Ocala, FL – The $50,000 Coors Banquet Nationwide Grand Prix welcomed 27 horse-and-rider mixtures to the WEC Grand Area on Sunday morning. Sharn Wordley (NZL) as soon as once more topped the leaderboard, claiming the win aboard Hagelin (Stolzenberg x Graefin Prime) and likewise securing third place with Valentine Automobile (Son Of Juan Automobile x Sofia Automobile), each owned by Della Wordley.
Catsy Cruz set a technical course that examined the whole discipline, however 10 opponents managed clear first rounds to advance to the jump-off. The ultimate spherical become a head-to-head battle between Wordley and Tracy Fenney for the highest spot.
Wordley certified all three of his mounts for the jump-off and was first to return with the 16-year-old American Warmblood gelding Valentine Automobile. The pair made fast work of the quick course, stopping the clock in 40.731 seconds.
“I needed to be fast sufficient to place sufficient stress on the remaining, however not too fast the place I’d get a rail,” Wordley defined.
Fenney additionally returned with each of her mounts and was first up aboard fan-favorite MTM Apple (Favorit Ask x Kong’s Whopsie). She stepped up the tempo with the 14-year-old Danish Warmblood mare, shaving a full second off Wordley’s time to complete in 39.722 seconds.
“With Tracy, you’re all the time enjoying a sport of who is quicker, as a result of she is all the time the quickest—particularly if she goes after you—as a result of she may be very calculated and is aware of precisely what she has to do,” mentioned Wordley.
However the competitors wasn’t over but. Wordley nonetheless had two extra possibilities, together with one notably quick companion: Hagelin.
Subsequent within the ring, Wordley returned aboard the 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding and executed a wise, measured plan. “He’s very naturally quick, however he does get a bit of shocked when you flip up tight to jumps—he’s not used to it. He didn’t try this early on in his profession, and he’s very cautious and a bit of cautious. He likes to see what’s coming. So, from one to 2, I needed to be a bit of cautious, did an additional stride, and stayed out large so he knew he was in a jump-off and that we have been turning. Then I used to be fast throughout, and identical factor with that blind flip again to the oxer—I gave one further step. So then I knew I needed to be a bit of fast to the double and actually fly house. That’s his forte—when you’ll be able to flip and have a protracted gallop to one thing. He can flip and speed up to one thing in a short time and keep on that gallop. And that’s the place I obtained Tracy.”
Wordley and Hagelin crossed the timers in 39.350 seconds—simply three-tenths of a second sooner to take the win. Fenney settled for second with MTM Apple and practically struck once more with MTM Can Discuss To Me, ending in 40.934 seconds for fourth place. Wordley’s spherical with Valentine Automobile held on for third.
Todd Minikus earned the Quickest 4-Faulter award aboard Gardenia, recording a fast first-round time of 65.977 seconds with one rail down.
Francesca Chiatti acquired the ‘Luck of the Draw’ award.
$50,000 Coors Banquet Nationwide Grand Prix Outcomes
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