Beth_Underhill_and_Cantero_Z_by_David_Mullinix_copy.jpgOcala, Florida – Canadian Olympian Beth Underhill won the $50,000 Ocala International Grand Prix, Presented by Brook Ledge Inc., held Sunday, April 5, during the first of two weeks of competition at the Ocala Jumping Classic held at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, Florida.

A total of 27 horses attempted the track set by FEI course designer Mauricio Garcia of Puerto Rico with five leaving all the jumps in place to advance to the jump-off. Underhill, who had been third on course during the opening round, was the first to return for the shortened jump-off course riding Cantero Z. Underhill guided the 10-year-old grey Zangersheide gelding home clear in a time of 35.16 seconds, setting the standard for those that followed.

Ocala’s own Aaron Vale was next in the all-weather ring riding Sinatra. The pair looked to be on target to catch Underhill’s time when the final fence, the Brook Ledge vertical, fell to the ground, leaving Vale in fifth place.

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