It was a day for the memory books for Redcoat Farm, and especially for professional rider Lisa Goldman. Not only did her students shine in the 2015 USHJA Children's and Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Team Championships, but she topped off Saturday with the win in the $25,000 Tapestry Farms Grand Prix, sponsored by The Struve Family. Goldman was the pathfinder of the class with Morocco, capturing the win with an untouchable time of 38.087 seconds. "Winning today was the icing on an incredible day," Goldman said. "Morocco did a great job out there, and he was really revved up. I am so excited though about how fantastic the whole barn has done during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. Louisa [Brackett] competed her first grand prix today with Aslan, and she ended with only four faults, which is so exciting! One of our students was on the Silver Medal Team for the Children's North Regional Team Championship, and Brenda [Perkovich] was on the Gold Medal Team for the Adult Amateur Regional Team Championship. This day could not have gone any better, we even won the Barn Competition earlier this morning!" Sixteen horse and rider combinations mastered Anderson Lima's opening round, making for a nail biting speed track. Goldman, the first to find her way with Morocco, knew that she had to put on the pressure with several contenders hot on her heels. She kept a speedy pace throughout the entire course, opting for the inside track and a slick slice to a skinny vertical, yet nothing stood in there, even when they had a minor slip and added a stride. Maggie Jayne closed out the top five as the last of the double-clear efforts aboard Splendor, while Serah Vogus and Celestina rounded out the top six as the fastest of the four-fault efforts. In its usual hospitable fashion, Showplace Productions along with sponsors Telluride Farm, Kathleen Hope, Liz Atkins, Sue Leverick and Chicago Equestrian hosted an exhibitor's dinner to celebrate the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur North Regional Jumper Championships and the $25,000 Tapestry Grand Prix.
