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BRAD AND KATHY COORS FOUNDATION SPONSORS 2024 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP

BRAD AND KATHY COORS FOUNDATION SPONSORS 2024 U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP The United States Polo Association (USPA) and the National Polo Center – Wellington (NPC) are pleased to announce the teams that will compete in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Polo Championship, presented by the Brad and Kathy Coors Foundation. The draw took place on Saturday, January 27, to determine the brackets and schedule for the elite […]
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Dorothy Douglas Scores Second Success in $100,000 UF Health Grand Prix Aboard MTM Pablo

Dorothy Douglas Scores Second Success in $100,000 UF Health Grand Prix Aboard MTM Pablo Spectators and exhibitors alike gathered at the WEC Grand Arena at World Equestrian Center – Ocala for the fourth Saturday night event of the 2024 Winter Spectacular Show Series, the $100,000 UF Health Grand Prix. Designed by FEI Level III course designer Ken Krome (USA), the intricate track […]
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Quinto and Kyle Perkovich Leave One Out to Win $24,500 Horseflight Jumper Classic

Quinto and Kyle Perkovich Leave One Out to Win $24,500 Horseflight Jumper Classic Another week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit came and went as Sunday competition closed out the second of ten weeks in the circuit. The final day came a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes across the HITS Post Time Farm with featured events including […]
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Conor Swail and Count Me In are Back on Top in $32,000 CSI3* 1.45m Classic

Conor Swail and Count Me In are Back on Top in $32,000 CSI3* 1.45m Classic Conor Swail (IRL) has an incredible partner in Count Me In. With Mannon Farms’ 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Count Grannus x Sherlock Holmes) the Irishman has jumped (and won) all over the world, and they got a big win together to close out Desert Circuit 3, […]
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Amy Millar and Christiano Clinch WEF 3 Hermès 1.50m

Amy Millar and Christiano Clinch WEF 3 Hermès 1.50m The Canadian national anthem rang out for the second time in as many days in the International Arena at Wellington International during Week 3 of competition at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). A 2016 Olympian for Canada, Amy Millar rode Christiano to the top of the leaderboard in the $62,500 Hermès […]
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Nick Haness and Reese’s Taste Victory in $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Nick Haness and Reese’s Taste Victory in $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Nick Haness and his trusty steed Reese’s, owned by West Coast Equine Partners, came back to the desert in their typical form and dominated during Desert Circuit 3, presented by U.S. Bank, winning the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open, sponsored by 100X Equine. Scores were high […]
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Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili and Kristen Vanderveen Cruise to Win in $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix

Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili and Kristen Vanderveen Cruise to Win in $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix Another sunny day set the stage for Saturday’s premiere event, the $75,000 Summit Joint Performance Grand Prix, during the second week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit as weekend competition commenced. Athletes and spectators made their way to the Grand Prix ring […]
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Conor Swail Soars to Victory in $117,000 U.S. Bank CSI3* Grand Prix

Conor Swail Soars to Victory in $117,000 U.S. Bank CSI3* Grand Prix Conor Swail (IRL) is keen on repeating history, and he did just that on Saturday evening, topping the first international Grand Prix of the 2024 season. With Theo 160, a horse that excels in the desert, Swail raced to victory in the $117,000 U.S. Bank CSI3* Grand Prix. […]