Ocala, FL (February 1, 2016): The Ocala Winter Circuit continued this weekend as horses and riders competed for the blue ribbon in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix.
$5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Hunters took to the ring to contend for victory in the second qualifying opportunity at the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix at the HITS Championship in September 2016.
The team to beat was Robert Lee from Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and Cameron, owned by Marianne Huss. They dominated the class with the highest score of the first round, 85, to take the lead. They kept a consistently high score of 84 in the second round for a total of 169, to take home the blue.
Texas native, Aaron Vale and Dress Balou, owned by Donald Stewart, scored a 79 in the first round but made an exciting comeback in round two. Vale and Dress Balou, winners of the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Finals, returned to the ring to score the highest score of the second round, 87, giving them a total of 166 for second-place.
Finishing third was Tracy Fenney and MTM Passport, owned by Cammy Turgon. The equestrian from Flower Mound, Texas, finished with a first-round score of 82 and a second round score of 83, finishing just behind Vale with a total of 165.
Fourth-place was awarded to Amanda Steege of Bedminster, New Jersey, and Jessica Tindley’s Calvary and Notorious, owned and ridden by Devon Mac Leod, rounded out the the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix in fifth-place.
Place |
Horse |
Owner |
Rider |
Prize |
R.1 Score |
R.2 Score |
Total |
1 |
Cameron |
Marianne Huss |
Robert Lee |
$1,500 |
85 |
84 |
169 |
2 |
Dress Balou |
Donald Stewart |
Aaron Vale |
$1,000 |
79 |
87 |
166 |
3 |
MTM Passport |
Cammy Turgon |
Tracy Fenney |
$700 |
82 |
83 |
165 |
4 |
Calvary |
Jessica Tindley |
Amanda Steege |
$500 |
83 |
80 |
163 |
5 |
Notorious |
Devon Mac Leod |
Devon Mac Leod |
$400 |
80 |
82 |
162 |
6 |
Casmir |
Amy Jensen |
Matt Martin |
$350 |
82.5 |
78 |
160.5 |
7 |
CWF Penelope |
Jessica DiCampli |
Matt Martin |
$300 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
8 |
My Alibi |
Jamie Vincent |
Matt Martin |
$250 |
77 |
68 |
145 |