David O'Brien Bests $25,000 1.35-1.40m Grand Prix

Thirty-six entries contested the $25,000 1.35-1.40m Grand Prix national track on Sunday afternoon in Ring Four at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) and fifteen horse-and-rider pairs returned for the jump-off, concluding the Tryon Summer II hunter-jumper competition with a win for David O’Brien of Lexington, KY, aboard Spy Coast Farm’s Kioki Coffee SCF, stopping the short-course timers in 30.36 seconds.

Luis Larrazabal of Wellington, FL, guided Jorge Matte Capdevila’s Caballo to a second-place finish in 31.385 seconds, while third place honors went to Thomas John Russell of Columbus, NC, and Arnoud Dobber’s Any, for their 31.784 second jump-off performance.

For full results from the $25,000 1.35-1.40m Grand Prix, click here.

The $1,600 1.30m Open Jumper Stake sponsored by Adequan® welcomed Marianne Spelling back to the winner’s circle for her 37.233 second jump-off round with her own Cover Girl, with Todd Minikus following behind aboard Chaco 34 and taking second place after completing the short track in 37.444 seconds, and Miguel A. Ventura (Murfreesboro, TN) scored third aboard Allison Ventura’s Jordantinus, riding through the first round in 83.084 seconds and with one added fault.

The 1.30m Medium Junior/ Amateur Jumper Classic once again congratulated Carly Dvorkin and Pine Hollow Farm’s Carlotta 168 for their blazing jump-off time of 32.067 seconds to take the lead, followed by Grace Jordan of Marietta, GA, and Sarah Kerins’ Camboro in second, finishing in 33.818 seconds. Judy Sutton of Maggie Valley, NC, guided her own Win A Date to third place honors in 31.129 seconds and with four added faults in the jump-off.