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Jonathan McCrea and Twisther speed to victory

Aug 12, 2012

The winner of the $12,000 Welcome Stake was Jonathan McCrea on Twisther, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables. Located in the beautiful town of Hampton Falls, NH, The Jumper Classic is New England’s premier equestrian event. This elite level competition attracts the country’s top riders, past Olympians and local equestrians. The Jumper Classic runs through Sunday, August 12, with the highlight class, the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, on Sunday.

There were 22 entries in the $12,000 Welcome Stake, and riders had the option to ride their jump-off round immediately following their first round or to return at the end of the class. The $12,000 Welcome Stake was a qualifier to determine the Order of Go for Sunday's grand prix class. McCrea and Twisther rode their jump-off immediately following their first round and were able to lower the winning time to 34.539 seconds with a clear round. McCrea just beat his wife, Christine, who rode Victor E to a clear jump-off in 36.000 seconds. Third place went to Candice King on Louisburg Farm's Whistler. They completed the jump-off fault-free in 37.158 seconds. Rounding out the double clear rounds were McCrea and his second mount Colorado (37.743 seconds) for fourth and Michael Dorman on Seventh Fee in fifth with a time of 39.004 seconds.

Final Results: $12,000 Welcome Stake

1 Twisther, Jonathan McCrea, Candy Tribble: 0/0/34.539

2 Victor E, Christine McCrea, Christine McCrea: 0/0/36.000

3 Whistler, Candice King, Louisburg Farm: 0/0/37.158

4 Colorado, Jonathan McCrea, Jonathan McCrea: 0/0/37.743

5 Seventh Fee, Michael Dorman, Michael Dorman: 0/0/39.004

Source World of Showjumping