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Lisa Goldman, takes first and second in SmartPak GP

Feb 1, 2013

Lisa Goldman wasted no time adjusting to a new winter circuit. She and her barn of 14 horses from Red Coat Farm in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois are at HITS Ocala for the first time and are riding right to the top. The highlight, however, was Goldman's win in today's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, with Centurion B, owned by her mother Mary Goldman.

Goldman and the rest of Red Coat Farm escaped the brisk winter of Illinois to bask in some Florida sun and they iced the cake with several blue ribbons. Goldman and Centurion B won last week's $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome and were second in Sunday's $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health.

Today, Goldman and Centurion B topped a field of 27 on a course designed by Doug Russell of Ocala, Florida. He built 13 obstacles in the Grand Prix Ring, including a double combination at fence six and a triple at 13. Six returned for the jump-off, including Goldman on two mounts.

Laura Linback of Mundelin, Illinois was first to tackle the jump-off course and set the bar high with a clear round and an early Great American Time to Beat of 41.74 seconds aboard Woodrun's HH Dauphin. Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas contested with MTM Farm's MTM Centano, but picked up four faults with a rail at the second fence of the course.

Goldman and Centurion B rode third and posted the winning round in 36.53 seconds with three still to go, including her second mount Morocco. Fenney returned, but again fell victim to fence two with MTM Farm's MTM Timon. Adrienne Iverson was next to challenge Goldman, but finished with eight faults.

Last to ride in the jump-off, Goldman rode into second with a clear round in 38.57 seconds with Morocco. Linback finished third, and Fenney was fourth and fifth, respectively.

Source: Press release from HITS, Inc.