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Jenni McAllister, Aaron Vale & Hunter Holloway shine brightest
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| Three weeks of the 2022 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit are now complete! The Ocala Premiere featured the first of seven weeks of FEI CSI2* competition, along with special classes for Jumpers and Hunters at the National level. Read on for the winners of Week III's featured competition. |
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Wednesday played host to the first featured Jumper class of the week, the $2,500 Open Welcome. Riders were on their game to begin the week, with five advancing through the first round to the jump-off. Aaron Vale bookended the runs through the short course and saved his best for last, guiding CONDARCO to the fastest clean time of 33.381.
- 2nd Place: Hunter Holloway & LIEMBA [34.096]
- 3rd Place: Vale & BALOU'S CAPTAIN [35.776]
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The $5,000 HITS Open Prix was held on Thursday. Tracy Magness and CHOPIN DU CHATEAU HOLLOGNE Z were best able to navigate the challenging course, crossing the timers in the jump-off round in 37.295 with four jumping faults.
- 2nd Place: Hayley Waters & CALVADOS [4-faults, 39.200]
- 3rd Place: Lisa Goldman-Smolen & BENGTSSON [4-faults, 76.048]
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FEI competition began on Thursday with the $25,000 SmartPak Open Welcome. Five riders completed the first round cleanly to advance to the second round. Jenni McAllister was the first to attempt the short course, and she and ESCADA VS posted a fast, clean time of 31.513. Aaron Vale and Francois Lamontagne each found trouble on the sixth jump of the short course, and while clean, Hunter Holloway and Dorothy Douglas just couldn't match McAllister's quick time, securing her the first FEI win of the Circuit.
- 2nd Place: Holloway & DARKNIGHT DE MALUGA [32.885]
- 3rd Place: Douglas & MTM CEDRIK [34.225]
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The course for Saturday's $5,000 Post Time Classic tested riders, and though none could navigate it cleanly, Hayden Frost and PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS were able to cross the timers in 75.396 with only four jumping faults.
- 2nd Place: Tracy Magness & CHOPIN DU CHATEAU HOLLOGNE Z [4-faults, 77.045]
- 3rd Place: Aaron Vale & KRUG Z [4-faults, 77.316]
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Saturday's $50,000 FEI Grand Prix concluded the week's FEI competition. Aaron Vale advanced to the jump-off round early, and for a while it looked like he would have no competition. However, with the final three attempts at the first round, Dorothy Douglas and Carly Campbell-Cooper, as well as a second ride for Vale, joined the second round. Vale's first attempt at the short course, with I ADERMIE R4 for Lori Osterstock, was clean and fast, setting the Great American Time to Beat at 43.653. Douglas made the next run, which came up just short. Campbell-Cooper's attempt was ended with a downed rail on the third jump, which only left the question of which horse Vale would take to the winner's circle. Vale's second ride couldn't quite match his first, giving the win to he and I ADERMIE R4.
- 2nd Place: Douglas & MTM CEDRIK [44.035]
- 3rd Place: Vale & OBI WAN [44.323]
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Sunday's $50,000 HITS Grand Prix was one for the ladies. Only Hunter Holloway and Dorothy Douglas were able to advance from Jaime Morillo's first round course to the jump-off. While Morillo would've preferred to see a couple more riders join them, Holloway and Douglas gave the short course their best. Undeterred by a dropped shoe on her other mount that prevented her from making a second attempt at the first round, Holloway rode PEPITA CON SPITA to a clean round completed in 43.412. A dropped rail on the first jump thwarted Douglas' try, securing the win for Holloway and her team.
- 2nd Place: Douglas & MTM CEDRIK [4-faults, 46.028]
- 3rd Place: Rowan Willis & CONLANDO 55 [4-faults, 72.253]
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Jumper Classic Winners
$1,000 M&S Child/Adult Jumper Classic - Low: Lydia Jordan & CHUBA CHUP
$1,000 M&S Child/Adult Jumper Classic - Medium: Kylie Thompson & WANDERER
$2,000 M&S/NAL/WIHS Child/Adult Jumper Classic - High: Katherine Willekes & CERRADO BZ
$2,500 Pyranha/NAL Junior/Amateur 1.25m Jumper Classic: Madison Kondracki & STAKKO
$5,000 Junior/Amateur 1.35m/1.45m Jumper Classic: Caitlin Burns & DIABLO BLUE |
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The Adeptus Leading Jumper Rider Award is presented each week to the rider accumulating the most points in one of the Open 0.65m to 1.40m divisions.
Congratulations to this week's winner: AnnMarie Potthast
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Medal Winners
M&S Junior Medal: Emerson Maier
M&S Children's Medal - Pony: Carys Murray
Dover Saddlery Adult Medal: Katharine McLeese
M&S Junior Amateur Horsemanship: Grace O'Connell
M&S 2'6" Children's/Adult Medal: Elizabeth Wiley |
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Matthew Jenkins used the top first round score of 85 and a strong second round score of 82 to take the win in Saturday's $5,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix. Jenkins and ASANTE's total score of 167 was only one point ahead of second place David Wilbur, who had the highest score of the second round.
2nd Place: Wilbur & INFERNO HX [166]
3rd Place: Eleanor Pieters & TIBRI'S RAIN KING [163] |
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Also on Saturday, Mary Beth McGee held the lead throughout the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. McGee had the top score of each round, an 85 and an 84, respectively, to claim the blue ribbon with an impressive total of 169.
- 2nd Place: Julia DeBaecke & IN LOVE [166]
- 3rd Place: Mary Biagini & DESSERT FIRST [163]
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Hunter Classic Winners
M&S Bit O' Straw Hunter Classic: Natalie Gannett & FLOYD
$500 M&S/NAL/WIHS Child Hunter Classic - Horse: Mary Biagini & DESSERT FIRST
$500 M&S Child Hunter Classic - Pony: Carys Murray & RUMPLE MINZE
$500 SmartPak M&S/NAL/WIHS Adult Hunter Classic: Kathy Chiaf & SILVER LINING
$1,000 CWD Junior Hunter Classic 3'6": Ella Witt & CURTIUS
$1,000 Antares Junior Hunter Classic 3'3": Kate Egan & CARINO
$1,000 Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic 3'6": Jaime Auletto & IDOLIZE
$1,000 Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic 3'3": Annie Walsh & LITTLE BOY BALOU
$1,000 Perfect Products Pony Hunter Classic: Annabelle Brown & ONTARIO |
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Click here for the full listing of results from the HITS Ocala Premiere. Click here for the HITS Ocala Premiere photo galleries. |
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