Tag: Gemma W

Darragh Kenny “Zeroes in” on the $116,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup CSI 5*

Ocala, Florida – March 06, 2025 – Irish Olympian Darragh Kenny has come a long way in a short time with his new mount Zero K. Since welcoming the mare into his string in December, he has stepped her up into five-star grand prix ranks. Together they claimed […]

Aaron Vale & Gray’s Inn Gallop for the Gold in the $117,000 LeMieux Qualifier CSI 4*

Ocala, Florida, United States – February 06, 2025 – The $117,000 LeMieux Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 4* brought 40 top international athletes from 13 nations to the WEC Grand Arena, all vying for top honors. In the end, it was Aaron Vale (USA) and Thinkslikeahorse’s Gray’s Inn (Cannavaro x Oscar) […]

Game On for Daniel Bluman & Gemma W in the $63,000 Winning Round CSI 5*-W

Traverse City, Michigan, USA – September 14, 2024 – Daniel Bluman (ISR) celebrated a win in the $63,000 Winning Round CSI 5*-W with longtime partner, Gemma W, on Saturday during the second of three weeks at the Traverse City Tournament of Champions. Highlighted by Longines FEI Jumping World Cupâ„¢ […]

Megan McDermott & Nintendo at the Top of their Game to Win the $62,480 Welcome CSI 3* at Saugerties

Saugerties, New York, USA – July 18, 2024 –The marquee event of the day on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at Hits Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, was the $62,480 Welcome CSI 3*. Hits-on-the-Hudson IV marks the first of three weeks of international show jumping competition as part […]

Daniel Bluman Gives Gemma W a Well-Deserved World Cup Win in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario – November 11, 2023 – Daniel Bluman (ISR) has claimed wins on the North American League before, but with the 12-year-old mare Gemma W, he—on three occasions—held the role of the bridesmaid. He and the remarkably consistent grey had been runners-up a year ago in Toronto […]

Shane Sweetnam Earns Long-Awaited World Cup Win at Lexington!

Lexington, Kentucky, USA – November 04, 2023 – Shane Sweetnam (IRL) may have been born in Cork (IRL), but for more than a decade, he’s held a summer residence in Lexington (USA), directly adjacent to the Kentucky Horse Park. That made a win in the $226,000 Longines FEI […]

Battle Between Daniels! Daniel Coyle Doubles Down to Win the $142,500 Cabana Coast Qualifier CSI 5*

Traverse City, Michigan, USA – September 15, 2023 – Daniel Coyle (IRL) has been developing a champion in Ivory TCS for the past few years, and his efforts have been proven every step of the way. Ariel Grange’s 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Falaise de Muze x Ukato) stepped up […]

A Dynamite Performance by Daniel Bluman & Gemma W to Win the $300,000 Hits Grand Prix CSI 4* at Saugerties

Saugerties, New York, USA – September 10, 2023 – On Sunday, Hits Saugerties welcomed 42 of the world’s top horse and rider combinations to its newly renovated facility in upstate New York for the biggest event of the year – the $300,000 Grand Prix CSI 4*. The field […]

Trailblazers Deliver the One-Two Punch & Nayel Nassar the Knock Out in the $485,500 Cabana Coast Team Competition

Toronto, Canada – August 18, 2023 – The sun went down and the Angelstone Events venue came alive Friday evening with a commanding victory from the Trelawny Trailblazers in the $485,500 Cabana Coast Team Competition CSI 5*. Daniel Bluman (ISR), Conor Swail (IRL) and Nayel Nassar (EGY)—all ranked […]

Darragh Kenny & Chic Chic Save the Best for last in $142,000 Cabana Coast CSI5* Qualifier

Traverse City, Michigan, USA – August 03, 2023 – Thursday’s $142,000 Cabana Coast Qualifier CSI 5* could have easily been divided into two categories: before the storm and after the storm. With severe weather blowing into Northern Michigan in the middle of the class, the CSI5* riders had to […]

Daniel Bluman & Gemma W Gallop for the Win in $226,000 Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix CSI 3* presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute

Lexington, Kentucky, USA — April 29, 2023 — After a day of watching cross-county at the Kentucky Horse Park, the crowds were pumped up and raucous as the show jumpers took their turn in the Rolex Stadium for the $226,000 Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix CSI 3*, presented by Hagyard Equine […]

Daniel Bluman’s Strategy Pays off in the $146,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup – Round XII CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 30, 2023 – Israel’s Daniel Bluman made careful plans for Gemma W this season, plans that paid off on Thursday with a victory in the $146,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup – Round XII CSI 5*, a qualifier for the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix […]

Conor Swail Secures Another Victory, Topping $406,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Washington CSI 5*-W

Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA – October 30, 2022 – The top of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cupâ„¢ North American League has become a familiar place for Conor Swail (IRL). After winning the NAL’s opening leg in Sacramento (USA) with Vital Chance de La Roque, Swail led the […]

Daniel Bluman & Gemma W Ride for the Win in $175,000 Mars Equestrian Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 5*

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA – October 15, 2021 – Judging by the level of the competitors and the huge jackpot at stake, the feature class on the second day of the inaugural ArenaMend Classic CSI 5* & 2* seemed more like Grand Prix Sunday! In the […]

Daniel Bluman Blazes to Victory in $300,000 Longines Hampton Classic Grand Prix CSI 4*

Bridgehampton, New York, USA – September 05, 2021 â€“ Seven of 23 riders returned to jump off for the blue on Sunday in the $300,000 Longines Hampton Classic Grand Prix Presented by Land Rover, and it was Israel’s Daniel Bluman (ISR) who soared to victory with a blistering time […]

Daniel Deusser & Tobago Z are Dynamite to Win $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*

Wellington, Florida, USA – March 27, 2021 – Extending an astonishing winning streak at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival, World Number Three rider Daniel Deusser (GER) showed once again why he’s one of the best, riding to the top of the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* with Scuderia 1918 […]

Mario Deslauriers & Amsterdam 27 Dazzle to Win $73,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 4*

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 22, 2020 – Mario Deslauriers (CAN) and Amsterdam 27 dominated the $73,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 4* at Tryon International Equestrian Center and Resort (TIEC). The Canadian and the 2010 Holsteiner gelding (Catoki x Acord II) clearing the jump-off track in 36.35 […]