Friday welcomed the last two National Derbies in the Marshall & Sterling Insurance Hunter Derby Program: the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby โ€“ Professional and Junior/Amateur sections, sponsored by Makoto Farms. The Grand Prix Stadium hosted Week VIIโ€™s $30,000 KASK Grand Prix and the $1,000 Equithrive U25 Jumper Classic.

Nick Haness and Just For Fun Finish on Top in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby

Nick Haness (Temecula, CA) and Just For Fun finish on top in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby โ€“ Professional section, sponsored by Makoto Farms, with scores of 87 and 94. Liz Hutchinson (Portola Valley, CA) and Inkwell, owned by Tami Cabaniss, received second for their scores of 91 and 89. Carleton Brooks (Encinitas, CA) rode Mae-J Holdingโ€™s Gone Country to scores of 88.5 and 91 for a third place finish.

Hanessโ€™ ride aboard Just For Fun, owned by Heidi Kane, was not only a successful one, but a familiar one. โ€œI sold him to Nicole and Heidi Kane last year at Thermal, so it was really exciting that I got to show him and that it went really well,โ€ shared Haness. โ€œHeโ€™s a horse I have always believed in.โ€

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