Guadalajara, Mexico ― host of the Pan American Games Oct. 14-30 ― has withdrawn its bid to host the FEI World Cup Final Jumping in 2014, prompting the Fédération Equestre Internationale Bureau to allocate the the FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals 2014 to Lyon France. The French city was one of two bidders […]
It was a one-two punch for Kirsten Coe, who took first and second at the $50,000 Blenheim World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix Sept. 16 at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano. Combined with her third place ribbon at the Grand Prix of Showpark CSI-W in Del Mar Sept. 3, Coe has […]
Santa Anita Park’s 2011 Autumn Meeting begins Sept. 30, with 13 graded stakes, including six Grade I events to be run as part of Santa Anita’s Breeders’ Cup prep program that encompasses the first two weekends of the 24-day race meeting. The 2011 Breeders’ Cup will for the first time take place at Churchill Downs […]
Nacho Figueras’ Black Watch team will pound the chukkers at Will Rogers Park Oct. 9, when the second annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic touches down in Los Angeles. Last year marked the first time Veuve hosted its closing season game in Los Angeles, and the company proclaimed the event a huge success, as spectators […]
It was a moment right out of a Hollywood movie: 90-year-old man throws himself in front of a stampeding Thoroughbred to push a six-year-old girl to safety. But it happened for real, March 12 at Santa Anita Park, when paddock guard John Shear acted in the call of duty to maintain safety in the walking […]
Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Christine McCrea and Laura Kraut are the four riders that have made the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2011 Pan American Games. The United States Equestrian Federation has recommended to the United States Olympic Committee the athletes in combination with the following horses for the Oct. 14-30 games, in Guadalajara, […]
Japan has secured an eventing slot at the 2012 Olympics. The Japanese team made the cut at the London 2012 Eventing Team Qualifier for Asia-Pacific nations that took place at the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials (GBR) September 8-11. New Zealand, led by Clarke Johnstone, finished first in the team competition, but was already […]
Steffen Peters went six-for-six at the 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions in Gladstone, N.J. Sept.8-11.. First, he swept the Intermediaire I on Weltino’s Magic, earning a place on the team for the Pan American Games with Jen Hlavacek’s 9-year-old Westphalian gelding. Riding to music by Seven and Five, Peters showcased his team’s […]
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has recommended the following athlete/horse combinations to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to represent the United States on the U.S. Dressage Team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The equestrian portion of the 2011 Pan Am Games will be held from October 16 to October […]
It was a wire-to-wire victory for Acclamation at the 21st running of Del Mar’s $1 Million Pacific Classic on Aug. 28. The five-year-old California-bred horse was ridden by Patrick Valenzuela. “He’s a great horse. And it doesn’t matter – grass or dirt of Poly. He’s just a runner,” Valenzuela said. Overall, Acclamation’s stellar performance at […]
