults in the Sunday grand prix for 11th place. Coming into today, McCrea wanted to work on rideability and getting Zerly quiet enough for the show ring.
Christine McCrea and Zerly
“She's very brave and she doesn't mind anything. I knew if she was quiet enough, I could ride her. She tries really hard every time. I thought she'd be good. I didn't know I was going to win!” she said with a smile. “She's best when she's very quiet in the schooling area. When you go in the ring with her, she goes up about 10 gears. When she's wild in the schooling area, I know I'm in trouble because I go in the ring and have no control. She was very quiet in the schooling area today and was all about her business today.”
McCrea won yesterday in the 8 Year Old Young Jumpers with a horse she is very excited about, but said that Zerly leads the list of her up-and-coming mounts. “I know I said I was obsessed with my eight-year-old, but I'm even more obsessed with this horse. I think she's the best horse I've ever ridden,” she revealed. “She has all the scope and all the carefulness. The only thing is that she's nine, which is to my advantage. I think a lot of her. Hopefully in the next coming year she'll gain some experience and be ready for some big stuff and we will aim for championships. She's capable of it. I know it's in there.”
Christine McCrea and Zerly with Kamran Hakim of Old Salem Farm
This is McCrea's second Friday grand prix win at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows. She related, “It's awesome. It's been an amazing two weeks for me here.”
Grooms competed in two special classes this afternoon and were rewarded for their efforts with $5,000 in prize money, thanks to class sponsors Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, CEO Stables, McLain Ward Inc., and Stronghold Equine Equipment.
$5,000 Hunter Groom's Class Horse, Groom, Owner
1 AATE', EFREN REBOLLO, BRIGHT STAR 158, LLC
2 CINEMAGIC, HECTOR HERNANDEZ, BRYAN BALDWIN/MERALEX FARM
3 SAFE HAVEN, VICTORIA GRAUER, COPPERLINE FARM LLC,
4 DARWIN, JESUS ESCALERA, KELLY TROPIN
5 CHABLIS, JUAN HURTADO, GREAT SPAN LLC
6 ZILVER STAR, MIGUEL PEREZ, STONE HORSE FARM, LLC
7 DO TELL, ALEJANDRO DURON, BRIDGET HALLMAN
8 CASHMIRE, MIGUEL BELMONTES, STACEY SHORE WERNER, STACEY SHORE
8 SIENNA, BETO VALADEZ, LEXI MAOUNIS
Efren Rebollo and Bright Star 158 LLC's Aate won the Hunter Groom's Class and Hector Hernandez, with Cinemagic owned by Bryan Baldwin and Meralex Farm, was second. They are pictured here with trainer Louise Serio.
$5,000 Jumper Groom's Class Horse, Groom, Owner
1 UMORA, FELIPE “PEDRINHA” COLOMBO, PAULO SALLES
2 KADANS WEBSTER, RAMIRO TRINIDAD, ALLISON TOFFOLON
3 UP STREAM, CHERYL MAZALESKI, UP THE CREEK FARM
4 SHANDOR 41, DAVID VALDIVIA, BROOK FARM LLC,
5 CASALITA 2, JENNIFER ROWLAND, JENNIFER ROWLAND
6 MACARTHUR, VICENTE CRUZ, VICENTE, SUSAN FRIED
Felipe "Pedrinha" Colombo won the Jumper Groom's Class with Paulo Salles' Umora
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues tomorrow with the $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem at 2 pm, and the highlight class of the day, the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate at 4 pm. The Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion will be honored, and there are three jumper classics: the $2,500 Marshall & Sterling Children's Jumper Classic, the $2,500 Marshall & Sterling Adult Jumper Classic sponsored by Aden Brook, and the $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic.
For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net, and for full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com.
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Sunday, May 19 Highlight Competition – 2:30 pm: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group 11 am – 4 pm: ASPCA Adoption Day! Meet rescued dogs, cats, and miniature horses looking for forever homes!
For those who can't make it out this weekend, but still want to watch great hunter/jumper action, our two main events - The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, on May 19 - will be live streamed on USEF Network presented by Smartpak. The entire Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show is also live streamed at www.shownet.biz!
Final Results: $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem presented by The Hakim Family
1 ZERLY: 2004 KPWN mare by Querlybet Hero x Carthago CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble & Windsor Show Stables: 0/0/39.337
0 CORAL REEF VIA VOLO: 1998 BWP mare by Clinton x Heartbreaker BEEZIE MADDEN (USA), Coral Reef Ranch: 0/0/40.776
3 URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/0/41.511
4 WITH WINGS: 2003 KWPN gelding by Larino x L. Ronald KAREN POLLE (USA), Karen Polle: 0/0/42.076
5 TIC TAC: 2003 SBS stallion by Clinton x Darco LESLIE HOWARD (USA), Jane Clark: 0/4/40.652
6 ROUNDTHORN MADIOS: 2002 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Condios x Clover Hill LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms, LLC: 0/4/40.811
7 PRIMO DE REVEL: 2001 BWP gelding by Quinault x Lys de Darmen PAUL O'SHEA (IRL), Michael Hayden: 0/4/45.662
8 PUMPED UP KICKS: 2003 Brandenburg gelding by Levisto x San Juan LILLIE KEENAN (USA), Chansonette Farm LLC: 0/8/44.533
9 STAKKARO: 2003 Hanoverian stallion by Stakkaro by Calvaro MARTIN GUERRA (MEX), Martin Guerra: 0/8/44.791
10 SANDOR DE LA POMME: 2002 SBS gelding by Vigo D'arsouilles x Darco MCLAIN WARD (USA), The Wannahave Group: 4/78.568
11 CATHARINA 9: 2004 Mecklenburg mare by Cellestial x Monsum LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms LLC: 4/78.843
12 ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L’Ile MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms:4/79.068
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.
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Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champion
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Stephanie Riggio and Saline Are Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champions at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show North Salem, NY –
May 16, 2013 – The Adult Amateur Hunter competitors were featured today at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show, and it was Stephanie Riggio of New York, NY, and her mount Saline who took top honors as the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champions. In the Grand Prix Field, the Young Jumpers started the morning, and Mario Deslauriers and Christine McCrea each took home a win. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues through Sunday, May 19, when the featured event, the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group, takes place.
Along with their Grand Champion Award, Riggio and Saline, a 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare by Cortus, were the Adult Amateur 18-35 Hunter champions and won the $500 Marshall & Sterling Adult Amateur Hunter Classic. The pair placed first, first, second, and sixth in their division over fences. With more points over fences, they won the championship over Corvet Z, ridden by Sarah Cohen and owned by Streett Moore, who received first, first, and second places over fences and sixth under saddle.
For their Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship, Saline and Riggio were presented with the Margaret Hausman Sarasohn Memorial Challenge Trophy.
Stephanie Riggio and Saline with their trophy
Coming back for the second round of the classic, Riggio and Saline were the top scorers. “It's always a little nerve-wracking to come back on top, especially with Sandy Epstein,” Riggio remarked. “She laid down such a nice trip. I knew I had to rise to the occasion. Saline gets a little nervous with water trucks, and when they were in the schooling area, I felt her kind of holding her breath. I came around one turn and I forgot what to do when she gets nervous. We had a deep one to the single oxer, and it came down to a quarter of a point. Sometimes the dice just roll in your favor, and that happened to us today.”
Sandra Epstein and Smart Assets placed second in the Classic.
Today's victory was another championship to add to their list of accolades, but it was a somewhat emotional win for Riggio. She explained, “Last winter we weren't sure if we'd ever get her back, so just the fact that she's back and winning, and winning the classic, is really huge. I can't stop smiling. I'm just so happy.”
After more than a year off, Saline came back to the show ring in Florida for one week. This was her second show since February of 2012. Keeping Saline fit was an easy goal to accomplish, Riggio said. “She loves to work; that's probably her best attribute, how much fun she has doing her job,” she went on to say. “It's not challenging getting her back in shape because she thinks all of the flatwork, cavalettis, poles on the ground, and gymnastics are a blast. It's really fun to work with her.”
“She's a really big mare. She's very heavy (looking) and she's curvy,” she smiled. “Sometimes I forget how big she is until I hop down off of her and I realize that she's almost 17 hands. She's got such a neck on her that the ribbon barely fit around it!”
Stephanie Riggio and Saline
Despite her size, Riggio said she “has the softest mouth.” “Usually she goes in a rubber snaffle. She doesn't ride like a strong horse. She's very easy to get exactly in the right spot,” she added.
Riggio was happy to win at Old Salem Farm, a show she has attended since she was young. She mentioned, “We've been coming to this horse show since I was a kid and we absolutely love it here, especially when the weather is as beautiful as it is today. It's just such a heavenly place to horse show.”
Winners in the Adult Amateur Hunter divisions this week received gift certificates from Dyer Equestrian. The champion of the Adult Amateur 36-45 division was Lulu, ridden by Bridget Hallman and owned by Hallman and Merrylegs South. Hundred Acre, ridden and owned by Barbara Spizzirro, was reserve champion. Sutton Place won for the second week in a row in the Adult Amateur 46 & Over Hunters with Katie Robinson for KJ Robinson LLC, while Revelstoke, ridden by Louise Otten for Annie Phillips, was reserve champion.
Young Jumpers Learn the Ropes
In today's Young Jumper Championship 8 Year Old class, Christine McCrea and Ronaldo de la Pomme were one of seven clear rounds out of 15 entries in the class. They finished in 35.521 seconds in the jump-off to win over Darragh Kenny on Cequila and Candice King with Antigone Quality. This week's course designer is Anthony D'Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY.
McCrea found Ronaldo de la Pomme, an eight-year-old Selle Francais gelding by Stakkato x Darco, in Belgium last fall, but it was not love at first sight. “To look at, he's not maybe the most attractive animal. He's kind of short. (When I first saw him), I was like, 'Is this a joke? He's a pony!' Then you get on and he's electric,” she said. “He's like a bouncing ball and he can do things that other horses find so difficult. He can twist himself inside out. He's an absolute blast to ride. I'm obsessed with him.”
Christine McCrea and Ronaldo de la Pomme
She continued, “He's eight years old, but it's like he's 12 years old. He's so straightforward and he wants to do the right thing every time. He wants to win more than I do, I think. He could do it without me. He's really fast, he turns on a dime, and he's not afraid of anything. He has the biggest heart and that goes a long way.”
McCrea said he great personality in the ring translates to the barn too. “I call him 'Mushball.' He's mushy and adorable,” she expressed. “He rests his chin on your shoulder and he has the best personality.”
McCrea said that the grass grand prix field helped her young horse get a good education. “As hard as (the course) was, it was good for the horses. They learn from it. It's why we came, to be honest,” she revealed. “This show, for the young horses, they learn so much on this field. It's invaluable to their upbringing. This is our warm-up for Spruce Meadows.”
Mario Deslauriers was in full agreement on how the field helps young horses. He and Scout de la Cense, a seven-year-old Selle Francais gelding by Easy Boy x Crazyhorse of Coco, won this morning's Young Jumper Championship 7 Year Old class. They beat a field of 20 horses for the win in 37.189 seconds over Filip de Wandel and Gstar in 37.583 seconds and Nicole Bellissimo on VDL Bellefleur, who finished in 37.680 seconds.
Since Deslauriers is aiming toward the Young Jumper Final at the Hampton Classic Horse Show (Scout was second in last year's final for six-year-olds), he knew the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show would help his horse.
Mario Deslauriers and Scout de la Cense
“A place like this, he really loves to gallop on the grass,” he said. “He jumped great today. Anthony designed a really good course. It was complicated and hard for a young horse. It's how you bring a young horse along, to have rings like this (and) good courses. You really find the character of your horse when you present it with something like this and many different challenges. It's a great attribute to (come to) a show like this and to give a good experience to a horse.”
Deslauriers has been showing at Old Salem Farm for 15 years and has seen the improvements to the facility. “The atmosphere here is great. The footing right now is really, really great. They've worked at it for a long time and I think it's finally paying off. The people of Old Salem try hard and they're really making a great place to show. I think the riders really appreciate it,” he concluded.
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues tomorrow with the $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem, while the amateur-owner hunters start their competition. There is are two $5,000 Groom's Classes for hunters and jumpers that will be held in conjunction with the Exhibitor Party at 5 pm.
For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net, and for full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com.
Join Us for Great Events This Week!
Exhibitors – Sign up for a Free Raffle in the Horse Show Offie to Win a Henry Lloyd rain jacket from Beval Ltd!
Friday, May 17 Competition - Noon: $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem 5 pm: $5,000 Groom’s Class sponsored by: Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, CEO Stables, Mclain Ward, Inc., Equine Equipment 5-6:30 pm: Pasta Extravaganza! “Make Your Own Pasta” Exhibitor Party with Hilby the Skinny German Juggling Boy, called “Rivetingly Absurd” by The New York Times Saturday,
May 18 Competition – 1 pm: $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem 3-4 pm: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Social sponsored by Marshall & Sterling Insurance Competition – 4 pm: $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate 5-6:30 pm ASPCA Equine Advocacy Reception, Join VIP bartenders Beezie & John Madden, Georgina Bloomberg and Prince Lorenzo Borghese of ABC’s The Bachelor, 100% of tips go to ASPCA Equine Advocacy efforts. (R.S.V.P. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 212-8767700, x 4676)
Sunday, May 19 Highlight Competition – 2:30 pm: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group 11 am – 4 pm: ASPCA Adoption Day! Meet rescued dogs, cats, and miniature horses looking for forever homes!
For those who can't make it out this weekend, but still want to watch great hunter/jumper action, our two main events - The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, on May 19 - will be live streamed on USEF Network presented by Smartpak. The entire Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show is also live streamed at www.shownet.biz!
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.
Photo Credit:© The Book LLC. These photos may be used only in relation to this press release and with proper credit.
Grand Hunter Champion
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Grand Hunter Championship Goes to Mariano and Sandy Ferrell at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show North Salem, NY – May 15, 2013
– The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continued in its second week with today's competition and presentation for the Grand Hunter Championship. Mariano, the champion of the Green Conformation division, scored the most points for the top title with rider Sandy Ferrell for owner Stephanie Riggio. Winston and Brooke Baldwin-deGrazia rode Winston to the win in the $1,000 USHJA Pre-Green Incentive class. In the jumper ring, Sarah Segal was victorious in the Open Jumper 1.40m class with Ramses. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues through Sunday, May 19, when the highlight event, the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group, is hosted.
This was the second week in a row that Sandy Ferrell of Bernville, PA, took the top prize with a Grand Hunter Championship. Last week it was with Stephanie Riggio's Moshi. Mariano won every class in the Green Conformation Hunter division to easily take the Grand honors. The reserve champion in the Green Conformation division was Galaxy, ridden by Brooke Baldwin-DeGrazia for owner Tina Allen. They placed second in the model and three over fences classes, as well as third in the handy hunter and under saddle classes.
Owner Stephanie Riggio, Sandy Ferrell, and Mariano
Riggio bought Mariano almost two years ago and was successful last year in the Pre-Green Hunters. The eight-year-old Holsteiner gelding moved up to the Green Conformation this year. Ferrell said it is a combination of attributes that makes him perfect for the conformation division.
“He has a lot of natural talent. He's very brave and scopey and he's beautiful. He has a little bit more on the sensitive side, but it doesn't affect any of his training. He's so light across the ground and has a lot of Thoroughbred-like qualities. His refinement is what makes him such a beautiful conformation horse,” she stated.
Sandy Ferrell and Mariano
Ferrell said these looks and conformation translate into his way of going and how she can ride him. She explained, “He has a beautiful mouth. He never touches the bridle, he's slow in the air. He's just so elegant about the way he does things. When he lands, you don't feel it or hear it. He's a wonderful horse to ride because he is very in tune to what's happening. He's always just right there with you. He has a tremendous stride, and doesn't require a hard ride as you're going around the ring. I can sit as light as he wants to go, which is very nice.”
This was Mariano's first show back since the winter circuit. Ferrell said with a smile, “He walked in the ring both days like he owned it. He's grown up a tremendous amount.”
Ferrell said they plan to show Mariano at the Devon Horse Show, which she is looking forward to, and in the future he will be a great horse for owner Stephanie Riggio in the amateur-owner hunter division.
The winner of the $1,000 USHJA Pre-Green Hunter Incentive class, sponsored by Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate, as well as the Pre-Green Hunter division champion, was Winston, ridden by Brooke Baldwin-DeGrazia and owned by Lannie Lipson. They scored an 84 for the incentive win and in the division, they placed first and second. The reserve champion was Quantico, ridden by Jennifer Bauersachs for Spring Hill Farm Inc. They placed first, third, and sixth.
Brooke Baldwin-DeGrazia and Winston
Baldwin-DeGrazia, of North Salem, NY, found Winston in October. The four-year-old Westphalian gelding by Captain Fire was only competing in his eighth horse show ever this week. They pair had a good showing in Florida this winter with blue ribbons and a reserve championship. Baldwin-DeGrazia was very complimentary of the pretty grey. “I'm so excited because he's so easy and so smart,” she said. “I just love him and he's such a good boy. For four years old, and doing this just eight times, he's a real champion. He has this beautiful, lopey canter. He's just so calm and confident. You can ask him to do anything and he's just like, 'Ok!'”
This was the first time that Winston showed in the three-foot Pre-Green Hunter division; in Florida he showed in the Pre-Green 3&4 Year Old division. Baldwin-DeGrazia felt that the higher jumps this week helped her horse. “I think he likes the bigger jump for sure,” she agreed. “I'm hoping maybe if he keeps going as good as he is now, he'll finish the year in the 3'3” Pre-Greens and be ready for First Years next year.”
Baldwin-DeGrazia is a fan of the new USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Program and asked to include the class at this week's show. “ I think it's such a great thing for the Pre-Green horses to promote them and bring it along and have their own Finals. I'm so excited that he won it!"
Brooke Baldwin-DeGrazia and Winston with Ghy Manning of Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate
The Pre-Green Incentive Program is an innovative program designed to encourage the development of pre-green horses. The Pre-Green Incentive will have a 2013 Championship held August 14-15, 2013.
Sarah Segal, of Flemington, NJ, rode Ramses, a 12-year-old Belgian Sporthorse gelding by Toulon x Limbo, to victory in the Open Jumper 1.40m class. There were 49 entries in the class, and 16 of those made it through to the jump-off over a course designed by Anthony D'Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY.
Of today's course, Segal said, “There were a couple spooky places with the double (combination) right by the bank and a liverpool next to the tree. The last fence was a little difficult heading up toward the road. The horses got to see the whole ring, which was nice. It wasn't super long and was good preparation for the week.”
Segal has been riding Ramses for five years, but they have been coming back from an injury and back to the grand prix ring for two years.
Last week's grand prix was Ramses' first in two years. “He's had a long, slow building-up to get him back and be really good again,” Segal said. “I was really, really happy with him last week. I was even happier to have him come back today and feel good after jumping two big classes.”
Sarah Segal and Ramses
Segal planned to go for speed in today's class to practice jump-off situations with Ramses. “Someone certainly could have beaten me, but I was trying to go fast and winning is always good, she remarked. “He felt great today so I'm hoping to show him Friday and have a good class. We'll take these successful weeks and build on that going into Spruce Meadows.”
While he doesn't look like it, Ramses is under 16 hands. “He's little, but he gives you a really good feeling when he's jumping,” Segal said. “He likes to go on the quicker side, which helps him with his scope. He's very careful when he's paying attention.”
Along with coming back from an injury, Segal has worked with Ramses to help get him in a program and “working properly on the flat.” While he “doesn't have a mean bone in his body,” Segal noted, he has “kind of a special personality.”
She described, “He can be a little silly horse. Chris (Kappler) helped a lot with his flatting, getting him to focus and not screw around in the ring. He's actually really a straightforward horse, but he's like a jokester. He's always been like that. He's funny in the barn; he jumps out of his paddock. As he's gotten a little bit older, we've figured out a program and getting him worked more, and fit and strong. He's just been a project in that sense. The jumping side has always been good. Any time I think that I've outthought him, he finds a way to find some new trick. He keeps you very humble for sure. I've finally stopped trying to outthink him and it seems to work a lot better.”
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues tomorrow with a variety of hunter and jumper classes, including the Young Jumper 7 and 8 Year Old classes, as well as the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship.
For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net, and for full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com.
Join Us for Great Events This Week!
Exhibitors – Sign up for a Free Raffle in the Horse Show Offie to Win a Henry Lloyd rain jacket from Beval Ltd!
Friday, May 17 Competition - Noon: $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem 5 pm: $5,000 Groom’s Class sponsored by: Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, CEO Stables, Mclain Ward, Inc., Equine Equipment 5-6:30 pm: Pasta Extravaganza! “Make Your Own Pasta” Exhibitor Party with Hilby the Skinny German Juggling Boy, called “Rivetingly Absurd” by The New York Times
Saturday, May 18 Competition – 1 pm: $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem 3-4 pm: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Social sponsored by Marshall & Sterling Insurance Competition – 4 pm: $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate 5-6:30 pm ASPCA Equine Advocacy Reception, Join VIP bartenders Beezie & John Madden, Georgina Bloomberg and Prince Lorenzo Borghese of ABC’s The Bachelor, 100% of tips go to ASPCA Equine Advocacy efforts. (R.S.V.P. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 212-8767700, x 4676)
Sunday, May 19 Highlight Competition – 2:30 pm: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group 11 am – 4 pm: ASPCA Adoption Day! Meet rescued dogs, cats, and miniature horses looking for forever homes!
For those who can't make it out this weekend, but still want to watch great hunter/jumper action, our two main events - The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, on May 19 - will be live streamed on USEF Network presented by Smartpak. The entire Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show is also live streamed at www.shownet.biz!
Final Results: Open Jumper 1.40m
1 SARAH SEGAL, RAMSES: 0/0/39.888
2 BRIANNE GOUTAL, ZERNIKE K: 0/0/41.439
3 LAUREN TISBO, CATHARINA 9: 0/0/41.464
4 JACKIE MC QUADE, COPILOT: 0/0/42.500
5 BEEZIE MADDEN, FOCUS: 0/0/42.627
6 LAUREN TISBO, KING KOLIBRI: 0/0/43.900
7 KIRSTEN COE, ZOJASPER: 0/0/44.173 8 MATTIAS TROMP, ZALICI: 0/4/42.889
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.
Photo Credit:© The Book LLC . These photos may be used only in relation to this press release and with proper credit.
Todd Minikus
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Todd Minikus and Uraguay Speed to Victory in $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast North Salem, NY – May 12, 2013 –
Todd Minikus and Legacy Stables' Uraguay won the highlight event of the first week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast. They were fastest in the jump-off to beat Darragh Kerins (IRL) on E-Muze Yek and Christine McCrea (USA) with Romantovich Take One. Along with top show jumping, there were Grand Hunter Champions awarded, as well as Classics for the Medium and High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers. This concluded the first week of competition at Old Salem Farm. Week two runs May 14-19.
There were 47 entries in today's grand prix and they jumped a course designed by Brazil's Guilherme Jorge. Nine found the way to a clear round to advance to the jump-off.
Minikus said of the course, “The way it was playing out, it was jumping plenty difficult. The triple bar to vertical-vertical combination was tricky. Green horses didn't jump that that well. There were some unfortunate (rounds for) horses that I expected to go well, an odd four faults here and there. It ended up being enough clear, and ended up being an almost perfect course for the course designer.”
Three horses later it was Minikus and Uraguay, a 12-year-old KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino, who were speedy through the first part of the jump-off, but it was a long run across the field to the Suncast oxer that had the crowd holding their breath. Uraguay gave a great effort, made two more rollbacks, and galloped to the final oxer to stop the timers in 37.36 seconds for the win.
Todd Minikus and Uraguay
Kerins said afterward, “I just didn't know how he would handle it after going so quick on Friday, if he was just going to be a little bit rushed today. I thought he handled it very good. The jump-off today was just crazy fast. I saw Chrissy go on the screen and I thought she was unbeatable. It was just so, so, so quick. I didn't get to see Todd's round; I just saw his time. After that I didn't know what to think. But I thought the horse was going good and I was going to give it a shot. That's probably about as fast as I could go, at this stage in his career. But I'm delighted with him.
” Kerins has ridden the nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Carthago off and on since he was imported as a six-year-old by Norman Dello Joio from Belgium. He and Maarten Huygens bought him in the middle of the winter circuit.
Kerins added, “Well done to Todd. He had a great round. The numbers are huge and the courses were tough courses. He'll jump again here next week, have a break, and then go to Spruce Meadows.
Todd Minikus and Uraguay in their presentation with Alan Keely, Jeannie and Tom Tisbo of Suncast, and Scott Hakim, President of Old Salem Farm
Minikus was presented with a pewter cheese plate for his win today. Before the grand prix, the smallest riders at the show gathered on the grand prix field for the Dyer Equestrian Leadline class. All of the kids participating were congratulated with blue ribbons and prizes.
Final Results: $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast
1 URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/0/37.63
2 E MUZE YEK: 2004 Belgian Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Carthago DARRAGH KERINS (IRL), Darragh Kerins & Maarten Huygens: 0/0/38.87
3 ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE: 2000 KWPN gelding by Numero Uno x Karandasj CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: and Windsor Show Stables: 0/0/39.06
4 TIC TAC: 2003 SBS stallion by Clinton x Darco LESLIE HOWARD (USA), Jane Clark: 0/0/40.33
5 WANNAHAVE: 2003 KWPN gelding by Manhattan x G. Ramiro Z MCLAIN WARD (USA), The Wannahave Group: 0/4/38.98
6 CASEY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Ircolando x Ferro MATTIAS TROMP (USA), Bayaert Farm Inc.: 0/4/42.05
7 UTAN: 2001 KWPN gelding by Burggraaf x Concorde ANGELA COVERT-LAWRENCE (CAN), Eastwood Group: 0/4/52.37
8 LILLI: 2004 German Sport Horse mare by Lefevre x Diamir GEORGINA BLOOMBERG (USA), Dietmar Gugler & Gotham Enterprizes: 0/15/55.18
9 CARTIER: 2001 Zangersheide gelding by Caretino x Zeus MAX AMAYA (ARG), Stonehenge Stables: 0/ret.
10 ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L’Ile MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms: 4/76.25
11 ZERLY: 2004 KPWN mare by Querlybet Hero x Carthago CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: 4/77.67
12 ROUNDTHORN MADIOS: 2002 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Condios x Clover Hill LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms, LLC: 4/77.89
Junior/Amateur-Owner Classics
After a week of final exams at Harvard University, Katie Dinan came to Old Salem Farm ready to get back on her horse and in the ring. She and her trusty partner of five years, Vancouver, galloped to victory on the grass Grand Prix Field in the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. She and Vancouver, a 15-year-old gelding by Voltaire II, beat a list of 33 competitors and five in the jump-off after they finished in the fastest time of 41.24 seconds. Second place went to Michael Hughes on Luxina as the only other double clear in 42.76 seconds. Finishing in 39.55 seconds, but with four faults, Lillie Keenan and Vanhattan were third.
Since he is 15 years old, Dinan is keeping Vancouver's show schedule light. “It's nice though that for when he does show, he steps up to the plate like this and to bring home a big win is really fun,” she acknowledged. “This is a great venue for him. I won my first grand prix ever, on him two years ago here. This horse show has always been very special for me.”
She added with a smile, “I didn't have a Mother's Day gift, so I was hoping one of my horses could bring one home! Vancouver did that.”
The winner of today's $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by The Manocherian Family was 15-year-old Kira Kerkorian of East Hampton, NY. She rode Leopold 221, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding by Lordanos, to the top of the 48-entry class. There were 13 that made it through to the jump-off, and the best pair of Kerkorian and Leopold stopped the timers in 40.703 seconds. Second place went to Taylor Burns on Cordero Zaffiro in 40.840 seconds, while Wesley Newlands and Vertigo were third in 41.198 seconds.
For her win today, Kerkorian was also presented with a $500 Der Dau gift certificate.
It was an auspicious start for Kerkorian and Leopold as it's their first show together, having only been together for a month. “I've been learning him. I just wanted to go clear and have a nice, solid round so I could maybe move up to the Highs later on,” Kerkorian said. “I want to take it slow with him because I want to build a good partnership. I think today was great.”
She said of Leopold, “He's very fast actually. He pulls me to the jump, which is great, because I like something in my hand. He's super brave; he just wants to go and win. He has his own motor.”
1 KATHERINE DINAN, VANCOUVER: 0/0/41.24
2 MICHAEL HUGHES, LUXINA: 0/0/42.76
3 LILLIE KEENAN, VANHATTAN: 0/4/39.55
4 CHELSEA MOSS, DOLCE D'IVE Z: 0/4/45.28
5 MICHAEL HUGHES, DROMMA: 0/8/42.73
6 BENJAMIN SIMPKINS, VIVARO B: 1/82.61
7 ISABELLA SALLES, PRINCESS EMILY: 4/73.54
8 KATHERINE STRAUSS, CAPACITY: 4/76.62
9 CATHERINE TYREE, DON'T GO: 4/77.19
10 LILLIE KEENAN, LONDINIUM: 4/78.54
11 WESLEY NEWLANDS, WIEMINKA B: 4/78.87
12 GABRIELLE BAUSANO, UBICO H: 4/79.08
Final Results: $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by The Manocherian Family
1 LEOPOLD 221, KIRA KERKORIAN: 0/0/40.703
2 CORDERO ZAFFIRO, TAYLOR BURNS: 0/0/40.840
3 VERTIGO, WESLEY NEWLANDS: 0/0/41.198
4 OSCAR 72, LAUREN WARD: 0/0/41.367
5 ALORIEN, CLEMENTINE GOUTAL: 0/0/41.666
6 TURBO R, KELLY TROPIN: 0/0/44.191
7 NORTON DE LA SAP, LAUREN FISCHER: 0/0/47.051
8 TARANTEL'LA, EMILY D'ALESSANDR: 0/4/38.634
9 GAMA CHAMACO, FRANCESCA BOLFO: 0/4/39.668
10 SANDRO, KATHERINE DINAN: 0/4/42.203
11 E BAY, BRITTNI RAFLOWITZ : 0/4/42.972
12 ADOROSE, KELLY TROPIN: 0/4/43.752
Grand Champions Reign in Hunter Divisions
The Grand Junior Hunter Champion was Parkland, owned by Jennifer Gates and ridden by Lillie Keenan. The pair was champion in the Small Junior Hunters and placed fifth, second, and second over fences and won the under saddle. The reserve champion in the Small Junior Hunter division was Wonderland, ridden by Morgan Ward for John Skinner. Keenan was also named Best Junior Rider on a Horse.
Keenan has been paired with Parkland since the beginning of January and they had incredible success at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Keenan said, “After WEF, where he was really successful consistently, we gave him a little break. He went to South Carolina and had a nice vacation for a few weeks, just to get time away from a show. I think it's good for them to get away and relax. This was his first show starting up again in the spring. He was fantastic. We did what we always do. He's not a difficult horse to prepare, and he wants to win.”
One of their wins this week was in the Handy class. Keenen called Parkland “really game” and said that he has learned to be more handy and adjusted to her style. “I like to do tight turns and really gallop at the long approaches, to really test the boundaries,” she explained. “He's gotten used to me and the way that I like to ride him. He's really learned to go with it. He's happy to do whatever I ask him. He's really good at trot fences too, so it's nice to have a horse that you can really spin back to that. He's gotten really handy.”
Bishonen, ridden by David Oberkircher for Southlands Farms LLC was named champion in the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters, while Cameo, ridden by Mallory Edens for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caristo, was the reserve champion.
The Grand Pony Hunter Championship went to Isport, ridden by Morgan Ward for Redfield Farm. They won all four over fences classes and were third in the under saddle to win the championship in the Green Pony Hunters. The reserve champion in the division was Pride, ridden and owned by Francesca Dildabanian.
Fifteen-year-old Ward is from Milford, NJ, and started riding Isport this winter when they started the 11-year-old mare in Ocala. Competing in both the Green and Large Pony Hunters, Ward described, “She goes like one of my junior hunters. She's very scopey and has a big stride. She's always honest, with whatever you put her at.”
Imported from Europe by Emil Spadone, Isport had not competed in hunter classes before coming to the U.S., but she learned immediately. “She started out like this and she's never changed. It's really weird. We never get (horses like) these!” Ward said with a laugh.
Mimi Gochman swept the Medium Pony Hunters with David Gochman's True Love as champion and Truly Noble, owned by Pegasus Show Stable Inc., as reserve champion. For her great success this weekend, Gochman was named as the Best Junior Rider on a Pony.
In the Large Pony Hunter division, Pride and Francesca Dildabanian picked up their second championship of the week. Daisy Farish and her pony Beau Rivage were reserve champions.
The Grand Children's Hunter Champion was They Say, ridden and owned by 16-year-old Page Soper of Southport, CT. They were awarded the Hunter Horse Challenge Trophy. The pair was the Children's Hunter 15-17 champion. The reserve championship went to Qrocus Landais, ridden and owned by Sabrina Kalimian.
They have been together for a year and have competed at shows like Fairfield, Vermont Summer Festival, and Old Salem. This was their first Grand Champion award. “I'm really happy. He was so good. My trainer, Jenni Martin-Rudaz, was so helpful. He's smooth and listens well,” she noted. Soper hopes to go to the Marshall & Sterling Finals later this year.
The Children's Hunter 14 & Under championship went to Allura, ridden and owned by Samantha Cohen. For her top riding, Cohen was named Best Child Rider on a Horse. Reserve champion was Troubador, ridden and owned by Daisy Farish.
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.
Photo Credit: Photos - © The Book LLC . These photos may be used only in relation to this press release and with proper credit.
Todd Minikus and Legacy Stables' Uraguay won the highlight event of the first week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast. They were fastest in the jump-off to beat Darragh Kerins (IRL) on E-Muze Yek and Christine McCrea (USA) with Romantovich Take One. Along with top show jumping, there were Grand Hunter Champions awarded, as well as Classics for the Medium and High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers. This concluded the first week of competition at Old Salem Farm. Week two runs May 14-19.
There were 47 entries in today's grand prix and they jumped a course designed by Brazil's Guilherme Jorge. Nine found the way to a clear round to advance to the jump-off.
Minikus said of the course, “The way it was playing out, it was jumping plenty difficult. The triple bar to vertical-vertical combination was tricky. Green horses didn't jump that that well. There were some unfortunate (rounds for) horses that I expected to go well, an odd four faults here and there. It ended up being enough clear, and ended up being an almost perfect course for the course designer.”
Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One
The early pacesetter in the jump-off was Christine McCrea of East Windsor, CT, on Romantovich Take One, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables. They won Friday's Welcome Stake and set a very fast pace of 39.06 seconds that would hold up for third place in today's class.
Three horses later it was Minikus and Uraguay, a 12-year-old KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino, who were speedy through the first part of the jump-off, but it was a long run across the field to the Suncast oxer that had the crowd holding their breath. Uraguay gave a great effort, made two more rollbacks, and galloped to the final oxer to stop the timers in 37.36 seconds for the win.
Todd Minikus and Uraguay
“Boy, he sure gave some good efforts today,” Minikus said with a smile. “That was lightning fast in the jump-off. He was really fast.”
Minikus said he watched McCrea in the jump-off. “For sure with that horse, she's always very fast,” he acknowledged. “She blistered the course the other day. I legitimately thought that maybe we were all going for the red ribbon and Chris might have closed the door on us. But I took a pretty good chance and long run to the Suncast jump, and I think that's where the difference was.”Todd Minikus and Uraguay
Following Minikus, Leslie Howard and Tic Tac, owned by Jane Clark, were clear in 40.33 seconds for fourth place.
Darragh Kerins and E-Muze Yek, owned by Kerins and Maarten Huygens, were the only others to contest Minikus' time. Another big grey gelding like Uraguay, E-Muze Yek thundered around the course but couldn't quite catch the time. Their time of 38.87 seconds was fast enough for second place, the same red ribbon that they received in Friday's Welcome Stake.Kerins said afterward, “I just didn't know how he would handle it after going so quick on Friday, if he was just going to be a little bit rushed today. I thought he handled it very good. The jump-off today was just crazy fast. I saw Chrissy go on the screen and I thought she was unbeatable. It was just so, so, so quick. I didn't get to see Todd's round; I just saw his time. After that I didn't know what to think. But I thought the horse was going good and I was going to give it a shot. That's probably about as fast as I could go, at this stage in his career. But I'm delighted with him.
” Kerins has ridden the nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Carthago off and on since he was imported as a six-year-old by Norman Dello Joio from Belgium. He and Maarten Huygens bought him in the middle of the winter circuit.
Darragh Kerins and E-Muze Yek
“He's progressed really quickly. We've thrown him in there,” he smiled. “In Florida he was good, he placed in a couple 1.50m (classes). My other good mare Lisona got sold, so he really had to step up.”
Kerins added, “Well done to Todd. He had a great round. The numbers are huge and the courses were tough courses. He'll jump again here next week, have a break, and then go to Spruce Meadows.
Todd Minikus and Uraguay in their victory gallop
Minikus started riding Uraguay toward the end of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival after the horse showed successfully in Europe with Dutch rider Albert Zoer and in the United States with Mario Deslauriers.
This was a great win for Minikus, who gave credit to the people around Uraguay. “I'd like to thank everybody at Legacy and Sarah Middleton, who really does all the work. She even flats him before the class. I just get on and ride him in the class, so most of the credit goes to Sarah. And I thank the rest of my sponsors, Purina, Charles Owen, and VitaFlex. Without all of the support and one big team, you can't do it.”Todd Minikus and Uraguay in their presentation with Alan Keely, Jeannie and Tom Tisbo of Suncast, and Scott Hakim, President of Old Salem Farm
Minikus was presented with a pewter cheese plate for his win today. Before the grand prix, the smallest riders at the show gathered on the grand prix field for the Dyer Equestrian Leadline class. All of the kids participating were congratulated with blue ribbons and prizes.
Final Results: $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast
1 URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/0/37.63
2 E MUZE YEK: 2004 Belgian Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Carthago DARRAGH KERINS (IRL), Darragh Kerins & Maarten Huygens: 0/0/38.87
3 ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE: 2000 KWPN gelding by Numero Uno x Karandasj CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: and Windsor Show Stables: 0/0/39.06
4 TIC TAC: 2003 SBS stallion by Clinton x Darco LESLIE HOWARD (USA), Jane Clark: 0/0/40.33
5 WANNAHAVE: 2003 KWPN gelding by Manhattan x G. Ramiro Z MCLAIN WARD (USA), The Wannahave Group: 0/4/38.98
6 CASEY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Ircolando x Ferro MATTIAS TROMP (USA), Bayaert Farm Inc.: 0/4/42.05
7 UTAN: 2001 KWPN gelding by Burggraaf x Concorde ANGELA COVERT-LAWRENCE (CAN), Eastwood Group: 0/4/52.37
8 LILLI: 2004 German Sport Horse mare by Lefevre x Diamir GEORGINA BLOOMBERG (USA), Dietmar Gugler & Gotham Enterprizes: 0/15/55.18
9 CARTIER: 2001 Zangersheide gelding by Caretino x Zeus MAX AMAYA (ARG), Stonehenge Stables: 0/ret.
10 ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L’Ile MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms: 4/76.25
11 ZERLY: 2004 KPWN mare by Querlybet Hero x Carthago CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: 4/77.67
12 ROUNDTHORN MADIOS: 2002 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Condios x Clover Hill LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms, LLC: 4/77.89
Junior/Amateur-Owner Classics
After a week of final exams at Harvard University, Katie Dinan came to Old Salem Farm ready to get back on her horse and in the ring. She and her trusty partner of five years, Vancouver, galloped to victory on the grass Grand Prix Field in the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. She and Vancouver, a 15-year-old gelding by Voltaire II, beat a list of 33 competitors and five in the jump-off after they finished in the fastest time of 41.24 seconds. Second place went to Michael Hughes on Luxina as the only other double clear in 42.76 seconds. Finishing in 39.55 seconds, but with four faults, Lillie Keenan and Vanhattan were third.
Katie Dinan and Vancouver
Dinan came in just for today's class. She explained, “I love this horse show; it's one of my favorites of all year. When I realized I had exams these two weeks, I was really upset because I always look forward to coming here. My horse felt like he's jumping the best he has in a while. I think that really speaks about the venue. He's impressed with this place. To be able to gallop around the big field is really great.”
Dinan showed indoors at the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Sweden in April, so it took a bit of an adjustment to the big grass field. “I think when the ring is this big, you have to make sure to keep your pace everywhere. When you're in an indoor, everything comes up much quicker. Here, especially in the first round, you can have time faults without even feeling slow. In the jump-off today, I planned on being very prompt to the first few jumps. There was a little bit of an inside angle that I took to the third oxer. One of the nice things about a big grass field, you have more range of stride. They can really get on a big stride.”Since he is 15 years old, Dinan is keeping Vancouver's show schedule light. “It's nice though that for when he does show, he steps up to the plate like this and to bring home a big win is really fun,” she acknowledged. “This is a great venue for him. I won my first grand prix ever, on him two years ago here. This horse show has always been very special for me.”
She added with a smile, “I didn't have a Mother's Day gift, so I was hoping one of my horses could bring one home! Vancouver did that.”
The winner of today's $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by The Manocherian Family was 15-year-old Kira Kerkorian of East Hampton, NY. She rode Leopold 221, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding by Lordanos, to the top of the 48-entry class. There were 13 that made it through to the jump-off, and the best pair of Kerkorian and Leopold stopped the timers in 40.703 seconds. Second place went to Taylor Burns on Cordero Zaffiro in 40.840 seconds, while Wesley Newlands and Vertigo were third in 41.198 seconds.
For her win today, Kerkorian was also presented with a $500 Der Dau gift certificate.
It was an auspicious start for Kerkorian and Leopold as it's their first show together, having only been together for a month. “I've been learning him. I just wanted to go clear and have a nice, solid round so I could maybe move up to the Highs later on,” Kerkorian said. “I want to take it slow with him because I want to build a good partnership. I think today was great.”
She said of Leopold, “He's very fast actually. He pulls me to the jump, which is great, because I like something in my hand. He's super brave; he just wants to go and win. He has his own motor.”
Kira Kerkorian and Leopold 221
“It feels amazing,” Kerkorian said of her victory. “I really wasn't expecting it, but I'm so happy.”
In this morning's 7/8 Year Old Young Jumper Qualifier sponsored by Watershed Agricultural Council, Jeffery Welles rode Bilion to victory for owner Triton Ventures Farms Inc. Darragh Kenny and Oakland Ventures LLC's Cequila was second, and Penny Brennan on Class Act, owned by Jacquelyn Ventorino, was third.
1 KATHERINE DINAN, VANCOUVER: 0/0/41.24
2 MICHAEL HUGHES, LUXINA: 0/0/42.76
3 LILLIE KEENAN, VANHATTAN: 0/4/39.55
4 CHELSEA MOSS, DOLCE D'IVE Z: 0/4/45.28
5 MICHAEL HUGHES, DROMMA: 0/8/42.73
6 BENJAMIN SIMPKINS, VIVARO B: 1/82.61
7 ISABELLA SALLES, PRINCESS EMILY: 4/73.54
8 KATHERINE STRAUSS, CAPACITY: 4/76.62
9 CATHERINE TYREE, DON'T GO: 4/77.19
10 LILLIE KEENAN, LONDINIUM: 4/78.54
11 WESLEY NEWLANDS, WIEMINKA B: 4/78.87
12 GABRIELLE BAUSANO, UBICO H: 4/79.08
Final Results: $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by The Manocherian Family
1 LEOPOLD 221, KIRA KERKORIAN: 0/0/40.703
2 CORDERO ZAFFIRO, TAYLOR BURNS: 0/0/40.840
3 VERTIGO, WESLEY NEWLANDS: 0/0/41.198
4 OSCAR 72, LAUREN WARD: 0/0/41.367
5 ALORIEN, CLEMENTINE GOUTAL: 0/0/41.666
6 TURBO R, KELLY TROPIN: 0/0/44.191
7 NORTON DE LA SAP, LAUREN FISCHER: 0/0/47.051
8 TARANTEL'LA, EMILY D'ALESSANDR: 0/4/38.634
9 GAMA CHAMACO, FRANCESCA BOLFO: 0/4/39.668
10 SANDRO, KATHERINE DINAN: 0/4/42.203
11 E BAY, BRITTNI RAFLOWITZ : 0/4/42.972
12 ADOROSE, KELLY TROPIN: 0/4/43.752
Grand Champions Reign in Hunter Divisions
The Grand Junior Hunter Champion was Parkland, owned by Jennifer Gates and ridden by Lillie Keenan. The pair was champion in the Small Junior Hunters and placed fifth, second, and second over fences and won the under saddle. The reserve champion in the Small Junior Hunter division was Wonderland, ridden by Morgan Ward for John Skinner. Keenan was also named Best Junior Rider on a Horse.
Keenan has been paired with Parkland since the beginning of January and they had incredible success at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Keenan said, “After WEF, where he was really successful consistently, we gave him a little break. He went to South Carolina and had a nice vacation for a few weeks, just to get time away from a show. I think it's good for them to get away and relax. This was his first show starting up again in the spring. He was fantastic. We did what we always do. He's not a difficult horse to prepare, and he wants to win.”
One of their wins this week was in the Handy class. Keenen called Parkland “really game” and said that he has learned to be more handy and adjusted to her style. “I like to do tight turns and really gallop at the long approaches, to really test the boundaries,” she explained. “He's gotten used to me and the way that I like to ride him. He's really learned to go with it. He's happy to do whatever I ask him. He's really good at trot fences too, so it's nice to have a horse that you can really spin back to that. He's gotten really handy.”
Lillie Keenan and Parkland
Keenan plans to show Parkland at the Devon Horse Show. “He is really the kind of horse that you can count on for special events, so hopefully that works out for us. He's fancy, and everything you'd want in your ride to go to Devon,” she remarked.
The Large Junior 15 & Under Hunter division awarded the championship to Catwoman, ridden by Ailish Cunniffe for Missy Clark, and Sophie Michaels and Further Lane Farm's Mahalo picked up the reserve championship.Bishonen, ridden by David Oberkircher for Southlands Farms LLC was named champion in the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters, while Cameo, ridden by Mallory Edens for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caristo, was the reserve champion.
The Grand Pony Hunter Championship went to Isport, ridden by Morgan Ward for Redfield Farm. They won all four over fences classes and were third in the under saddle to win the championship in the Green Pony Hunters. The reserve champion in the division was Pride, ridden and owned by Francesca Dildabanian.
Fifteen-year-old Ward is from Milford, NJ, and started riding Isport this winter when they started the 11-year-old mare in Ocala. Competing in both the Green and Large Pony Hunters, Ward described, “She goes like one of my junior hunters. She's very scopey and has a big stride. She's always honest, with whatever you put her at.”
Imported from Europe by Emil Spadone, Isport had not competed in hunter classes before coming to the U.S., but she learned immediately. “She started out like this and she's never changed. It's really weird. We never get (horses like) these!” Ward said with a laugh.
Morgan Ward and Isport
Of the grand championship, Ward said, “It's nice to have. It means a lot to me, especially on a green pony. It's nice to have that from schooling her all week and it's proven in the ring.”
The Small Pony Hunter division, sponsored by Gotham North, awarded the championship to Rolling Stone, owned by Further Lane Farm and ridden by Madeline Schaefer, while the reserve champion was Coco Fath and Blueberry Hill, owned by Jordyn Rose Freedman.Mimi Gochman swept the Medium Pony Hunters with David Gochman's True Love as champion and Truly Noble, owned by Pegasus Show Stable Inc., as reserve champion. For her great success this weekend, Gochman was named as the Best Junior Rider on a Pony.
In the Large Pony Hunter division, Pride and Francesca Dildabanian picked up their second championship of the week. Daisy Farish and her pony Beau Rivage were reserve champions.
The Grand Children's Hunter Champion was They Say, ridden and owned by 16-year-old Page Soper of Southport, CT. They were awarded the Hunter Horse Challenge Trophy. The pair was the Children's Hunter 15-17 champion. The reserve championship went to Qrocus Landais, ridden and owned by Sabrina Kalimian.
Page Soper and They Say
Soper and They Say won all three classes in their division along with the Marshall & Sterling Children's Hunter Classic. Coming into the second round, they were leading the class. “I was a little nervous, but I knew I could trust him,” Soper said.
They have been together for a year and have competed at shows like Fairfield, Vermont Summer Festival, and Old Salem. This was their first Grand Champion award. “I'm really happy. He was so good. My trainer, Jenni Martin-Rudaz, was so helpful. He's smooth and listens well,” she noted. Soper hopes to go to the Marshall & Sterling Finals later this year.
The Children's Hunter 14 & Under championship went to Allura, ridden and owned by Samantha Cohen. For her top riding, Cohen was named Best Child Rider on a Horse. Reserve champion was Troubador, ridden and owned by Daisy Farish.
Best Child Rider on a Pony Eliza Altman
The Best Child Rider on a Pony Award went to Eliza Altman, who was champion in the Children's Hunter Pony Large division. They were given a plate donated by Pegasus Therapeutic Riding. The reserve champion was Celtics Creek Irish Belle, ridden by Siena Vasan for Peacock Ridge LLC. In the Children's Hunter Pony Small/Medium division, Beaucatcher, ridden by Sienna Pilla for owner Abigail Blankenship, won the championship and Canterbrook Prince Charming, ridden by Kathryn McCarthy and owned by Joe Currais, was reserve champion.
For full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com. The second week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues on May 14-19.The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.
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