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Laura Chapot and Ginola Gain Speed in $32,000 Chrome Horse Tequila CSI2* Qualifier Laura Chapot (USA) and Ginola didn’t have a stride out of place to take top honors in the $32,000 Chrome Horse Tequila CSI2* Qualifier Friday afternoon during Week 5 at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Hosting 12 weeks of international competition, WEF runs through March 29 […]

Mimi Gochman Beats the Best in $116,100 Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Cup With a lineup befitting the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) first five-star week, young superstar Mimi Gochman (USA) rode to the win on 11-year-old Inclen BH in the $116,100 Adequan® CSI5* WEF Challenge Cup Round 5 at Wellington International on Thursday. Hosting 12 consecutive weeks of international competition, WEF runs […]

David Wilbur and Four Aces Hold All the Cards in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Great American Insurance Group The Ocala Winter Classic, the fourth week of the 2026 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, brought an added level of prestige to HITS Post Time Farm with a World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) designation. Featuring an action-packed schedule of […]

Cassio Rivetti Rides to One-Two Finish in $40,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic No one could catch Cassio Rivetti on Sunday, February 1, as the Brazilian rider galloped away with both first and second place in the $40,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic. Rivetti took the top honor in the class – held as part of Desert Circuit 4 at Desert International Horse Park […]

Kyle King and Kayenne Z Capture $340,000 CSI5*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Victory Kyle King describes Kayenne Z as a horse that “has been delivering dreams one after another here recently” – and the mare certainly helped King fulfill another dream on Saturday night, January 31, at Desert International Horse Park. In front of a full-house crowd at the […]

Gregory Wathelet Gets the Win in $63,000 Champion Shavings CSI5*-W 1.50m Classic at Desert Circuit 4 Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet and Argentina de la Marchette capped off their successful time together at Desert International Horse Park with a win in the $63,000 Champion Shavings CSI5*-W 1.50m Classic on Friday, January 30, during Desert Circuit 4, presented by La Quinta Resort & Club. Wathelet and […]

Lisa Goldman-Smolen and Romeo B Romance the Crowd in the $60,000 FarmVet Grand Prix During the HITS Ocala Premiere Riders at HITS Ocala raced to put the finishing touches on their warm-ups on Saturday, January 31, as the penultimate day of competition during HITS Ocala Premiere week came to a head for the $60,000 FarmVet Grand Prix. Held at the […]

Mark Bluman and Landon Off and Winning at WEF Colombia’s Mark Bluman and Landon de Nyze were picture-perfect to win the $116,100 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 on the grass derby field on Thursday during Week 4 at the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Hosting 12 weeks of international competition, WEF runs through March 29 in Wellington, FL. In […]

Jennifer Hannan and Cellestino Show Up and Show Out in $25,000 USHJA International Hunt & Go Derby, presented by LeMieux Jennifer Hannan of Wakefield, RI, piloted Stephanie Bulger’s Cellestino to win the $25,000 USHJA International Hunt & Go Derby, presented by LeMieux, on a final score of 188 during Week 4 of the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The week’s […]