2018 Eventing Prix Invitational winners Will Coleman and Gideon. Photo by Lisa Thomas/Mid-Atlantic Equestrian Services.
We are counting down to the highly anticipated $20,000 Ocala Horse Properties Eventing Prix Invitational, which will take place at 2 p.m. tomorrow, March 5, at Southern Cross Equestrian in Reddick, Florida. A total of 35 combinations — eight teams and three individuals — will take on Chris Barnard’s 1.30-meter show jumping course.
The first round will determine the team results, and the top 10 combinations — or all pairs that jump clear in the first round — will return for the second round jump-off to determine the individual standings.
Here’s a look at the teams:
Team Unstable
- Joe Meyer and A Sportsfield Diamond, owned by The Champagne Syndicate
- Sharon White and Cooley On Show, owned by the rider and George White
- Sara Kozumplik Murphy and Rubens D’Yseiux, owned by Edy Rameika, Brian Murphy and The Coury Family
- Bobby Meyerhoff and Fortuna, owned by Danica Meyerhoff
Team GBish
- Justine Dutton and MGH Heartbeat, owned by the rider and Chris Barnard
- Liz Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Quicksilver, owned by The Monster Syndicate
- Leslie Law and Voltaire de Tre, owned by Tre Book
- Clark Montgomery and Caribbean Soul, owned by The Caribbean Soul Syndicate
The Maple Stirrups
- Selena O’Hanlon and E’Lupicor, owned by Jen Gallas
- Dana Cooke and her own FE Stiff Upper Lip
- Jessica Phoenix and her own Bentley’s Best
- Karl Slezak and Fernhill Wishes, owned by the rider and Kirk Hoppner
Buck Off Cancer
- Jennie Brannigan and I Bella, owned by Nina and Tim Gardner
- Hannah Sue Burnett and Lukeswell, owned by Christa Badger Schmidt, Jacqueline Mars and Sherry Nemmers
- Lynn Symansky and Under Suspection, owned by Mary Ann Ghadban
- Katherine Coleman and Billy Bandit, owned by KC Eventing
Team West Coast
- Natalia Neneman and Electric Lux, owned by The Electric Lux Group
- Tamie Smith and Cambalda, owned by Nina and Tim Gardner
- Kristen Bond and I’m Sew Ready, owned by Kristine and John Norton
- Allie Knowles and Ms Poppins, owned by Katherine O’Brien
Black List
- Lauren Kieffer and Vermiculus, owned by Jacqueline Mars
- Will Coleman and TKS Cooley, owned by The TKS Cooley Syndicate
- Buck Davidson Errol Gobey, owned by Natalie Sander, Lisa Darden, and Carl and Cassie Segal
- Matt Brown and Talking Point BCF, owned by Bob and Valerie Fish
The Young Guns
- Hallie Coon and her own Cooley SOS
- Alyssa Phillips and her own Oskar
- Caroline Martin and her own Islandwood Captain Jack
- Jacob Fletcher and his own Atlantic Domino
Wild Card Team
- Kurt Martin and Captain Chacco, owned by Shanon Baker
- Colleen Rutledge and her own C Me Fly
- Autumn Schweiss and Global AKD Corline, owned by Julie Schweiss
- Ashlyn Dorsey and Stakkato II, owned by Marcel Dorsey
Individuals
- Cornelia Dorr and her own Daytona Beach 8
- Charlotte Collier and Clifford M, owned by The Power of Pink
- Mia Farley and her own BGS Firecracker
A $1,000 1.15-meter speed class sponsored by Doug Hannum Equine Therapy is being held today. Tomorrow’s 1.30-meter class will once again be streamed live here on EN and on EQTV Network with commentary. The course walk is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The VIP tent opens at 1 p.m. and the action kicks off at 2 p.m.
General admission is free to the public. Brewster Walker Horse Transport is providing free beer, as well as sponsoring a $500 Grooms Award for the best turned-out horse. Food will be available for purchase from Humble Wood Fire Pizza.
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