Lexington, KY – July 22, 2015 – On the first day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, it was the first horses in the ring that dominated the competition. Both Derek Braun and David Blake led their classes at the Kentucky Horse Park wire-to-wire to win the 1.40m Open Jumpers and the 7-Year-Old Jumpers, respectively.
As the first pair to go in the one round 1.40m Open Jumpers in the Rolex Stadium, Braun and MRN Family Corp’s Lacarolus laid down a quick and clear round to set the early pace-to-beat at 64.028 seconds.
A few of the 28 additional competitors came close, including Sharn Wordley on Ashland Stables‘ Popstar Lozonais and Alfonso Diaz and his own Virginia, but their times of 65.082 seconds and 65.290 seconds would only be good enough for second and third.
„I went first, so I just thought I’d kind of go for it a little bit. It was fun,“ Braun said. „I thought it was a great first day for us. He has the Grand Prix tomorrow, so I just wanted him to look for the next jump. I didn’t want him to run too fast. He was great; he was really on.“
Lacarolus has been one of Braun’s top horses for years, and after coming back from an injury, he is on form and better than ever, as he exhibited on Wednesday afternoon.
„He started showing again this winter, and he’s come back stronger than ever,“ Braun said. „He’s amazing. I always can trust him. I always feel like he can win every class that he goes in. He’s been close the past few weeks in some grand prix. It’s nice for him to go a little bit faster in the 1.40m class.“
Braun and Lacarolus will return to Rolex Stadium on Thursday evening for the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and again on Saturday evening for the $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix.
Blake and Dinozo went clear over the Alan Wade-designed course and advanced to the jump-phase where they turned in a second clear effort, with a quick time of 35.261 seconds. Benjamin Meredith and Thalys Z, Jordan Gilchrist and Happyboy Van De Doornakkers, Martin Mallo and Tao and Blake and his second mount, Freeman, all also produced double clear efforts, but Blake and Dinozo’s time would hold out as the best all the way through to the end.
„I came to the show yesterday, and he felt really relaxed here,“ Blake said of Dinozo. „I think he really likes Kentucky. I knew the horse was going to jump well. In the first round, he was really relaxed. He never felt like he was going to make any mistake at all. So I said to myself in the jump-off, ‚just be nice and neat. He’s naturally a quick horse. I think in the future he’s going to win a lot of classes without trying too hard at all.“
Blake continued, „He’s got a really, really good mind for the job, and he always wants to jump clear. Even if he is a little bit spooky or nervous, he always wants to jump clear. He likes this ring a lot because there’s a lot of space in there. He doesn’t feel too confined. He’s more relaxed in this big ring then in a normal, smaller ring. I like bringing him here because I feel like he learns a lot with these courses.“
Finishing in second were Benjamin Meredith and Thalys Z, owned by The Thalys Group, on a jump-off time of 35.332 seconds, and third went to Blake and Freeman,
owned by Pine Hollow Farm.
Jumper competition at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show continues on Thursday beginning in the Rolex Stadium at 8 a.m. with the 1.30m Open Jumpers. Jumper highlights throughout the week include Thursday night’s $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and Saturday night’s $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix.
Kentucky Summer Horse Show Day One Jumper Results
Class : 435 OPEN JUMPER II sec 1 1.40m
1 1533LACAROLUS – DEREK BRAUN 64.028
2 1766POPSTAR – LOZONAISSHARN WORDLEY 65.082
3 617VIRGINIA – ALFONSO DIAZ 65.290
4 132KARLOTTA SCOTT – CODY AUER 66.799
5 1764CROWN JEWEL – SHARN WORDLEY 67.039
6 1587BELUGA – SHANE SWEETNAM 61.836
7 1291ELIOS – BRITTNI RAFLOWITZ 65.747
8 522WILKINA LITHYA – MARTIEN VAN DER HOEVE 65.981
Class : 404 SEVEN YEAR OLD JUMPER II sec 2b 1.30m-1.35m
1 438 DINOZO – DAVID BLAKE 67.686 – 35.261
2 1400THALYS Z – BENJAMIN MEREDITH 71.653 – 35.332
3 430 FREEMAN – DAVID BLAKE 70.62 – 36.824
4 604 HAPPYBOY – VAN DE JORDAN GILCHRIST 76.515 – 39.347
7 1686RAINO – DU JARDIN JUAN CARLOS MAURI 73.391 – 33.221
8 1811HAMIRO – KYLE TIMM 74.166
Class : 425 OPEN JUMPER II sec 1 1.30M
Pl – Number – Horse – Rider – Faults – Time – Total – Time
1 273GAELLE – VAN MARKIBLYTHE MARANO 62.166
2 1085CARA MIA – GARRETT WARNER 63.327
3 318CONNOR – O’REAGAN 65.508
4 275CARA – BLYTHE MARANO 66.341
5 1186PRESTIGE – DANIEL BEDOYA 68.001
6 78 RAFINO – LINDA LANGMEIER 68.809
7 1170WAY OF LIFE H – ANSGAR HOLTGERS 69.111
8 941QUIDAM CAPRICE – KYLE TIMM 69.543
KENTUCKY HORSE SHOWS 2015 HORSE SHOW SERIES FAST FACTS
Events:
Kentucky Summer Horse Shows, USEF National Pony Finals, Bluegrass
Festival Horse Show and KHJA Horse Show, and the 2015 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finalsand the Pre Green Incentive Championship.
What:
The Kentucky Horse Show LLC’s 2015 series includes five weeks of top competition throughout the summer. These premier hunter/jumper competitions host the Hagyard Challenge Series with seven grand prix competitions that culminate with a Leading Rider Award, as well as the Hallway Feeds National Derby Series.
Where:
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. Home to the United States Equestrian Federation.
When:
KENTUCKY SUMMER HORSE SHOW – July 22- 26, 2015
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic
$25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix
$50,000 Rood & Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
KENTUCKY SUMMER CLASSIC – July 28- August 2, 2015
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic
$50,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix sponsored by GGT Footings
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
2015 USEF PONY FINALS – August 4-9, 2015
BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL HORSE SHOW – August 11-16, 2015
USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship
USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic
$40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix sponsored by Audi of Lexington
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby
WCHR Member Event
KHJA HORSE SHOW – August 19-23, 2015
$10,000 Hagyard Welcome Stake
$30,000 KHJA Grand Prix
$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby
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Lexington, KY – July 22, 2015 – On the first day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, it was the first horses in the ring that dominated the competition. Both Derek Braun and David Blake led their classes at the Kentucky Horse Park wire-to-wire to win the 1.40m Open Jumpers and the 7-Year-Old Jumpers, respectively.
