The wins keep coming for world no. 1 Kent Farrington (USA). He added another international grand prix victory to his 2025 tally in the $125,000 Silo Ridge Masters 3* on Sunday aboard Orafina to close out the first week of the Highlands Horse Show.
Highland Horse Show features two weeks of elite show jumping and immersive entertainment in the idyllic Hudson Valley of New York. The Silo Ridge Masters 3* runs through October 5 before the Highlands Cup — featuring Major League Show Jumping — takes center stage October 8 through 12. Learn more at HighlandsHorseShow.com.
“[Orafina] is a real competitor when she’s on form,” said Farrington of the 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (For Fashion x Canturo) he has been partnered with since 2021. “She has won a lot throughout her career — up to five-stars — but as she’s gotten older she is very comfortable at the 3* level. She proved that competitiveness today.”
Nick Granat’s (USA) first-round track proved difficult with only three pairs advancing to the jump-off. Heather Caristo-Williams (USA) led the way with a fault-free round aboard Stephanie Bulger’s 14-year-old Marciano MVF, followed by Farrington who guaranteed a jump-off. Great Britain’s Samuel Hutton rounded out the short course field riding 11-year-old Zidan 10, owned by AS Trading.
True to form, Farrington was the only athlete to crack the code on Granat’s jump-off in 45.91 seconds. The win handed Orafina her sixth FEI win this year. Hutton settled as the runner-up with a pole on the ground and a time fault, while Caristo-Williams rounded out the third podium spot with jumping and time faults. (Top Canadian was Erynn Ballard, 6th riding Her Ball Game BG.)
Caristo-Williams was returning to the show ring this week after recovering from a fall that kept her from international competition, and was awarded the CaraCara Leading Lady Rider Award.
“I never thought I would get back up to this level, so it means the world to me because I’ve worked really hard to get here again,” said the rider who hails from Saugerties, NY. “This horse is my rock and he gave me everything in the first round.”
When asked about the return of the Silo Ridge Masters as a new event on the North American FEI schedule, Farrington noted, “I didn’t compete last year, but I saw that it was already great and this year it was even better.”
For complete results from the $125,000 Silo Ridge Masters Grand Prix, click here.
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