Tag: 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival

Bliss Heers & Antidote de Mars are the Best $50,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round IV CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 05, 2021 – Bliss Heers (USA) and Antidote de Mars owned by Bridgeside Farm, LLC, found their way to the top of the podium in the $50,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 on the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village on Friday, February 5, […]

Olivia Chowdry & Chuck Berry 8 Claim Palm Beach Equine Clinic 1.40m CSI 2* at WEF

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 04, 2021 – Olivia Chowdry (USA) and Chuck Berry 8, owned by Atlas Equine Holdings, LLC, began the day with a win in the $6,000 Palm Beach Equine Clinic 1.40m CSI 2*. A field of 73 challenged the two-phase class, and there was no catching […]

Henrik von Eckermann & Glamour Girl Earn a Fashionable Victory in the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI 4*

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 04, 2021 – As FEI competition opened for the Marshall & Sterling/Great American Insurance Group CSI 4* week at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) rode Glamour Girl, owned by Portfolio Horses, LLC, to victory in the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.45m Jumpers […]

Laura Chapot Completes “Foursome” in Section B of Bainbridge Companies Prize at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 3, 2021 – Laura Chapot (USA) had a stellar day to open the Marshall & Sterling/Great American Insurance Group CSI 4*  week at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), taking the win in both Section A and B of the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies, moreover capturing […]

Out of this World! Laura Chapot Claims the Top Four Spots in $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Jumpers at WEF

Wellington, Florida, USA – February 03, 2021 – Laura Chapot (USA) had a stellar day to open the Marshall & Sterling/Great American Insurance Group CSI 4* week at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), taking the win in the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Jumpers aboard Shooting Star, an entry owned by Laura […]

Laura Kraut Earns Back-to-Back Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Awards at WEF

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 31, 2021 – Laura Kraut (USA) claimed her second consecutive Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award on Sunday, January 31, during week three of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Kraut was the highest-placed female rider in both the $37,000 FEI […]

Kent Farrington & Austria 2 Are Number One in $137,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 3* at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 31, 2021 – Coming off a win in the $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 on Friday, Kent Farrington (USA) and Austria 2, owned by Take The High Road, LLC, put on yet another display of speed and precision to capture the $137,000 NetJets Grand […]

Eduardo Menezes & H5 Elvaro Excel in $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic CSI 3* in Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 30, 2021 – In the third week of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Eduardo Menezes (BRA) and H5 Elvaro, owned by the H5 Stables, put forth a double-clear effort to the win in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic CSI 3* on Saturday, January […]

Kent Farrington & Austria 2 Can’t Be Caught in $37,000 Adequan WEF Challenge Cup CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 29, 2021 – Kent Farrington (USA) and Austria 2, owned by Take The High Road, LLC, set the tone as the first pair to return for the jump-off and could not be caught, making light work of the shortened track to take home […]

Ben Maher is the Best Again at the Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 27, 2021 – In a California split, Ben Maher (GBR) and Darragh Kenny (IRL) took home blue ribbons after topping a field of 121 entries in the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Jumpers as week three of competition got underway at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), […]

Darragh Kenny & Cicomein VDL Top Jump-off Challenge in Wellington

Wellington, Florida – January 27, 2021 – In a California split, Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Ben Maher (GBR) took home blue ribbons after topping a field of 121 entries in the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Jumpers as week three of competition got underway at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) held […]

Laura Kraut Claims Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at WEF CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 24, 2021 – Laura Kraut (USA) won the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week two of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 24, in Wellington, Florida,USA. Kraut accumulated the highest number of points among her fellow female riders in […]

Ashley Vogel & Bellissimo Z are the Best Again in $25,000 Hermes Grand Prix CSI U-25

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 24, 2021 – The U25 riders took to the Derby Field at Equestrian Village on Sunday afternoon to contest the first $25,000 Hermès U25 Grand Prix, and the class of 55 welcomed 10 back for the jump-off on the Oscar Soberon-designed course. Notching […]

A Day of Many Firsts for Mark Bluman & Noortje vd Windheuvel in $30,000 CP Grand Prix

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 24, 2021 – It was a day of firsts for Mark Bluman (COL) as he and his mount, the eight-year-old Noortje Vd Windheuvel owned by Over The Top Stables, LLC, flew to the top of the podium in the $30,000 CP Grand Prix, […]

Ben Maher & Tic Tac Turn Back the Time to Win $137,000 Restylane Grand Prix CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 24, 2021 – It was a thrilling finish for the final day of the second week of FEI competition at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) as Olympic team gold medalist Ben Maher (GBR) and the 18-year-old stallion Tic Tac, owned by Jane […]

Ashley Vogel & Bellissimo Z Supreme in $10,000 Hermès U25 Welcome

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 23, 2021 – The 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival held the first under twenty-five international competition (CSI U-25) of the season on Saturday on the Derby Field at the Equestrian Village. The first major class of the Hermès Series was the $10,000 Hermès U25 […]

McLain Ward & Contagious Claim $37,000 Captive One Advisors Classic CSI 3* in Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 23, 2020 – It was an action-packed afternoon on the Derby Field at Equestrian Village at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, with McLain Ward (USA) and Contagious climbing to the top of the leaderboard in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic CSI 3* […]

Bertram Allen & Pacino Amiro Power to Win $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup II CSI 3* at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 21, 2020 – It was a winning Friday afternoon for Ireland’s Bertram Allen (IRL) who piloted the talented Pacino Amiro to a top finish in the $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 2 at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Friday’s class had a […]

A Birthday Win for Sydney Shulman & Azilis du Mesnil at Wellington CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 21, 2020 – Sydney Shulman (ISR) turned 26 years old in style with a win aboard Azilis du Mesnil on the Derby Field at Equestrian Village on Thursday, January 21, as CSI3* competition gets underway at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Shulman and […]

Alberto Michan & Cosa Nostra Top Bainbridge Two-Phase Challenge at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 20, 2021 – Todd Minikus (USA) and Alberto Michan (ISR) bested a field of 105 entries in the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies 1.40m Jumpers as the second week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) got underway at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). […]

Adrienne Sternlicht Earns Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award at WEF

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 17, 2021 – Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) won the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award during week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Saturday, January 16, in Wellington, Florida. During the first week of international competition for the WEF 2021 season, Sternlicht […]

Hilary McNerney & Singuletto Fly Higher to Win $30,000 Pilates Rocks Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 17, 2021 – Hilary McNerney (USA) flew to the top of the podium aboard Singuletto in the $30,000 Pilates Rocks Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, January 17, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to close out 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) […]

Beezie Madden Leads All-Lady Podium in $137,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* at Wellington

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 16, 2021 – In the first international grand prix of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) circuit, U.S. Olympic team gold medalist Beezie Madden (USA) and Abigail Wexner’s Breitling LS won the $137,000 Wellington Regional Medical Center Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday, […]

Molly Ashe-Cawley & Berdien are the Best in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 15, 2021 – Molly Ashe Cawley (USA) flew to the top of the podium aboard Berdien in the $37,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Jumper Classic on Friday, January 15, at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), held at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Friday […]

Lillie Keenan & Agana vh Gerendal Z Light Up to Win $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup I CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 14, 2021 – Fierce competition was on display in the $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), with Lillie Keenan (USA) and Agana Van Het Gerendal Z besting a field of 73 combinations on Thursday, […]

Eric Lamaze Makes Triumphant Return to the Ring at the Winter Equestrian Festival CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2021 – Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Chacco Kid returned to the ring in fine form scoring their first victory of the season in the $6,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m Jumpers as competition began at the Wellington Regional Medical Center CSI3* at […]

Monday Nights Under the Lights are Back at Training Days!

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 13, 2021 – For the first time of its 2020-2021 season, M&R Equestrian Services‘ Training Days program set the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center alight for nighttime show jumping. Monday, Jan. 11 rang in the new year and a new show season with training […]

Erynn Ballard Excels to Win First Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 10, 2021 – Canada’s Erynn Ballard won the first Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Award of the 13-week 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) on Sunday, January 10 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Ballard accumulated the highest number of points among […]

McLain Ward & Catoki Conquer the $75,000 Bainbridge Companies Grand Prix at PBIEC

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 10, 2021 – McLain Ward (USA) capped off the first week of competition with top honors on Sunday, in the $75,000 Bainbridge Companies Grand Prix at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ward and Catoki topped four speedy entries with the only double […]

Third Win! Erynn Ballard is the Best Again in $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic

January 9, 2021 – Wellington, Florida, USA – Erynn Ballard (CAN) captured her second major win of the week on Saturday, January 9, in the $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ballard and Ilan Ferder’s Harvester were the fastest of seven in the […]