Adrienne Sternlicht is kicking off her WEF season with a bang by earning a 1.45m win earlier in the week and again leading the victory gallop in the $25,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic on Saturday riding Cadans Z, owned by her own Starlight Farms 1 LLC.

From a field of 31, 10 horses advanced to an Eric Hasbrouck-designed jump-off track where Sternlicht stopped the clock in an uncatchable 36.769 seconds over her trainer and two-time U.S. Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward. He and Heavenly W, owned by Portfolio Horses LLC, stopped the clock double clear in 38.026 seconds.

โ€œAt the end of last year, McLain was riding [Cadans Z], and this is my first week back on her. Sheโ€™s a great mare, has a lot of quality, and today I was able to get out of her way,โ€ said Sternlicht of her one-year history with the 10-year-old Zangersheide mare (Carosso VDL x Navarone). โ€œShe has not been the easiest horse for me to figure out. Having the experience of watching McLain ride any horse, especially one that youโ€™ve been working with, is always incredibly educational.โ€

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