The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) hosted another successful weekend of competition during the 2017 ESP Pre-Charity Show, from November 17 through November 19 at The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Samuel Parot of Wellington, FL, and his own VDL Aberlino took top honors in the $25,000 Pre-Charity Grand Prix, after the duo finished their jump-off time in 37.56 seconds.
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| Samuel Parot and VDL Aberlino in their ESP Pre-Charity $25,000 Grand Prix award ceremony. |
Theo Genn of Lebanon, OH, guided Dirocco Blue, owned by Eduardo Leon, to second place in the $25,000 Pre-Charity Grand Prix, after contesting the course, designed by Jasen Shelly of Wellington, FL, and returning for the jump-off, finishing in 39.231 seconds. Genn also took third place aboard Van Gogh, owned by Wilhelm and Patty Genn, completing the jump-off track in 37.443 seconds, adding four faults to their final score.
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| Samuel Parot and VDL Aberlino |
Earlier in the week, the $10,000 TackNRider Stakes Class was championed by Pablo Barrios of Wellington, FL, and Zara Leandra, owned by Barrios, who topped the class with a short-track time of 38.32 seconds. Cian McDermott of Wellington, FL, and Newcastle, owned by Therese Bentley, collected second place with a jump-off time of 38.586 seconds. Third place honors went to Alejandro Karolyi of Wellington, FL, aboard Willow, owned by Amalaya Investments, stopping timers in 39.912 seconds.
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| Pablo Barrios and Zara Leandra in their $10,000 TackNRider Stakes award ceremony. |
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| Pablo Barrios and Zara Leandra |
The $1,500 Accuhorsemat Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic was won by Madeline Lezotte of Wellington, FL, aboard Lennox 324, owned by Samantha Senft, with a jump-off time of 44.925 seconds. Second place saw Julia Strawbridge of West Grove, PA, riding her own C’est La Vie complete the jump-off in 48.391 seconds to finish in the top two. Third place went to Isabel Ernst of Vero Beach, FL, aboard Belle Nuit, after a jump-off round that stopped the timers in 41.458 seconds and after four faults.
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| Madeline Lezotte aboard Lennox 324, and team in the $1,500 Accuhorsemat Marshall & Sterling Child/ Adult Jumper Classic award ceremony. |
Tricia Barr of Wellington, FL, and Big Girls Don’t Cry, owned by Rodney Bross, captured top honors in the Adult Amateur Hunter Division, while Chelsea Maida of Citra, FL, and Idol, owned by Kelsey Donahoe, were presented with the division’s reserve championship honors.
The Equitation Adult Amateur Division saw Alexandra Davidson of New York, NY, and Tyruso were victorious in the division, taking champion honors ahead of Misty Pleiness of Ada, MI, and Valor Z, who earned reserve champion honors.
The Low Adult Hunter Division saw Barry Carragher of Ft Lauderdale, FL, and Roc Du Triomphe take the divisional championship ahead of Lisa Berger of Parkland, FL, piloting Chloe, owned by East Wind Farms, LLC who finished in reserve.
The Short Stirrup Hunter Division saw Rilee Strelec of Jupiter, FL, guided Hidden Springs Lucky Charm owned by Strelec, take top honors after their consistent performances throughout the week.
For a full list of results for the $25,000 ESP Pre-Charity Grand Prix, click HERE.
Competition will resume at PBIEC with the ESP Holiday Series, featuring the Holiday and Horses CSI 4* beginning Wednesday, November 29 and continuing through Sunday, December 3. For more information please visit www.pbiec.com.
To view the ESP Holiday Series Prize List, click HERE.
Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.
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