Category: Wellington International

Twice is Nice! McLain Ward & Contagious are the Conquerors of the $215,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA  â€“ March 17, 2024 – U.S. Olympic team gold medalist Mclain Ward won his second feature of the week in the $215,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 4* during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) ‘Saturday Night Lights’ at Wellington International. Ward led the victory gallop […]

Nayel Nassar & Ivory TCS Team Up to Win the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 15, 2024 – Continuing and banner day for Evergate Stables on Friday, Nayel Nassar (EGY) piloted the newly-acquired 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, Ivory TCS  (Falaise de Muze x Ukato), to the pinnacle position in the $32,000 Dodd Technologies 1.50m. As is often the […]

Kendra Claricia Brinkop Makes it Look Easy in the $62,500 Hermès CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 10, 2024 – Kendra Claricia Brinkop (GER) and Do It Easy closed out the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in grand fashion. The dynamic duo teamed up for the win the $62,500 Hermès CSI 5* at Wellington International. Brinkop and […]

Caitlin Boyle Blazes Past the Competition in the $62,500 Helgstrand Jewellery Grand Prix CSI 2*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 09, 2024 – The peak of the week’s two-star action took place on Saturday afternoon with the $62,500 Helgstrand Jewellery Grand Prix CSI 2*. Forty-five riders qualified from earlier in the week took to the Alan Wade (IRL) designed track to claim the […]

Luciana Lóssio Shows the Pros How It’s Done in the $385,000 Bainbridge Companies Grand Prix CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 09, 2024 – Luciana Lóssio (BRA) found out she would jump her first-ever five-star last Sunday night. Just under a week later, she stood atop the podium of the $385,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI 5* Grand Prix during the ninth week of international competition […]

Harry Charles & Aralyn Blue Blaze to the Top in the $62,500 Bainbridge Companies CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 08, 2024 – A fantastic day of top sport took place on Friday during the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International. In the international ranks, Great Britain’s Harry Charles (GBR) made his way to Wellington this week and […]

Ladies Dominate Again as Lacey Gilbertson Leads the Way in the $32,000 Helgstrand Jewellry CSI 2*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 07, 2024 – Ladies continue to rule! Women were out on a mission on Thursday during the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF).  Besides sweeping the podium in the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI 5*, the ladies were back on top at the International Arena of the Wellington […]

Cathleen Driscoll Leads All-Female American Podium in the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 07, 2024 – Ladies rule! Women were out on a mission on Thursday during the ninth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Despite being one day later, it felt already more like International Women’s Day as the FEI competition started with a […]

Jordan Coyle Rides for the Gold in the $116,000 Adequan® Challenge Cup CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 07, 2024 – Ireland’s Jordan Coyle (IRL) proved a need for speed in the jump-off for the $116,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round IX CSI 5* on Thursday. He topped a list of eight short-course challengers, winning aboard For Gold, owned by Falkirk […]

Ansgar Holtgers Jr. & Tulum Thrive in the $50,000 Hermès Grand Prix

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 02, 2024 –  It was a busy day on Saturday during the eighth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International. The $50,000 Hermès National Grand Prix served as the appetizer before the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO 4*. If the host […]

Ben Maher’s Winning Ways Continue at the Wellington International CSIO 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 03, 2024 – British Olympic champion Ben Maher (GBR) celebrated a banner week at Wellington International during Week 8 of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). He capped the final day on Sunday with a victory in the $200,000 JTWG, Inc. Grand Prix CSIO […]

Impressive Irishmen Reign Again in the $150,000 Florida Coast Equipment Nations Cup CSIO 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 02, 2024 – Ten nations brought forth teams to compete in the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO 4*, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, the highlight event of Week 8 at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), which runs through March 31 in Wellington, FL. With […]

Caroline Mawhinney & Stella Vista Repeat Winning the $32,000 BrainJuice Semi-Final Grand Prix CSI U-25

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 01, 2024 – The BrainJuice Under 25 series returned to Wellington International during Week 8 of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Under the lights of the International Arena, the penultimate competition of the series welcomed fifty of the season’s best young riders […]

Ben Maher Opens Nations Cup Week in Winning Form at Wellington International

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 25, 2024 – The world collides at Wellington International this week as the Nations Cup CSIO 4* takes up the spotlight during the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) Week 8, presented by Florida Coast Equipment. Opening the prestigious week, Ben Maher (GBR) clinched the $32,000 Adequan® WEF […]

Carlos Hank Guerreiro Gallops for the Gold in the $62,500 Hermès Classic CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 25, 2024 – Five-star show jumping came to a close in the International Arena with 55 pairings geared up to race against the clock in the $62,500 Hermès Classic CSI 5*- 1.50m. Once again, 11 duos did their all to advance on to […]

Laura Chapot & Chandon Blue Race to the Front of the $62,500 Ethel M. Chocolates Grand Prix CSI 2*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 25, 2024 – Competition during the Lugano Diamonds-sponsored Week 7 of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) culminated in the $62,500 Ethel M Chocolates Grand Prix CSI 2* on Sunday afternoon with a win from Laura Chapot (USA). WEF plays host to 13-weeks […]

Richard Vogel & United Touch S Untouchable in the $385,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 24, 2024 – Winning was a matter of fractions for Germany’s Richard Vogel (GER) and United Touch S in the $385,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI5* during ‘Saturday Night Lights’ at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on February 24. WEF hosts 12 weeks of FEI […]

Gabriel de Matos Machado Nips Heavyweights to Win the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 21, 2024 – Gabriel de Matos Machado (BRA) and Legaland Sandro got off to the perfect start on the opening day of the seventh week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Wellington International. The first five-star challenge of an exciting week was […]

Ben Maher & Dallas Vegas Batilly Marvel in the $116,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 22, 2024 – British Olympic champion Ben Maher was able to stake his claim on the week 7 round of the Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup riding Dallas Vegas Batilly on Thursday at Wellington International’s Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The Lugano Diamonds-sponsored week brought […]

Ansgar Holtgers Jr. & Chanyon Master the Course to Win the $140,000 KASK Grand Prix CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 17, 2024 – The KASK-sponsored Week 6 at Wellington International‘s 13-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) was a promising one for the future of North American show jumping. U.S. riding star Ansgar Holtgers Jr. (18) took home winner’s honors in the $140,000 KASK Grand Prix […]

Philip McGuane & Orphea HQ Rise to First in the $62,500 Adequan® Challenge Cup CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 16, 2024 – Ireland’s Philip McGuane (IRL) piloted the Evergate Stables-owned Orphea HQ to a career-best victory for the mare in Friday’s $62,500 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round VI. The qualifying event for Saturday’s $140,000 KASK Grand Prix CSI 3* took place on the grass […]

Ben Maher & Point Break Power to the Top in the $62,500 Hermès Challenge CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 11, 2024 – Five-star competition rounded out on Sunday with the $62,500 Hermès 1.50m Classic CSI 5*. The Hermès 1.50m series returned for a fifth week in the International Arena, this time with fifty-two riders challenging the track designed by Gregory Bodo (FRA).  Keeping it […]

Stars Align for Grace Debney & Jesprit H.S. in the $62,500 1/st Racing Grand Prix CSI 2*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 11, 2024 – A year of diligent work for 20-year-old British rider Grace Debney paid off in Sunday’s $62,500 1/ST Racing Grand Prix CSI 2* with Jesprit H.S. The culmination of two-star competition during the fifth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) […]

All Irish Podium! Darragh Kenny’s Daring Peformance Tops the $385,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 10, 2024 – In an all-Irish podium finish, Darragh Kenny (IRL) piloted Amsterdam 27 to clinch victory in the $385,000 Fidelity Investments®  Grand Prix CSI 5* during the first of four five-star weeks during ‘Saturday Night Lights’ at Wellington International’s 13-week Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The win […]

Rupert Carl Winkelmann & Quinn 33 Charge to Win the $62,500 Bainbridge Speed Challenge CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 09, 2024 – The fifth week of the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Friday at Wellington International, the first five-star week of the season, highlighed with a victory for Germany’s Rupert Carl Winkelmann (GER) in the $62,500 Bainbridge Challenge CSI 5* – […]

Kent Farrington & Toulayna Thrive in the $116,100 Adequan® Challenge Cup CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 08, 2024 – Kent Farrington (USA) won his second Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup in as many weeks on Thursday during the fifth week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida. The 2016 U.S. Olympic team silver medalist and 10-year-old Zangersheide mare Toulayna (Toulan x […]

Tiffany Foster & Jetouelle-S Soar to First at the Winter Equestrian Festival CSI 2*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 01, 2024 – A busy Thursday was highlighted by not only CSI 4* classes but also CSI 2* action at the Wellington International Equestrian venue. Earlier in the day, Canadian Olympian Tiffany Foster (CAN) won the Griffis Residential CSI 2* 1.45m on the […]

Kent Farrington & Landon Light Up Again in the $62,500 Adequan® Challenge Cup CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 01, 2023 – U.S. team Olympic silver medalist Kent Farrington (USA) opened his week on the grass derby field at Equestrian Village with a win in the $62,500 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round IV CSI 4* riding Landon during the MARS Equestrianâ„¢ sponsored […]

Amy Millar & Christiano Claim the $62,500 Hermès Classic CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 28, 2024 – The Canadian national anthem rang out for the second time in as many days in the International Arena at Wellington International during Week 3 of competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). A 2016 Olympian for Canada, Amy Millar (CAN) […]

Amanda Derbyshire Matches Abigail McArdle Stride for Stride in the Adequan Challenge Cup CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 19, 2024 – Jumper action continued at the Equestrian Village Derby Field on Friday with the $32,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round II CSI 3* . A competitive field of sixty-two riders took to the course designed by Germany’s Olaf Petersen Jr., with fifteen pairs […]