Jennifer Jones and Clear Sailing, Jacqueline Maggiore and Contina Take First Two HITS Ocala Hunter Prix

Ocala, Florida (January 19, 2015): HITS Ocala Winter Circuit celebrated the victories of Jennifer Jones riding Redfield Farm’s Clear Sailing in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and Jacqueline Maggiore riding Contina, owned by Woodridge Farm, in the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix, at the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium. 

Jones—who also took third place with Castello, owned by Colleen McKenzie—finished first on Clear Sailing with scores of 87 in the first round and 90 in the second. The runner up, Amanda Steege, on Zidane, owned by Susan Darragh, came close with scores of 89 and 87.  

“This was her [Clear Sailing's] first horse show this year,” said Jones, of Marion, South Carolina, who nevertheless successfully navigated the course designed by Doug Russell of Ocala, Florida, in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium. 

A 13-year veteran of HITS Ocala events, Maggiore, of South Boston, Massachusetts, secured her top spot with a strong first round score of 86, followed by a 78 in the second round. Earning a second-place finish was Mindy Whitman of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, on Holman Imports LLC’s Herrold, with scores of 73 in Round 1 and 85 in Round 2.   

“The course rode wonderfully,” said Maggiore, “and my horse is reliable and consistent.” She believed that the HITS course, also designed by Russell, was a major boost, saying “There is plenty of time to think and relax in the stadium because it is so big.” 

The $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix is a qualifier for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final at the HITS Championship in Saugerties, New York, this September. The $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix is a qualifier for the $250,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix Final, also in Saugerties.

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Jennifer Jones on Clear Sailing take first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Saturday, January 17.

$5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix

Place	Horse	Owner	Rider	Prize	Rd. 1/2	Total
1	Clear Sailing	Redfield Farm	Jennifer Jones	$1,500	90/87	177
2	Zidane	Susan Darragh	Amanda Steege	$1,000	89/87	176
3	Castello	Colleen McKenzie	Jennifer Jones	$700	84/84	168
4	Chapman ET	Redfield Farm	Adrienne Iverson	$500	80.5/85	165.5
5	To The Nines	Mr. and Mrs. Ken MacKenzie	Tracy Fenney	$400	79/86	165
6	Versache	Lynn Seithel	Lynn Seithel	$350	79.5/83	162.5
7	MTM Retro	MTM Farm	Dorothy Douglas	$300	80/82	162
8	Rio Viva	Barbara Britt	Jennifer Alfano	$250	81/80	161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contina and Jackquelyn Maggiore jump to victory in the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix Saturday, January 17.

$1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix

Place	Horse	Owner	Rider	Prize	Rd. 1/2	Total
1	Contina	Jacquelyn Maggiore	Jacquelyn Maggiore	$450	86/78	164
2	Herrold	Holman Imports LLC	Mindy Whitman	$300	73/85	178
3	Wanderprinz	Sara Ballinger	Sara Ballinger	$200	77/79	156
4	Anucci	Monica Hunt	Alexa Bayko	$150	67/81	148
5	Paramount	Elizabeth Lloyd and Amy Lloyd Thompson	Amy Lloyd Thompson	$125	70/76	146
6	US Marshall	Kiki Hopkins	Jennifer Ritucci	$100	74/71	145
7	Second Step	Kristan Lassiter	Kristan Lassiter	$100	70/76	146
8	Umberto III	Meghan Keegan	Meghan Keegan	$75	68/71	139

About Devoucoux
Devoucoux, maker of fine French saddles, is proud to be the title sponsor of each and every qualifying Hunter Prix leading up to the phenomenal Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. Devoucoux offers a wide range of saddles in many colors and sizes and matching accessories. Devoucoux craftsmen are devoted to creating beautiful products that reflect their obsession with quality and lovingly finished work. For more information on Devoucoux, visit devoucoux.com. 

About Platinum Performance
Platinum Performance provides more than 10 supplements essential to your horse’s health and conditioning in just one scoop. Platinum Performance® Equine addresses a horse's total body health from joint and hoof care to athletic performance and coat health, and is the 2014 sponsor of the $250,000 Hunter Prix Final and all qualifiers. For more information on Platinum Performance, visit platinumperformance.com.

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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 Mortgage Call, in Thermal, California, the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix in Ocala, Florida, and Saugerties $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Wells Fargo, in Saugerties, New York.

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