Results: Tryon Fall Finale 2
Brittni Raflowitz and Semilly F Cruise to $15,000 Buckley Fence Sunday Grand Prix Win
Aida Sanchez Conquers $1,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby Presented by AP Hassinger
$5,000 ProElite Welcome Stake Champs: Ricardo Villa and Curioso Van Maarle Z
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Mill Spring, NC – November 10, 2024 – Winning the final $15,000 Buckley Fence Sunday Grand Prix of the Tryon Fall Series presented by Coca-Cola, Brittni Raflowitz (Palm City, FL) rode Semilly F (Copyright C x Brisa De Ibio), the 2011 Spanish Sport Horse mare owned Ashlee Bond Show Jumping to a double clear effort and a jump off time of 34.51 seconds. Close behind the winning team, John Brown (Mill Spring, NC) and his own Belgian Warmblood gelding Ballon Bleu (Amaretto D Arco x Papilon) took second place, marking 35.59 seconds in the jump off. Aboard Queen Bee Z (Quincy Car x Can Get You), Ragan Roberts (Roanoke, VA) rode her own 2016 warmblood mare to a 39.04 second jump off, incurring four faults, to complete the top three.
Brittni Raflowitz and Semilly F
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For full results from the $15,000 Buckley Fence Sunday Grand Prix, click here.
Aida Sanchez Conquers $1,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby Presented by AP Hassinger
November 9, 2024 – Aida Sanchez (Signal Mountain, TN) bested a field of 20 in Saturday’s $1,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby Presented by AP Hassinger, winning aboard Eva Quarfordt’s Liberator WS (Harley x Hortensia VDL). Sanchez and the 2016 Dutch Warmblood gelding secured the victory with 173 points on the board. Megan Rosenthal (Charlotte, NC) claimed reserve honors in the derby with a score of 160, riding the 2014 Irish Sporthorse gelding, Castlebridge Oden (Orestus x Bella Donna Van De Zuuthoeve) for Olivia Farris. Earning 159 points for third place, Lucy Rabb (Fort Mill, SC) teamed up with her own Herkules (Corrinaro x Unica IV), the 2018 Oldenburg gelding.
Aida Sanchez and Liberator WS
©Laci Matthews for Natalie Suto Photography
For full results from the $1,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby Presented by AP Hassinger, click here.
$5,000 ProElite Welcome Stake Champs: Ricardo Villa and Curioso Van Maarle Z
November 8, 2024 – Friday’s $5,000 ProElite Welcome Stake saw Ricardo Villa (Campobello, SC) and his own 2016 Zangersheide gelding, Curioso Van Maarle Z (Canabis Z x Katina VD Holstenhoeve Z) at the top of the podium, marking a clear round in the jump off with 38.64 seconds on the clock. Aida Sanchez (Signal Mountain, TN) and her own Mayla (Mylord Carthago x N-Kalinka), the 2016 Holsteiner mare, slotted into second place, with a 39.69 second jump off effort. With one rail down and recording 33.40 seconds in the jump off, John Brown (Mill Spring, NC) and his own Belgian Warmblood gelding Ballon Bleu (Amaretto D Arco x Papilon), finished in third.
Ricardo Villa and Curioso Van Maarle Z
©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography
For full results from the $5,000 ProElite Welcome Stake, click here.
Tryon Fall Finale 2 concludes the Tryon Fall Series presented by Coca-Cola, with hunter/jumper competition returning in March 2025. Join us at Tryon International for the upcoming holiday fun, including Thanksgiving at Tryon and Winterfest! Click here to see all winter events at Tryon International.
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