We are counting down to the $15,000 Ocala Horse Properties Eventing Prix Invitational! The 1.30m show jumping competition over Marc Donovan’s course will take place tomorrow, March 6 starting at 2 p.m. at Southern Cross Equestrian in Ocala, Florida.
Here is the drawn order of go …
1. Will Coleman and KBLB Event Horses’s Gideon
2. Bobby Meyerhoff and Danica Meyerhoff’s Dunlavin’s Token
3. Michael Walton and Jim and Katie O’Brian’s Casarino
4. Dana Cooke and Kingfisher Park’s FE Mississippi
5. Jacob Fletcher and Frank Fletcher’s Atlantic Domino
6. Jessica Phoenix and Don and Anita Leschied’s A Little Romance
7. Elisa Wallace and the Simply Priceless Syndicate’s Simply Priceless
8. Shanon Baker and her own Ballingowan Zeal
9. Liz Stewart and Cindy and Steve Stewart’s Elusive
10. Mara DePuy and Mimi and David Regamey’s Congo Brazzaville C
11. Joe Meyer and Edy Remeika’s Catchascatchcan
12. Allie Knowles and the Sound Prospect Syndicate’s Sound Prospect
13. Lauren Balcomb and her own SL Belly
14. Woodge Fulton and her own Captain Jack
15. Colleen Loach and Peter Barry’s Qorry Blue D’Argouges
16. Kyle Carter and Kyle and Riley Carter’s FR Trust Fund
17. Ashely Kehoe and Kehoe Enterprises’ Kiltealy Toss Up
18. Lauren Kieffer and Jacqueline Mars and Debbie Adams’ DA Duras
19. Sharon White and her own Cooley On Show
20. Lynn Symansky and the Donner Syndicate’s Donner
21. Jordan Linstedt and her own Revitavet Capato
22. Hallie Coon and her own Celien
23. Holly Jacks-Smither and the More Inspiration Syndicate’s More Inspiration
24. David O’Connor and Jacqueline Mars’ Cooley Dream
25. Kristen Bond and Liz Bond’s Enough Already
26. Karen O’Connor and Michelle Donnelly’s Tremolo
27. Kurt Martin and the Martin Family’s Delux Z
28. Sara Kozumplik Murphy and Edy Remeika’s Delta Queen
29. Buck Davidson and Carlevo LLC’s Carlevo
30. Clayton Fredericks and Kingfisher Park’s FE Stiff Upper Lip
31. Caroline Martin and Sherrie Martin’s Islandwood Captian Jack
32. Selena O’Hanlon and John and Judy Rumble’s Foxwood High
33. Jon Holling and the Two Doors Down Syndicate’s Sportsfield Two Doors Down
34. Colleen Rutledge and her own Confidence Game
The first round will determine 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.
The $1,000 Welcome Stakes sponsored by Dougie Hannum Equine Therapy kicked off the action today. Click here to watch videos courtesy of David Frechette. Here are the results from the speed class …
1. Bobby Meyerhoff – Fortuna – 52.56
2. Clayton Fredericks – Amistoso – 59.69
3. Kyle Carter – FR’s Trust Fund – 59.84
4. Colleen Loach – Foreign Quality – 61.10
5. Jon Holling – Dalanteretto – 62.16
6. Colleen Rutledge – Covert Rights – 63.66
Tomorrow’s Eventing Prix Invitational is free to attend and open to the public, and spectators are encouraged to bring a chair and picnic. Food and drinks will also be available for purchase on the grounds from Humble Pie Pizza. Beer is free!
Thank you to the event sponsors: Ocala Horse Properties, title sponsor; Doug Hannum Equine Therapy, Welcome Stakes sponsor; Peak Performance and Stellos Electric, prix partners; and jump sponsors, Equijet, Wordley Martin Equestrian and Chester County Farrier Associates.
If you can’t be in Ocala to watch the Eventing Prix Invitational live, Joel Wiessner of EQTV Network once again will be live streaming the competition, and you can watch right here on EN. Southern Cross is located at 13440 NW Highway 225, Reddick, FL 32686.