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Teenage Sensation Isabella Erlick & Toucare KDW Z Best the Rest in the $40,000 Golden Ocala Grand Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA โ€“ January 19, 2025 โ€“ The $40,000ย Golden Ocalaย Grand Prix brought an exciting conclusion to feature competition during Week III of the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series. Seventeen-year-old Isabella Erlick (CAN) emerged victorious aboard her own Toucare KDW Z (Toulon x Caretino), besting a competitive field of seasoned professionals at World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ocala.

Anderson Limaโ€™s (BRA) American Standard tracks challenged the 20 horse-and-rider combinations, but only five advanced to the jump-off, and just two managed double-clear rounds.ย ย 

First to return in the jump-off, Richard Spooner (USA) and Oaks Burgundy posted the fastest time of 37.906 seconds but incurred two rails along the way.  

Isabella Erlick (CAN) & Toucare KDW Z

Erlick followed with a simple yet effective strategy. โ€œI wanted to just have a good, positive ride for my horse. My horse is really big-strided and naturally quick, so I knew I could stick with my plan and hope to do as well as I could.โ€ Using Toucare KDW Zโ€™s scope and carefulness, the duo delivered a fault-free round in 39.119 seconds, securing the top spot.ย ย 

Reflecting on her partnership with the 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding, Erlick shared, โ€œI bought him two years ago, and we started in the meter together before working our way up to the bigger heights. Heโ€™s been a really great partner for me. Weโ€™ve done a lot of firsts together, so heโ€™s a really special horse. I hope to do more FEI classes and keep moving up.โ€

Diego Bedoya (BOL) & Baglioni

Diego Bedoya (BOL) and NRG Farmโ€™s 11-year-old mare Baglioni claimed second with the only other double-clear effort, finishing in 39.675 seconds.

Laura Kraut (USA) and Emeraldo 4

Laura Kraut (USA) and Emeraldo 4 (Emerald x Narcos โ€“ II), a nine-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Stars and Stripes,ย  turned in the quicker time of 39.112 seconds but had an unfortunate rail, landing them in third place.ย ย 

Daniel Coyle (IRL) earned the โ€˜fastest four-faulterโ€™ award aboard Langley with a quick first round time of 73.967 seconds with one rail down. Catherine Kubiak (USA) received the โ€˜Luck of the Drawโ€™ award.ย ย ย 

Isabella Erlick (CAN) & Toucare KDW Z during the awards ceremony

Final Results โ€“ $40,000ย Golden Ocalaย Grand Prix

1) Isabella Erlick (CAN) & Toucare KDW Z โ€“ 0 / 0 โ€“ 39.119

2) Diego Bedoya (BOL) & Baglioni โ€“ 0 / 0 โ€“ 39.675

3) Laura Kraut (USA) & Emeraldo 4 โ€“ 0 / 4 โ€“ 39.112

Source: Press Release from World Equestrian Center

Photos: ยฉ WEC / Andrew Ryback Photography



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