Tag: Nicky Galligan

Roberto Teran Tafur Thrives in the $32,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round I CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, USA – January 09, 2025 – Colombian Olympian Roberto Teran Tafur (COL) clinched his first international victory of the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in the $32,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round I CSI 3* on Thursday of WEF 1. Opening with the first of 12 FEI competitions, […]

Kristen Vanderveen & Bull Run’s Jireh Jump to Pinnacle Position in the $116,050 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix CSI 3*

Saugerties, New York, USA – August 03, 2024 – Fast-paced show jumping action came to a head on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Hits Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, as top-tier competitors put on the finishing touches and prepared to tackle the first-round track of the $116,050 […]

Nicky Galligan Nabs the Win in the $31,020 Welcome CSI 2* with Nikita van de Leeuwerk

Saugerties, New York, USA – June 20, 2024 – International competition during the HITS-on-the-Hudson Jumper Special at Hits Hudson Valley in Saugerties, New York, heated up with the $31,020 Welcome CSI 2*, presented by Great American Insurance Group, on June 20, 2024. The highlight class of the day […]

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) […]

Luck of the Irish: Conor Swail Leads All-Irish Trifecta in the Hygain Feeds Welcome Speed

Thermal, California, USA – January 18, 2023 – Irish riders were on fire Wednesday morning of Desert Circuit III, taking all three top spots in the $10,000 Hygain Feeds Welcome Speed to kick off National show jumping action. None other than Irish superstar Conor Swail (IRL) took the win, this time aboard […]

Mark Kinsella Shows Top Quality to Win $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix

Thermal, Texas, USA – December 17, 2022 – Mark Kinsella was a force to be reckoned with in Saturday afternoon’s $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix at Desert Holiday III. Back on the grass field, the Irishman topped a competitive field of horse-and-rider combinations aboard Ben Asselin’s Quality H, taking […]

Lindsay Archer & Jarpur Light Up to Win $36,000 Talus Speed Challenge CSI 3* at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – January 28, 2022 – International athletes took over the Grand Prix Arena again Friday afternoon at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) for the $36,600 Talus Speed 1.50m CSI 3*, set over a course designed by Mexico’s Manuel Esparza. Forty-one entries tested the speed […]

Nicky Galligan & Javas Miss Jordan Jump Like Mike to Win $250,000 Grand Prix CSI 4* at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – March 21, 2021 – The Desert International Horse Park celebrated the end of the eight week Desert Circuit with a grand finale of the $250,000 Grand Prix CSI 4*, drawing top grand prix riders for the event. It was Nicky Galligan (IRL) and Javas […]

Nicky Galligan & Javas Miss Jordan Jump to Victory Again at Thermal

Thermal, Califoria, USA â€“ March 7, 2021 – Riders hailing from nine nations met in the Grand Prix Stadium for the $36,600 FEI 1.45m CSI 3*, sponsored by Prestige Saddlery. Twenty horse and rider combinations raced against the clock in the speed class to see who would best the […]

Nicky Galligan & Java Miss Jordan Triumph in $137,000 Brown Advisory Grand Prix CSI 3*

Thermal, California, USA – January 31, 2021 – FEI competition concluded this week with the $137,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*, sponsored by Brown Advisory, in the Grand Prix Stadium. Thirty-three horse and rider combinations took on the challenge presented by course designer Alan Wade (IRL) and it was […]

Nicky Galligan & Java Miss Jordan Jump to Win $40,000 Pyranha Grand Prix at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – December 06,2020 – Nicky Galligan (IRL) and his own Javas Miss Jordan continued their West Coast success, winning the $40,000 Pyranha Grand Prix during the first week of the Desert Holiday Series at the Desert International Horse Park. The Irishman and the 11-year-old chestnut […]

Nicky Galligan & Javas Miss Jordan Turn on the Nitro To Win $30,000 EquiFit Grand Prix at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – November 5, 2020 – Eighty-nine horses took the field Thursday morning at Desert International Horse Park’s Grand Prix Stadium, but it was Nicky Galligan (IRL) and his own Javas Miss Jordan who took the top spot in the $30,000 EquiFit Grand Prix. Galligan and the […]

Jimmy Torano & Chanel One Top $25,000 Marshall & Sterling Insurance Grand Prix at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – May 18, 2019 – Jimmy Torano (USA) and Chanel One raced around the jump-off track in a time of 35.484 seconds to secure victory in the $25,000 Marshal & Sterling Insurance Grand Prix last Saturday during the Tryon Spring Series at the Tryon International Equestrian […]