HITS Culpeper Winston National Competition Round-Up
CULPEPER, VA (August 18, 2015) Show jumping competition returned to HITS Commonwealth Park this past week for HITS Culpeper Winston National. Abigail McArdle, of St. Charles, Illinois, aboard David McArdle’s Cosma 20, got down to business in no time, taking home first in Friday’s $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix. In a first round field of 24, McArdle cleared the course in a time of 69.053 to become one of 12 entries moving on to a jump-off. Entering the ring eleventh, with six other clear rounds ahead of them, McArdle and her mount sailed to the top spot with a clean round in a time of 29.841.
Second place was awarded to Adam Prudent on Vasco, owned by Plain Bay Sales. Hayley Waters and Fine Fleur, owned by Chuck and Dana Waters, followed in third place, while McArdle and her second entry, Topaze Blue, owned by Katie Prudent, finished behind them in fourth. The top five was completed by Daniel Damen and Seth Vallhonrart’s Bahrain 8.
Place
Horse
Owner
Rider
Prize
Round 1 Faults
JO Faults
JO Time
1
Cosma 20
David McArdle
Abigail McArdle
$4,350
-
-
29.841
2
Vasco
Plain Bay Sales
Adam Prudent
$3,150
-
-
30.365
3
Fine Fleur
Chuck & Dana Waters
Hayley Waters
$2,100
-
-
30.966
4
Topaze Blue
Katie Prudent
Abigail McArdle
$1,400
-
-
32.925
5
Bahrain 8
Seth Vallhonrat
Daniel Damen
$1,100
-
-
33.313
6
Pernod
Alpha Omega Farm
Gavin Moylan
$800
-
-
33.766
7
Acanto 7
Kate Mulligan
Kate Mulligan
$650
-
-
33.875
8
Qurint
Chuck & Dana Waters
Hayley Waters
$550
-
4
32.7 76
9
Cardella
Dorothy Matz
Lucy Matz
$450
-
4
32.963
10
Cabras
Noel Fauntleroy
Noel Fauntleroy
$450
-
4
33.919
11
Pourkoipa Fontaine
Cleveland Equestrian
Megan Bash
-
-
4
34.537
12
Luca Toni
Sandra Masur
Dorna Taintor
-
-
16
34.346
(C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY
Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 on their way to a $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix win at HITS Culpeper Winston National.
$10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper High Classic, presented by Vetera ® XP Vaccines
Jumpers continued to shine throughout the weekend and Sunday’s $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper High Classic was no exception. A qualifying class for the $250,000 Vetera ® XP Vaccines Jr/A-O Jumper Prix during the HITS Championship later this summer, the High Classic belonged to Lucy Matz, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and Cardella, owned by Dorothy Matz. First in the order of five jump-off entries, Matz set the bar high when she cleared the course in a quick 30.056, which resulted in a first place finish, a full two seconds faster than the runner-up, Hayley Waters and Rio Cachet, owned by Chuck and Dana Waters.
Alden Moylan with her own Pimpernel received third place honors, and Melissa Rudershausen on her own Ugolin Du Mont finished in fourth. Fifth place went to Classified piloted by owner Anna Dryden.
Place
Horse
Owner
Rider
Prize
Round 1 Faults
JO Faults
JO Time
1
Cardella
Dorothy Matz
Lucy Matz
$2,800
-
-
30.056
2
Rio Cachet
Chuck & Dana Waters
Hayley Waters
$1,800
-
-
32.060
3
Pimpernel
Alden Moylan
Alden Moylan
$1,250
-
-
32.650
4
Ugolin Du Mont
Melissa Rudershausen
Melissa Rudershausen
$900
-
-
37.583
5
Classified
Anna Dryden
Anna Dryden
$800
-
4
34.222
6
Abracadabra
Melissa Rudershausen
Melissa Rudershausen
$700
4
-
-
7
After Eight
Anne Gardner
Anne Gardner
$600
4
-
-
8
Chopper 5
KW Mahon Inc.
Danny Mahon
$450
5
-
-
9
Gunner
Melissa Rudershausen
Melissa Rudershausen
$350
8
-
-
10
Bailey VI
Janice Aron
Lucy Matz
$350
8
-
-
11
Coralina
Chuck & Dana Waters
Hayley Waters
-
8
-
-
12
Corleone
Kelly Green
Kelly Green
-
8
-
-
(C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY Lucy Matz, aboard Cardella, sailed to a $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper High Classic, presented by Vetera ® XP Vaccines win at HITS Culpeper Winston National.
$40,000 HITS Grand Prix
Dorothy Douglas, of Flower Mound, Texas, and MTM Farm’s S & L Elite wrapped up the weekend on a high note winning the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix on Sunday. Douglas set the tone for the day as the first to enter the ring and the first of five competitors to go clear over the 16 effort round one course designed by Marin Zevedo. Douglas continued to shine as she led off round two with a crisp, clean ride clocking in at 36.077. Ian Silitch and Cordovo, owned by Gaston Family Investments LLC, were next in the order but four faults mid-course, and a time of 36.731, would keep Douglas on top for now. Ready to chase the clock and the blue ribbon, Noel Fauntleroy and her own Cabras flew through the abbreviated course in a time of 37.269 ultimately securing second place, bumping Silitch to third.
A victim of four faults, and a time of 37.279, Anna Dryden rode her own Petrushka III to fourth place, and Daniel Damen aboard Chuck and Dana Waters’ Quintus 66 had two rails resulting in eight faults, with a time of 38.649 and fifth place.
Place
Horse
Owner
Rider
Prize
Round 1 Faults
JO Faults
JO Time
1
S & L Elite
MTM Farm
Dorothy Douglas
$12,000
-
0
36.077
2
Cabras
Noel Fauntleroy
Noel Fauntleroy
$8,800
-
0
37.269
3
Cordovo
Gaston Family Investments LLC
Ian Silitch
$5,200
-
4
36.713
4
Petrushka III
Anna Dryden
Anna Dryden
$3,200
-
4
37.279
5
Quintus 66
Chuck & Dana Waters
Daniel Damen
$2,400
-
8
38.649
6
Qurint
Chuck & Dana Waters
Hayley Waters
$2,000
4
-
-
7
Fine Fleur
Chuck & Dana Waters
Hayley Waters
$1,600
4
-
-
8
MTM Dumbledorf
MTM Farm
Tracy Fenney
$1,200
4
-
-
9
Catcher
Woodrun
Matthias Hollberg
$1,200
4
-
-
10
Pernod
Alpha Omega Farm
Gavin Moylan
$800
8
-
-
11
Quinta
Dorothy Matz
Alex Matz
$800
8
-
-
12
Luca Toni
Sandra Masur
Dorna Taintor
$800
8
-
-
(C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY
The HITS $40,000 Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper Winston National belonged to Dorothy Douglas S & L Elite.
$5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix
Samantha Schaefer rode her own Classified to a $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win on Saturday with impressive scores of 89 and 91. Schaefer left round one in the top spot and her anchor position in the second round allowed her to keep a close watch on her competition. Cruising through the course, she remained the favorite with a total score of 180 to secure the blue ribbon and a $1,500 check.
Tracey Fenney and MTM Nestle, owned by MTM Farm, placed second with scores of 85 and 85, followed by Schaefer on her own second entry of the day, Hashtag, with scores of 84 and 84.5. Spirit, owned by ES Equine Broker, led Emily Simon to scores of 83.5 and 82.5 to claim the fourth place spot, just ahead of Winn Alden and Cindy Bohn’s Calipo 39 in fifth with scores of 81 and 84.
Place
Horse
Owner
Rider
Prize
Rd. 1/2
Total
1
Classified
Samantha Schaefer
Samantha Schaefer
$1,500
89/91
180
2
MTM Nestle
MTM Farm
Tracy Fenney
$1,000
85/85
170
3
Hashtag
Samantha Schaefer
Samantha Schaefer
$700
84/84.5
168.5
4
Spirit
ES Equine Broker
Emily Simon
$500
83.5/82.5
166
5
Calipo 39
Cindy Bohn
Winn Alden
$400
81/84
165
6
Just Sayin
Fairfield Farms LLC
Ashton Alexander
$350
82/82
164
7
Indulgence
Powerstone Farm LLC
Caitlin Lane
$300
80/81
161
8
Northstar
CeCe Williamson
Grace Blum
$250
79/80
159
(C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY Samantha Schaefer and Classified dominate the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS Culpeper Winston National.
$1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix
Poetic Justis, piloted by owner Brook Cole, of Rockville, Virginia, went home a winner on Saturday after claiming the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix with scores of 83 and 80, for a grand total of 163. Going into round two the pair was second on the leader-board, trailing by just one point, so the top spot was still anybody’s game. The final round was a challenge for some who received scores in the low 70s, but Cole, who went eighth, made the course look like a breeze, finishing a full two points higher than second place finisher Kathryn Maginnis aboard City Smarts, owned by David Di Pietro, who received scores of 78 and 83.
With scores of 72 and 80, Jennifer Quigley and Jillian Gillbride’s Unanimous placed third, while fourth place went to Linda Gordon and her own Qui-Tam with scores of 76 and 74 and fifth went to Sidney Jefferson and her own Socialite with scores of 84 and 65.
Place
Horse
Owner
Rider
Prize
Rd. 1/2
Total
1
Poetic Justis
Brooke Cole
Brooke Cole
$450
83/80
163
2
City Smarts
David Di Pietro
Kathryn Maginnis
$300
78/83
161
3
Unanimous
Jillian Gillbride
Jillian Gillbride
$200
72/80
152
4
Qui-Tam
Linda Gordon
Linda Gordon
$150
76/74
150
5
Socialite
Sidney Jefferson
Sidney Jefferson
$125
84/65
149
6
Zeus
Patricia Walton
Victoria Walton
$100
75/68
143
8
Gallway
Brittany Malley Lowe
Brittany Malley Lowe
$75
35/82
117
9
Tres Bien
Janet Vanderslice
Janet Vanderslice
0
60/70
130
(C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY
Brook Cole and Poetic Justis receive top honors in the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at HITS Culpeper Winston National.
About HITS, Inc. HITS, Inc. produces high-quality, international-level hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New York in the Village of Saugerties, HITS has been producing shows since 1982 and is now a nationwide company with world-class circuits in California, Florida, Arizona, New York, and Virginia.
While hosting the richest weekend in show jumping at HITS-on-the-Hudson, HITS also formed the Triple Crown of Show Jumping. This includes the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by MortgageCall, in Thermal, California, the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix in Ocala, Florida and Canadian Pacific $1 Million Grand Prix FEI CSI-5*, presented by Wells Fargo, in Saugerties, New York.