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John Pearce Guides Chianto to 40th Grand Prix Win at HITS Saugerties

When the final entry’s jump-off time flashed across the scoreboard a second slower than his own, John Pearce was standing beside Chianto at the Strongid® C 2X™ Grand Prix Stadium in-gate. A winner’s smile swept across his face as he stepped back to appreciate the 18-year old Danish Warmblood gelding, then pointed to the flea-bitten […]
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John Pearce Wins $50,000 HITS Grand Prix

On the heels of a win in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix with Son of a Gun, John Pearce of Bermuda Dunes, California jumped his way to another blue on Sunday in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented, by Zoetis, this time aboard Forest View Farm’s Chianto. Celebration, however, soon turned to focus as all […]
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John Pearce and Chianto Score in Colorado

The Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena was christened on the first week of the Colorado Horse Park’s Summer in the Rockies in a ceremony during the $30,000 Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix. A field of 12 horse and rider combinations accepted the challenge of Hector Loyola’s technical track, but it […]
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John Pearce Finishes Second in AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix

Canadian Olympian John Pearce finished second in the inaugural AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix, presented by Lamborghini Newport Beach, to close out the seven-week HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA, on Sunday, March 17. Following 32 attempts out of 40 starters, Pearce, who currently resides in Bermuda Dunes, California, was the first to navigate […]
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John Pearce Wins $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS DC IV

The crowd had plenty to cheer about as Canadian rider John Pearce and his majestic grey mount Chianto sped to victory in the $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, on Sunday. With 10 making it into the jump-off from a field of 55 starters, there was no question that the final round would provide […]
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Chris Pratt Cruises to the Top at HITS Indio

Chris Pratt and Indigo Farms LLC’s Cruise won the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix of the Desert at HITS Desert Circuit VI after turning in two fault-free trips. John Pearce and his 2010 WEG mount Chianto finished in second, while Jill Henselwood and George posted a fifth place finish. Pratt and Cruise also were victorious in […]
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John Pearce Wins $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS Thermal

John Pearce proved once again that he means business when he posted the fastest double-clear round aboard Forest View Farm’s Sun of a Gun in Sunday’s $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to conclude the Desert Circuit I horse show at the HITS Desert Horse Park, in Thermal, California. On the heels […]