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Reed Kessler wins Open Jumper Gambler’s Choice

Oct 28, 2012

The $20,000 International Open Jumper Gambler's Choice Costume Class,sponsored by Hollow Creek Farm, is always an exciting event at WIHS, especially with Barn Night and thousands of young fans cheering on the riders. In tonight's class, 18-year-old Reed Kessler, of Lexington, KY, jumped to victory aboard Ligist. The duo earned 860 points over the course and jumped clean over the Joker fence for an additional 200 points. Their 1060 total was the winning score.

Kessler was presented with the Crown Royal Trophy, donated by Crown Royal, as the winning rider, while Ligist, a 12-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding by Levantos II x Robin Z, won The Sue Ann Geisler Memorial Trophy, donated by the Washington International Horse Show, as the winning horse.

Belgium's Nicola Philippaerts rode Stal De Kalvarie's Deibrich De Kalvarie to second place with 980 points dressed as Luigi from the Super Mario Bros. Ireland's Shane Sweetnam scored 940 points aboard Sweet Oak Farm's Solerina dressed as a hot dog and finished third.

Source: Press release from WIHS