As Rolex ends, so does our annual EN tradition, the Pick ‘Em Contest. Many thanks to Omega Alpha for sponsoring this game, and for providing $150 of their products to our winner. Speaking of winner…let’s look at the results!
It was a pretty close race, as 14 different entries selected William Fox-Pitt to win. He was by far the most popular choice, and, to no surprise, pulled off a win at Rolex with a final official score of 45.3. Our next criteria in the contest was to guess the final score, followed by naming the second-placed horse/rider as a tiebreaker. Several people guessed William to win with a score in the 40s, and it came down to some arithmetic to pin down the winner. In the end, there were two entries that missed William’s actual score by only 1.3 points:
Angela Norman
William Fox-Pitt (44), second place Becky and Courageous Comet
Caitie Brown
William Fox-Pitt (46.6), second place Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice
Since Becky sadly suffered a fall on Courageous Comet on cross-country, the contest win goes to Caitie Brown for guessing Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice. Phillip and “Happy” finished Rolex in 10th place.
I also want to give a shout-out to contest entrant Haley Benzon, who was the only one to predict William to win and Allison Springer to finish second. Unfortunately for Haley, she guessed WFP’s score as 41.2…so close, but 4.1 points away! Thanks to all who participated in the annual Rolex Pick ‘Em contest, and thanks to the contest’s presenting sponsor Omega Alpha. Congratulations, Caitie!
Reminder: Don’t forget that TODAY, 4/30 at midnight (EST) is the deadline for the Rolex Top Dog Contest, brought to you by World Equestrian Brands. Send us your best Rolex canine photos for a chance to win a gorgeous Vespucci figure-8 bridle, or a set of Airlite show jumping open fronts and ankle boots! Email entries to [email protected] with “Top Dog” in the title.
