Sat atop Destine To Be (Diamant De Semilly x Grandilot), owned by the Rein Family, the 26-year-old rider punched her ticket for Saturday night’s $140,000 Palm Beach Country Sports Commission CSI3* Grand Prix to kick off the 2026 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) season at Wellington International. Hosting 12 weeks of international competition, WEF runs through March 29 in Wellington, FL.

Of her new position within the top 10 show jumping riders in the world, Mallevaey said, “It’s an amazing achievement and I didn’t expect it. My team, my horses—I have a lot of people around me who helped me achieve this and I can’t thank The Rein Family enough. They have supported me for almost five years. There’s no better way for me to thank them than results like this.

“This now pushes me to try to stay in [the top 10], while also listening to my horses and what they need,” she continued. “The ranking is nice, but my horses are more important than the points.”

The two-round WEF Challenge cup track was set by course designer Nick Granat (USA), with 12 returning for the tie-breaking second phase. Mallevaey piloted her 10-year-old Anglo European gelding by Diamant de Semilly x Grandilot to a winning time of 33.10 seconds.

“I wanted to go fast enough but not crazy because he’s going to jump the grand prix [on Saturday],” said Mallevaey, whose international victory tally with Destine To Be is now up to seven. “He’s fast naturally, and that helped me. He’s also quick across the ground, so I was able to turn tight at the end. It was his win and a nice way to start the year.”

U.S. under-25 rider Olivia Sweetnam took second riding Finn Boerekamp's former Epic (Billy Mexico x Electro) for owner Sweet Oak Farm in 34.58 seconds. Rounding out the all-American podium, U.S. Olympic team gold medalist Laura Kraut—currently ranked just ahead of Mallevaey at no. 7 in the world—was third riding Dorado 212 (Diarado's boy x Chacco-Blue), owned by St. Bride’s Farm, in 36.33 seconds.

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