Two-time Olympic team and 2015 Pan American Games individual gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) jumped to a thrilling victory on Saturday night in the $380,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ward and his longtime mount Rothchild raced to the top of an eight-horse jump-off in front of a packed house at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) and Comanche 28 finished second, and Mark Bluman (COL) and Califa LS placed third.

WEF 5, sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, concludes on Sunday with the $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The 12-week WEF circuit runs through April 3 offering more than $9 million in prize money.

Bob Ellis (GBR) set the track for 44 starters in Saturday’s feature class under the lights of PBIEC’s International Arena. Eight entries advanced to the jump-off, where the top three were the only combinations to jump double clear.

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