Wellington, FL – January 20, 2010 – Pablo Barrios repeated his success from last week with another opening day win at the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. He and G&C Sinatra, owned by Barrios as well as Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of G&C Farm in Wellington, FL, were the fastest to win the $8,000 Sentient Jet 1.45m class.

This is the second week of the FTI WEF, and the weekly title sponsor is Purina Mills. Competition this week runs through Sunday, January 24. The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition that conclude on April 4, 2010, and the circuit will be awarding almost $6 million in prize money through the circuit.

This week’s courses in the International Arena are designed by Steve Stephens of Palmetto, FL. In the opening class, the $8,000 Sentient Jet 1.45m Time First Round, 29 entries went to post. There were 17 clear rounds, and the fastest of those was Barrios (VEN) on G&C Sinatra, who crossed the timers in 55.151 seconds. The early leader was McLain Ward on Miss Liberty 7, owned by Overlook Farm, who finished second in a time of 56.285 seconds. Angela Covert-Lawrence and Unica Van De Roshoeve, owned by Eastwood Group, were also quick and clear in 56.369 seconds to finish in third place.

Barrios won on the first day last week as well, and he is happy to be continuing this string of victories. Barrios and G&C Sinatra have had a two year partnership, including competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. Barrios believes that Sinatra has matured, especially after his experience at the Olympics. “He’s been better every time after the Olympics,” Barrios noted. “When he did the Olympics, he was too young. Now he’s more mature and doing very good.”

The 11-year-old Dutch gelding by Epilot has been a consistent performer for Barrios, and is now co-owned by Barrios’ sponsor, G&C Farm.

For today’s class, Barrios stuck with his original course plan. “I knew I could do the six (strides) in the first line. He’s a big-strided horse. He’s a big horse (too), but he’s very good at tight turns. I was able to do the five (strides) in the last line, and I didn’t see many horses doing that,” Barrios explained. “He had a very good turn back after the double. He’s very scopey, so I don’t need too much room to approach the fences, so that helped there.”

Tomorrow’s highlight jumper class is the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round Two on at 1 p.m., while the $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix CSI 2* will be on Saturday, January 23, at 7 p.m.; and the $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Classic is on Sunday, January 24, at 1 p.m.

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Final Results: $8,000 Sentient Jet 1.45m Time First Round

1. G&C SINATRA: 11yo KWPN gelding by Epilot xx Libero H

PABLO BARRIOS (VEN), PABLO BARRIOS / GUSTAVO & CAROLINA MIRABAL: 0/55.151

2. MISS LIBERTY 7: 15yo Oldenburg mare by Liberty M xx Rouletto

MCLAIN WARD (USA), OVERLOOK FARM INC: 0/56.285

3. UNICA VAN DE ROSHOEVE: 13yo BWP mare by Quickfeuer Van Koekshof xx GuildfordÆs Comm Decision

ANGELA COVERT-LAWRENCE (CAN), EASTWOOD GROUP: 0/56.369

4. WITH WINGS: 7yo KWPN gelding by Larino xx L.Ronald

MARILYN LITTLE-MEREDITH (USA), RAYLYN FARMS LLC: 0/57.279

5. WHEELS UP: 11yo BWP gelding by P.Skippy

IAN MILLAR (CAN), TEAM WORKS: 0/57.308

6. PITAREUSA:  13yo KWPN mare by Andiamo xx Legaat

YANN CANDELE (CAN), SUSAN GRANGE: 0/59.118

7. UTAN: 9yo KWPN gelding by Burggraaf xx Concorde

ANGELA COVERT-LAWRENCE (CAN), EASTWOOD EQUINE INC: 0/59.274

8. TORTOLA: 8yo BWP gelding

LAURA KRAUT (USA), BEVERLY WIDDOWSON: 0/60.270

9. MUSTIQUE: 13yo KWPN mare by Indoctro xx Grannus

YANN CANDELE (CAN), SUSAN GRANGE: 0/61.263

10. VIANCO V/D RAMPAARDEN

JONATHON MILLAR (CAN), KELLY SOLEAU: 0/61.677

11. WEMBLEY: 11yo BWP gelding by Capital

MAC CONE (CAN), CHADBURN HOLDINGS INC: 0/62.516

12. PEGASUS

ALI NILFORUSHAN (IRN), ALI NILFORUSHAN: 0/63.499

The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of top competition running from January 13 through April 4. WEF is run by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC, and Wellington Equestrian Partners and held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. All 12 shows are “AA” rated and Jumper Rated 6, and more than $5.5 million in prize money will be awarded.

WEF is proud to be supported by their title sponsor, FTI Consulting, Inc. FTI Consulting, Inc. exists to help companies and their stakeholders protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex economic, legal and regulatory environment.  FTI is the trusted advisor entrenched in many of the game-changing events that make headlines, move markets and create business history. For more information, please visit www.fticonsulting.com.

During the 12 weeks of WEF, “Saturday Night Lights” headlines the entertainment each Saturday night where spectators not only enjoy the Grand Prix class, but a street carnival, live music, and numerous dining options with box seats, sports bars, and the famed Tiki Hut for front row fun.

Please visit www.equestriansport.com or call 561-793-5867 for more information.