Farrell and Zermeño Awarded Top Prizes
in $2,500 Hunter and Jumper Groom’s Classes
For Immediate Release
North Salem, NY – May 16, 2014 – The $35,000 Old Salem Grand Prix was the highlight of the day’s competition, and Darragh Kenny (IRL) took home another top prize at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows with Caroline Lloyd’s Sans Souci Z. Adam Prudent (FRA) and Vasco placed second, while Candice King (USA) took the next two spots on Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve and Kismet 50.
The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows run May 6-11 and May 13–18 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country to compete for almost $500,000 in prize money.
There were 54 entries in the $35,000 Old Salem Grand Prix, and nine were clear to the jump-off. Riders tackled a course set by Ireland’s Alan Wade. Coming back first in the jump-off, Candice King and Bellissimo LLC’s Kismet 50 set the pace with a clear round in 53.035 seconds for fourth place. The next clear round wouldn’t be recorded until King went on her next horse, Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve, owned by Louisburg Farm. They took over the lead in 52.33 seconds, which would hold up for third place.
Candice King and Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve
Next in, Prudent and Vasco, owned by Plain Bay Sales and Patrick Flin, lowered the time down to 48.969 seconds, which would place second at the end of the class.
Adam Prudent and Vasco
As the last ones in, Kenny and Sans Souci Z sped around the jump-off in 47 seconds flat for the win.
Darragh Kenny and Sans Souci Z
Kenny recalled, “He doesn’t ever rub jumps, and the last vertical in the warm-up ring, he barely rubbed it a little bit. I thought, ‘That will make him pretty sharp in here.’ I cantered down to jump one, and he jumped three feet over it! That just meant to me that he wasn’t going to touch a jump, and I could go as fast as I wanted.”
The fastest four-faulter in fifth place was McLain Ward on HH Carlos Z, owned by Double H Farm, who has a time of 46.01 seconds.
Kenny started riding Sans Souci Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding by Surrealist V/H Paradijs, at the end of the 2013 winter season, and after a break, rode him again this past winter. The talented horse moved up from the 1.30m Jumpers to the grand prix level. “We just matched great, and she saw that. Caroline has been great and let me manage the horse myself. She really trusts me with the horse. I try and treat every horse as if they were my own. I’m extremely thankful for her letting me have the chance to ride the horse,” Kenny expressed.
Kenny praised the horse’s carefulness, scope, and intelligence. “When you look at him, you think, ‘Oh, he’s a big, pretty horse, but he could be a little slow.’ But he’s so sensitive and so intelligent. This horse doesn’t have the experience to do what he’s doing, but he’s doing it brilliantly. I’ve always ridden a couple of big horses that have been a little bit chunkier looking, and I’ve had good results on them. He’s a little bit like that, but he’s extremely blood when you ride him. He’s so light off the ground. He’s got an amazing brain. I’m really hopeful for the horse.”
Darragh Kenny and Sans Souci Z in their winning presentation with Old Salem Farm representatives Kamran Hakim, Sarah Foster, and Vandy Lipman.
Wade’s course in the sand Annex Ring was “tough,” Kenny said. He added, “It took a lot of jumping and a lot of riding. Still, there were a lot of good horses that jumped clear. I was just lucky that it was my day today.”
Final Results: $35,000 Old Salem Grand Prix
1 492 SANS SOUCI Z DARRAGH KENNY CAROLINE LLOYD: 0/0/47.000
2 782 VASCO ADAM PRUDENT PLAIN BAY SALES/PATRICK FLIN: 0/0/48.969
3 185 PJOTTER VAN DE ZCANDICE KING LOUISBURG FARM: 0/0/52.333
4 504 KISMET 50 CANDICE KING BELLISSIMO LLC: 0/0/53.035
5 653 HH CARLOS Z MCLAIN WARD DOUBLE H FARM: 0/4/46.019
6 490 PROF DE LA ROQUE DARRAGH KENNY POSTAGE STAMP FARM LLC: 0/4/47.553
7 799 VERSUS RAMIRO QUINTANA MICHAEL SMITH: 0/4/49.202
8 416 MACARTHUR MICHAEL HUGHES CHRISTINA FRIED: 0/4/51.652
9 290 ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE CHRISTINE MC CREA CANDY TRIBBLE & WINDSOR SHOW STABLES: 0/8/52.443
10 866 QUIDAM 13 SYDNEY SHULMAN BACK COUNTRY FARM: 1/81.440
11 508 COMBINA CANDICE KING BELLISSIMO LLC: 2/82.279
12 422 HH COPIN VAN DE BROY QUENTIN JUDGE DOUBLE H FARM: 3/83.101
The hard-working grooms at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows were honored today with ribbons, gifts, and great prize money in the $2,500 Hunter and Jumper Groom’s Classes. The winner of the $2,500 Jumper Groom’s Class was Kelaine Farrell, who brought Ansgar Holtgers’ Best Buy to the ring. In the $2,500 Hunter Groom’s Class, Mauricio Zermeño and Alexandra Beaumont’s Undergrad took the top prize. The classes were sponsored by Stronghold Equine Equipment, Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, McLain Ward Inc., and Farrer’s Formula/Paul Heller. Judges included John Roper and Jimmy Lee in the hunter class and Judy Richter and Harry Nijenhius in the jumper class.
Kelaine Farrell and Best Buy in their winning presentation.
Results: $2,500 Jumper Groom’s Class
1 Kelaine Farrell, Best Buy, Ansgar Holtgers
2 Jesus Escalera, Carneyhaugh Manx, Katherine Gallagher
3 Umberto Valdez, Whisper, Lexi Maounis
4 Cheryl Mazaleski, Vocas, Lilly Ulrich
5 Saul Calvillo, Baldev, Callie Seaman
6 Carlos Hurtado, Don’t Stop O, Libertas Farm LLC
Mauricio Zermeño and Undergrad in their winning presentation.
Results: $2,500 Hunter Groom’s Class
1 Mauricio Zermeño, Undergrad, Alexandra Beaumont
2 Andreas Vega, Inspired, Amy Guth
3 Guicho Rebollo, Dashing, Clementina Brown
4 Alejandro Duron, Lulu, Merrylegs South
5 Efren Rebollo, Carhartt, Amy Guth
6 Erick Ramirez, Skorekeeper, Callie Seaman
Full horse show results can be found at www.horseshowsonline.com. Competition continues tomorrow with the $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem, presented by Miller Motorcars at 2 p.m. and the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at 4 p.m., as well as the Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship.
WATCH LIVE! The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby on May 17, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix on May 18 will be broadcast on the USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak. You may watch these events as they happen at USEF Network or www.oldsalemfarm.net. All classes in the Grand Prix Field and Sand Ring are also livestreamed daily at www.shownet.biz.
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Old Salem Farm, located just one hour north of New York City, is one of the best equestrian competition venues in North America, as rated by the North American Riders Group in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Host of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, the prestigious American Gold Cup CSI-W 4*, and year-round competitions, the facility offers a state-of-the-art turf grand prix field, indoor riding arena, and two all-weather footing rings. As a boarding and training facility, Old Salem Farm is second to none and home to top trainer Frank Madden. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net or call 914-669-5610.