A $10,000 Open Jumper 1.40m Stake class concluded the competition on Sunday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, with a course set in the International Arena by Anthony D'Ambrosio. Twenty-eight entries showed in round one with five clear rounds to advance to the jump-off and five double clears over the short course. The fastest time of 37.946 seconds earned top prize for U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Kraut riding Stars and Stripes' Bonito R, an eight-year-old Hanoverian gelding by El Bonito x Rhytmo. New Zealand's Grant Wilson finished second riding Octavia de Beaufour, owned by Emmanuelle Mille and Grant Wilson. The pair cleared the short course in 38.411 seconds. Denmark's Henrik Gundersen finished third riding Adlanteur through the timers in 39.609 seconds. Young U.S. rider, Sydney Shulman, took home both the fourth and fifth place honors. Shulman and Marcus Hagglund's Quirado finished fourth with a time of 39.932 seconds. Riding Back Country Farm's HH Narcos du Marais, Shulman placed fifth in 40.661 seconds. Final Results: $10,000 Open Stake 1.40m 1. BONITO R LAURA KRAUT STARS AND STRIPES: 0/0/37.946 2. OCTAVIA DE BEAUFOUR GRANT WILSON EMMANUELLE MILLE & GRANT WILSON: 0/0/38.411 3. ADLANTEUR HENRIK GUNDERSEN HENRIK GUNDERSEN: 0/0/39.609 4. QUIRADO SYDNEY SHULMAN MARCUS HAGGLUND: 0/0/39.932 5. HH NARCOS DU MARAIS SYDNEY SHULMAN BACK COUNTRY FARM: 0/0/40.661 6. WHATEVER KAREN POLLE KAREN POLLE: 4/70.287 7. RADIO CITY WILTON PORTER SLEEPY P RANCH LLC: 4/70.541 8. STAR WATCH SAMANTHA SENFT SAMANTHA SENFT: 4/71.720 9. BAILEY RICHIE MOLONEY EQUINIMITY LLC: 4/72.803 10. CHANEL ROBERTO TERAN CHEHEBAR, SIMHON & BLUE STAR INV: 4/75.533 © Press release from Jennifer Wood Media Inc.
