Emily Beshear and Shame on the Moon. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Emily Beshear and Deep Purple Eventing’s Shame on the Moon sailed to a comfortable lead this afternoon in the CIC3* at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, scoring 41.6 to give them a five point margin over second place. That’s a personal best score at this level for “Delta,” a 9-year-old Trakehner/Thoroughbred mare who is extremely talented in this phase but sometimes battles nerves due to atmosphere.
Delta was all business in the ring today, and Emily rode her beautifully in what should prove to be a good confidence building time in the sandbox in the mare’s final preparation for Bromont next month, where Emily confirmed they will aim for the mare’s second CCI3*. This pair also completed the Dutta Corp Fair Hill International last fall.
Caroline Martin and Quantum Solace. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Lauren Kieffer is sitting in second place in this division — in fact, she’s sitting in second place in three of the four divisions at Jersey Fresh — after scoring 46.4 with Landmark’s Monte Carlo, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Jacqueline Mars. We’ve predicted “Patrick” to clinch the win this weekend in his first CIC3*.
Kurt Martin and his own Delux Z delivered a consistent test, scoring 50.7 to sit in third place after dressage. This horse was a star at the two-star level and has struggled a bit in his move up to the Advanced/CIC3* level this spring, and we’re sending all the EN karma to Kurt and this lovely 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding for a good go around John Williams’ cross country course tomorrow.
Buck Davidson and Copper Beach. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Caroline Martin and Quantum Solace scored 51.1 to sit in fourth place in what will be their final preparation for the Tattersalls CIC3* in Ireland for their first overseas competition later this month. “Nacho,” an Argentinian Sport Horse gelding owned by Caroline and Sherrie Martin, will then go on to Bramham with Caroline to compete in the under 25 CCI3* competition during the second week in June.
The CIC2* horses were the last to go today, and Buck Davidson and Copper Beach scored 40.2 to lead the class. “Sean,” a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Carl and Cassie Segal and Sherrie Martin, won the CCI3* at this event last year, and he’s in the CIC2* this weekend as a tune up for Tattersalls CCI3*, where he’ll do battle against some very big names.
Lauren Kieffer and Takine de la Barbais. Photo by Jenni Autry.
Lauren Kieffer is also enjoying prime real estate on the leaderboard in this division, sitting in second place on 44.6 with Takine de la Barbais, an 8-year-old Selle Francais mare owned by Jacqueline Mars. This is yet another lovely young horse in Lauren’s string and a relatively new ride for her, as the mare was imported just before Christmas last year after being campaigned to the two-star level by by Antoine Percheron in France.
Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti round out the top three in the CIC2* on a score of 44.9. “Rotti” just did the dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event last month, and Jessie confirmed he is waiting in the wings should Canada decide they want the horse for the Pan American Games. The horse won individual gold at Guadalajara in 2011, so he’s no stranger to the Pan Ams. Canadian Chef d’Equipe Clayton Fredericks confirmed today that their team won’t be named until after Bromont.
Doug Payne and Lysander. Photo by Jenni Autry.
CIC3* show jumping is at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, with CIC2* show jumping at 10:30 a.m. Both divisions will go cross country in the afternoon. You can follow along with live cross country action on PRO Tour Radio, and we’ll also be posting live updates right here on EN. Click here to see ride times. Go Eventing.
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