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Bond and Cadett 7 had the speed in the Desert Classic

Feb 9, 2013

In an electrifying jump-off, Hidden Hills’ Ashlee Bond and her own Cadett 7 delivered the necessary speed and claimed victory (a final time of 43.33 seconds) in the $33,000 HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis.

Both Olympian Will Simpson riding Monarch International’s Acorina and Brazil’s Eduardo Menezes on his own Caruschka gave Bond a run for the prize money - Simpson was second in 43.45 seconds and Menezes third in 43.86 seconds.

Time to beat was initially set by the first pair out, Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Octavia Farms, LLC’s Malou, clocking in a clear round in 46.12 seconds - a pace that held for three rounds, until Bond blew the lid off it. Ultimately, Michaels-Beerbaum settled for ninth with Malou and bested herself on Windward Farm’s Unbelievable, in sixth. Her student, Saer Coulter of Stanford, California, placed fourth on Copernicus Stables’ Graciella 50. Mexico’s Simon Nizri rode Chela LS to fifth.

$33,000 HITS Desert Classic – #competed: 42
Pl. Horse Rider Prize
1. Cadett 7 Ashlee Bond 10890.00
2. Acorina William Simpson 6600.00
3. Caruschka Eduardo Menezes 4950.00
4. Graciella 50 Saer Coulter 3300.00
5. Chela LS Simon Nizri 1980.00
6. Unbelievable Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum 1485.00
7. Malou Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum 990.00
8. Coral Reef Baloufino Vinton Karrasch 825.00
9. La Boom Lisa Carlsen 660.00
10. Leticia VVM Julia Koetting 660.00

Source World of Showjumping