The final Ocala NSBA Summer Series grand prix kicked off early this morning as 55 competitive entries took to the WEC Grand Arena to contest the $75,000 Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Grand Prix. FEI Level IV course designer, Guilherme Jorge of (BRA) created the technical track that featured tricky triple and double combinations that tested many riders throughout the class. Eighteen entries managed a clean first round and eleven jumped double clear, but it was Tracy Fenney and MTM Farm’s MTM Apple that snatched the top prize.

Fenney has had great success during the NSBA Ocala Summer Series earning a multitude of top three placings and winning four feature classes. Fenney and MTM Apple previously won Week VI’s $75,000 Grand Prix and $15,000 WEC Ocala Welcome Prix.

Fenney and MTM Apple (Favorit Ask x Kong’s Whopsie) delivered a clean first round toward the end of the class, stopping the clock at 79.530 seconds, just under the time allowed of 81 seconds. “I thought the course was hard, but it is an entirely different class when it’s not under the lights. During the day the horses aren’t as spooky, and the environment is a lot more calm. So even though it was a hard course, having the class in the morning really helped a lot of riders. Many did go clear but this is such a great facility, all the horses should jump well because we have everything going for us here.”

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