Three-star international jumper competition continued on Friday, January 14, 2022, at the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, with the $37,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Jumper speed class. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) ran away with the win aboard Caraghs Quality Lady, owned by Anna Beth Athey.
There were 37 entries to contest the course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) and Andy Christiansen Jr. (ECU), 17 of which went clear.
McLain Ward (USA) had the time with Bonnie M Z in 63.52 seconds, but an unfortunate rail at the ‘b’ element of the Bainbridge Companies double combination proved costly. It was Sweetnam’s quick and fault-free effort with Caraghs Quality Lady in 66.67 seconds that would be victorious.
Natalie Dean (USA) had a clean effort in 67.38 seconds with Nespresso Van’t Laekhof, a nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by Cicero Z x Grandeur owned by Marigold Sporthorses LLC, for second place. In third place was Hector Florentino (DOM), who stopped the clock in 67.62 seconds riding Wyndmont’s 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Meadow Vale Cruise by Creevagh Ferro x Cruising.
Source: Press release
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