Japan’s Shota Ogomori, who trains with Canadian grand prix rider Chris Pratt, won the $36,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.45m Classic at WEF.
Winter Equestrian Festival
The “Saturday Night Lights” series continued with the $72,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI 2* and Olympian Mario Deslauriers (CAN) and Amsterdam 27 scoring a win.
WEF Week 2 is well underway in Wellington, FL, with a win for Mckayla Langmeier of East Granby, CT, riding Bon Vivant in the $6,000 Bainbridge 1.40M.
Canadians Keean White and Jenn Serek placed seventh and 10th respectively in the $35,000 Hollow Creek 1.50m Classic CSI 3* at WEF.
Eric Lamaze won the $35,000 CSI3* Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 10 on March 15, taking the top prize for the third time this season.
Rodrigo Pessoa rode Chaganus to the win in the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* during the seventh week of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.
McLain Ward notched up another win, taking the $132,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 aboard Hija van Strokapelleken in Wellington, FL.
Daniel Bluman (ISR) and Ladriano Z rose to the top of the class in the $384,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival,
McLain Ward and HH Azur won the $132,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 5, while Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 took second place.
The highlight class of the third week at WEF was the $132,000 Adequan® Grand Prix CSI 3*, which went to Ireland’s Darragh Kenny on Cassini Z.