Frankie Chesler and Ibalius SMH Close Out ESP Summer III With a Win in $10,000 Evermore Bank 1.40m Stake
ESP Summer III got underway Friday morning with the 1.40m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Bainbridge Companies, taking place on the Derby Field. The Andy Christiansen-designed course featured nine horse-and-rider combinations. Six pairs advanced to the immediate jump-off, with USA’s Alannah Wagstaff clinching the title aboard Great Thing, owned by Mill Pond Farm Inc., with a swift time of 33.523 seconds. Frankie Chesler (CAN) clinched the second-place title with Ibalius SMH, owned by Sher-Al Farm Inc., with a time of 33.731 seconds. Rounding out the podium was Juan Manuel Gallego with a time of 37.219 seconds aboard the Andressa Quadros-owned, Starsky.
Following Friday’s highlight jumper class, hunters displayed extraordinary talent in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby (Hunt & Go), sponsored by Parlanti. This premier hunter event was the first of two hosted on Equestrian Village’s grass Derby Annex Field. The competition followed a “Hunt and Go” format, with the initial part of the course judged as the classic round and the latter part as the handy phase. Faith Schuttemeyer (USA) and Larson, owned by Chad Keenum, secured the blue ribbon with a total score of 180. Taylor St. Jacques (CAN) and Castleforbes Glenn, owned by Sergent Stables LLC., placed second with a score of 171.5, while Maggie Alexander (USA) secured the third place ribbon with a score of 171 aboard her own entry, California Prima Z.
Abigail Mc Ardle (USA) claimed victory Saturday morning in the 1.35m Open Jumper Stake, sponsored by Arion Sellier. Mc Ardle and her mount, Olympia Van Het Eikenhof, owned by Sweetwater Jumpers LLC., put in a lightning-fast time of 38.263 seconds, proving untouchable. On her heels was Diego Javier Vivero Viteri (ECU), clinching both the second and third place ribbons. Viteri claimed second aboard Daddy’s Destiny, owned by Nicole Velazco Magana, with a time of 38.606 seconds while securing third with a clear 41.935 second time aboard the Sebastian Rodriguez-owned, Starinue.
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