Tag: Ocala

Tracy Fenney & MTM Apple Claim the Crown in $75,000 Hampton Green Farm Grand Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA – January 23, 2021 – Thirty-six horse-and-rider combinations from eight different countries took to the WEC Grand Arena tonight to contest the $75,000 Hampton Green Farm Grand Prix. FEI Level III course designer Anderson Lima (BRA), set the stunning tracks that saw twelve entries qualify for the […]

Callan Solem & Essenar Crixus Excel in $30,000 Grand Prix of Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA — January 09, 2022 — The first week of the AIR Show Jumping Winter Classic concluded with the most anticipated event, the $30,000 Grand Prix of Ocala. Riders of the hunter, jumper, and equitation disciplines bustled about the Florida Horse Park throughout the first week of […]

Santiago Lambre & The Diamant Rose Z Rise to the Top in $20,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix at WEC Ocala

Ocala, Florida – January 07, 2021 – The first week of the highly anticipated 2022 Winter Spectacular Show Series is officially underway. Feature class action for the series began today with 29 competitive entries vying for the win over a technical track built by Bobby Murphy of Lexington, […]

Aaron Vale & Prescott Power to Win $75,000 Agricon Kubota Superstore Grand Prix at Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – August 08, 2021 – An international list of competitors from 11 different countries took to the WEC Grand Arena Saturday night to contest the $75,000 Agricon Kubota Superstore Grand Prix. Doug Russell designed the winding track that featured a difficult triple combination that tested many riders […]

Aaron Vale & Major Prove Unbeatable in $75,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix at WEC Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – August 01, 2021 – World Equestrian Center – Ocala saw another exhilarating night of equestrian sport on Saturday as 44 horse-and-rider combinations took to the WEC Grand Arena to contest the $75,000 Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix. Tucker Williams designed the technical tracks that featured three double […]

Aaron Vale & Major Claim the Jackpot in $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix at WEC Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – July 04, 2021 – An international list of competitors from 12 different countries took to the WEC Grand Arena on Saturday to contest the $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix and the $10,000 WEC Ocala Futures Prix 1.30m-1.35m. Brazil’s FEI Level III course designer, Marina Azevedo (BRA) designed […]

Ryan Genn & VDL Gerinus T Victorious in $25,000 WEC Grand Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA –  April 25, 2021 – A competitive field of 18 horse and rider combinations took to the Sanctuary Arena tonight to vie for the win in the World Equestrian Center $25,000 Grand Prix. Jumping a course designed by Keith Bollotte, seven pairs qualified for the […]

World Equestrian Center Announces Decision Regarding Entity that Will Sanction All of its Events

Ocala, Florida, USA –  April 23, 2021 – World Equestrian Center (WEC) management has decided that beginning May 3rd, all 2021 competitions at our Wilmington, Ohio, and Ocala, Florida, venues will be sanctioned by the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA). As a competition organizer we have experienced incredible […]

Hits Saugerties Increases Summer Series Classes to CSI 4*

Ocala, Florida, USA – April 03, 2021 – Eight Weeks of FEI and USEF-Rated Competition, plus the HITS Championship Hits-on-the-Hudson is the place to be this summer, so be sure to add it to your calendar as you make your 2021 plans! Throughout the eight weeks of FEI […]

Harrie Smolders & Monaco Claim $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 26, 2021 – Over the past ten weeks Hits has awarded $4 Million in Prize Money and celebrated its 40th Anniversary in the Horse Capital of the World®.  From Grand Prix Veterans to Lead Line Champions, Hits Ocala has awarded and lauded winners at every […]

Molly Ashe Cawley & Berdien are the Best Again in $20,000 WEC Welcome Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 26, 2020 – Feature class action for the final week of the World Equestrian Center — Ocala Winter Spectacular 2021 kicked off this afternoon with the $20,000 WEC Welcome Prix. A field of 35 entries contested a technical course co-designed by Anderson Lima (BRA) […]

Tracy Fenney & MTM Apple On Top Again in $200,000 Hits Grand Prix at Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 22, 2021 – That’s a wrap for the Hits Ocala Winter Celebration (IX), featuring world-class hunter and jumper competition. Riders are certainly on their A-game as we near the end of the Circuit. This week featured the $200,000 Hits Ocala Grand Prix, where […]

Vanessa Mannix & Catinka Victorious in $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 19, 2021 – That’s a wrap for the Hits Ocala Winter Celebration (IX), featuring world-class hunter and jumper competition. Riders are certainly on their A-game as we near the end of the Circuit. This week featured the $200,000 Hits Ocala Grand Prix, where […]

Dorothy Douglas & MTM Chelsea 98 Master the Course to Win $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 12 , 2021 – The Ocala Winter Finals have long served to be a big week for Hunters at the Hits Ocala Winter Circuit, featuring World Champion Hunter Rider Week and showcasing hunters in the Grand Prix Ring and Main Hunter Ring. This […]

Sharn Wordley & Gatsby Top the $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 13, 2021 –Thirty entries took to the WEC Grand Arena under the lights for this evening’s $75,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix. The class saw fierce competition with 13 entries advancing to the jump-off and six jumping double clear, but it was Sharn Wordley […]

Back-to-Back $20,000 Welcome Prix Wins for Kady Abrahamson & Banco du Moulin at WEC Ocala

Ocala, Florida, USA – March 12, 2021 – Clear, sunny skies and warm temperatures set the perfect backdrop for another week of exciting equestrian sport as we kicked off Week 10 of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala Winter Spectacular 2021. Feature classes began this afternoon with a […]

World Equestrian Center Unveils 3D Tour of WEC Ocala

Ocala is making a bid to become the “Horse Capital of the World” and the World Equestrian Center (WEC) is what puts it on the map. World Equestrian Center’s world-class event grounds and exquisite World Equestrian Estates offer unparalleled access to Ocala’s horse country. The largest equestrian complex […]