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Alise Oken and Teirra top 1.50m Jumper Classic

Feb 4, 2013

Week four of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival(FTI WEF), sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, concluded on Sunday afternoon with a win for 21-year-old Alise Oken and Hi Hopes Farm, LLC's Teirra in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic.

In Sunday's concluding class, 46 entries competed and six advanced to the jump-off. The top three riders jumped double clear rounds, and the fastest time belonged to Alise Oken and Teirra in 31.928 seconds, first to go in the jump-off.

Coming in second, Amanda Derbyshire and David Gochman's Attack II stopped the clock in 33.613 seconds. HH Prince Faisal Al Shalan and Saudi Equestrian's Talan placed third with their time of 34.128 seconds. Ben Maher and Mrs. Philips' Quiet Easy 4 had the fastest time of the jump-off in 31.200 seconds, but had one rail down. Lorenzo de Luca and Michael Collins' Chevalier also had one rail and placed fifth with their time of 34.588 seconds. Jessica Springsteen wrapped up the jump-off with eight faults aboard Stone Hill Farm's Vindicat W to place sixth.

Sunday's class was the biggest win of young rider Alise Oken's show jumping career, although she has had a lot of other success in both the hunters and jumpers from an early age. As Oken advanced in the jumpers, her family's Hi Hopes Farm purchased Teirra this fall, and Oken began showing the mare just before the start of the FTI WEF circuit.

Teirra, a 13-year-old KWPN mare by Tolano Van Het Riethof x Aldatus, previously showed successfully under amateur rider Addison Phillips and then competed internationally with U.S Olympic gold medalist Laura Kraut with wins and top finishes around the world. Kraut is also Oken's trainer of three years, and is now coaching Oken and Teirra together in their new partnership.

Final Results: $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

Horse/rider/owner

1. TEIRRA ALISE OKEN HI HOPES FARM, LLC: 0/0/31.928

2. ATTACK II AMANDA DERBYSHIRE DAVID GOCHMAN: 0/0/33.613

3. TALAN H H PRINCE FAISAL AL SHALAN SAUDI EQUESTRIAN: 0/0/34.128

4. QUIET EASY 4 BEN MAHER MRS. PHILIPS: 0/4/31.200

5. CHEVALIER LORENZO DE LUCA MICHAEL COLLINS: 0/4/34.588

6. VINDICAT W JESSICA SPRINGSTEEN STONE HILL FARM: 0/8/31.257

7. TWISTER DARRAGH KENNY CAVALLO FARMS, LLC: 1/78.500

8. UNEX DAMORA Z TIM GREDLEYUNEX COMPETITION YARD: 1/78.566

9. KAID DU RY ALISE OKEN HI HOPES FARM, LLC: 4/73.599

10. SOLERINA SHANE SWEETNAM SWEET OAK FARM: 4/76.399

11. ZHUM CW MCLAIN WARD ILAN FERDER & MISSY CLARK: 4/76.502

12. CALANTUS DANIELLE COOPER FIDELITY FARMS, INC: 4/76.622

Source: Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.