Cal Riders Lead Hunter Pack
By Staff Report September 7, 2013California riders occupied three of the top four slots in round one of the HITS $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix today in Saugerties, New York.
Calabassas-based Jenny Karazissis and Undeniable, owned by Kelly Straeter, led the field of 81 with a blue ribbon in round one of the 3’3″ test. Part two takes place tomorrow, Sept. 7. Round two takes place tomorrow, followed by the top 25 returning Sunday, when they’ll start with a clean score.
Jimmy Torano (Fort Lauderdale, FL) was second on Kathryn Haffner’s La Bonita. Nick Haness, whose Hunterbrook Farms is based in Cota de la Caza, rode to third on Lexie Looker’s Paddington, followed by Petaluma’s Hope Glynn and King’s Peak, owned by Emma Waldfogel, in fourth place.
The West Coast also fared well, if not quite as spectacularly, in first round results of the 3′ $250,000 Hunter Prix Final. Tonia Cook-Looker of San Dimas, CA, rode Lexie Looker’s Winfield to second. Ashley Cedillos was fourth riding Marion Lowry’s Dolce, and Los Angeles-based owner Laura Wasserman scored seventh place with Florida rider Reily Rieker in the irons on Thoughtful.
As with the Diamond Mills class, there are two more rounds, including Sunday’s reset on the score ticker, so this is anyone’s horse race to win!
Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix – 1st Round (competed: 81)
Horse Owner Rider
1. Undeniable Kelly Straeter Jenny Karazissis
2. La Bonita Kathryn Haefner Jimmy Torano
3. Paddington Lexie Looker Nick Haness
4. King’s Peak Emma Waldfogel Hope Glynn
5. Sienna Lexi Maounis Patricia Griffith
6. Salto Brook Run Farm Adrienne Iverson
7. Generous Lori Gaudet David Oliynyk
8. Charade Blythe Ruppel Ashley Foster
9. Scoop Cammy Turgon Therese Peck
10. Caramo Caroline Russell Howe Harold Chopping
11. Sutherland Lyn Pedersen Brady Mitchell
12. Invincible Ellen Toon Ellen Toon
HITS $250,000 Hunter Prix – 1st Rnd (competed: 45)
Horse Owner Rider
1. Only You Charlene Graham Charlene Graham
2. Winfield Lexie Looker Tonia Cook-Looker
3. Authentic Dudley Mac Farlane Dudley Mac Farlane
4. Dolce Marion Lowry Ashley Cedillos
5. Adelante Anna Pavlov Anna Pavlov
6. Zakerno Jenny Fischer Alanna Fischer
7. Thoughtful Laura Wasserman Reily Rieker
8. Kavalier Corinne Milbury Corinne Milbury
9. Larger Than Life Linda Corvari Linda Corvari
10. Romina 58 Alexandra Worthington Audrey Gallagher
11. Queen Of Hearts Gabriella Savettiere Gabriella Savettiere
12. Card Party Westbrook Hunt Club Abigail Brayman
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