Wellington, Florida, USA – April 12, 2019 – Todd Minikus (USA) and Amex Z won the $25,000 Wellington Agricultural Services Grand Prix last Friday during the second week of the ESP Spring Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida, USA.

The American and the 10-year-old bay Zangersheider mare (Andiamo Z x Landaris), owned by Bit By Bit Group, earned the victory after completing the short course flawlessly in 34.484 seconds.

Margie Engle (USA) & USA Normande (Made in Semilly x Urbain du Monnai), owned by Paillot Equestrian & Gladewinds Farm, Inc., finished just two-hundredths of a second behind Minikus, stopping the timers in 34.492 seconds.

Fabio Leivas da Costa (BRA) and Randon Pleasure (For Pleasure x Quidam de Revel), owned by Bonne Chance Farm LLC secured third place with no penalties, registering a jump-off time of 36.025 seconds.

The class featured 43 entries and a small, quick jump-off with only five pairs qualifying for the second round. Each of the five combinations in the jump-off completed the track with no additional faults. Minikus also finished in eighth place with Calvalou on a single time fault.

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Source: Press release (edited) from PBIEC – Palm Beach International Equestrian Center

Photo: © Anne Gittins Photography