Tracy Fenny of Flower Mound, Texas and MTM Farm's MTM Reve Du Paradis, winners of the Week II $10,000 Horseflight Open Welcome, returned to win Saturday's $35,000 Sidelines Grand Prix, besting a field of 24 horse and rider teams. Allen Rheinheimer of Zionsville, Indiana, Technical Coordinator for the 2015 World Cup Finals and the Classic Company show jumping events, designed the course with a first time allowed of 92 seconds. Several had rails and according to Fenney, "The most challenging jumps in the first round were the skinny, the CWD and 7 B was awkward. Jump 11 came down the most because it looked like a simple vertical and the riders thought it was no big deal. They would cut the corner and the fence was on an awkward angle," she added. "A lot of horses hit that one," she said. Of the twenty four horse and rider teams, nine advanced to the jump off round. The jump off round was set with a time allowed of 49 seconds and Fenny and MTM Farm's MTM Full House were the first to go in the lineup, going clear and setting the new time to beat at 40.218 seconds, putting the pressure on the eight left to go. "He's a winner," commented Mike McCormick. "We haven't had him long. He's only seven and we got him last December. He jumps long in the leg and you wouldn't think he jumps well, but he jumps very high and he'll never rub a rail," he said. "He's an outstanding horse," he said. Fenney commented, "I just jumped him nice and easy, looking to go clear." Cassandra Kahle of Califon, New Jersey in the irons of Redfield Farm's Wall Street looked to beat Fenny's time, but four faults in a time of 37.713 would see them finish in fourth overall. Dorothy Douglas of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts and MTM Farm's S & L Elite, followed Kahle and pulled the same rail, earning four faults in a time of 38.758 seconds. The pair would finish in sixth overall. Fenny returned to the arena, this time in the irons of MTM Farm's MTM Reve Du Paradis. Known for their speed, the pair went clear in a time of 37.387 seconds and took the lead, putting the pressure on the next four to go. David Jennings of Franklin, Tennessee and Masie Mcswain's and Full Circle Farm's Blue Moon 22 followed, but four faults in a time of 38.758 seconds would have them finish in fifth place. Francois Lamontagne of Saint Eustache, Quebec, Canada and his own Chanel Du Calvaire, winners of the Week I $35,000 Crescent Grove Advisors Grand Prix, followed Jennings. The pair had a heartbreak rail at the last fence and with four jump faults in a time of 38.801 seconds, would finish in seventh place overall. Douglas and MTM Farm's MTM Axel followed Lamontagne in the order and also had a rail at the last fence and with four jump faults in a time of 38.885 seconds, would finish in eighth place. Kahle and Redfield Farm's Tequilla Girl followed in the order. Four jump faults in a time of 37.636 seconds would make them the fastest four fault round in the jump off and place them third overall. Amanda Flint of Long Valley, New Jersey and the Coverboy Group, LLC's Eldorado VDL sat in the enviable last to go spot, but four jump faults and four time faults in a time of 50.372 seconds would find them finish in ninth place overall, securing the win for Fenney.
