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Ward and Rothchild win Championship Jumper Classic

Feb 18, 2013

Week six of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, sponsored by Spy Coast Farm, concluded on Sunday with a win for McLain Ward (USA) and Sagamore Farm's Rothchild in the $33,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, a Longines FEI world ranking class.

Fifty-eight entries showed over the 1.50m track, set by Brazilian course designer Guilherme Jorge. Seventeen went clear in round one to qualify for a tie-breaking jump-off, and McLain Ward and Rothchild had the fastest of eight double clear rounds in 35.33 seconds for the win.

Tim Gredley (GBR) and Unex Omega Star placed second in 36.27 seconds. Alise Oken (USA) and Teirra finished third with their time of 36.36 seconds, and Schuyler Riley (USA) guided Waterloo to fourth place honors with their time of 36.52 seconds.

Rothchild, known in the barn as 'Bongo', is a twelve-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L'Ile. He has been a top mount for Ward and always keeps the rider on his toes with his quirky ways and enthusiastic antics. Rothchild was his usual exuberant self on Sunday afternoon, perhaps with an extra kick to his step due to the unusually cold weather in Wellington. He threw in a buck in the middle of the jump-off round as he and Ward galloped through the course, but wasted no time through the rest of the track.

Final Results $33,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

1. ROTHCHILD: MCLAIN WARD (USA) 0/0/35.33

2. UNEX OMEGA STAR: TIM GREDLEY (GBR) 0/0/36.27

3. TEIRRA: ALISE OKEN (USA) 0/0/36.36

4. WATERLOO: SCHUYLER RILEY (USA) 0/0/36.52

5. SPLENDOR: CIAN O'CONNOR (IRL) 0/0/37.90

6. SHOWGIRL: JONATHAN ASSELIN (CAN) 0/0/38.69

7. CARLOS V.H.P Z: NICHOLAS DELLO JOIO (USA) 0/0/39.64

8. LILLI: GEORGINA BLOOMBERG (USA) 0/0/40.62

9. OREADE DES DAMES: DARRAGH KENNY (IRL) 0/4/34.19

10. CABALLITO: ANDRES RODRIGUEZ (VEN) 0/4/34.70

11. JUBILEE D'OUILLY: LAURA KRAUT (USA) 0/4/35.09

12. SHOW SHOW: ALVARO DE MIRANDA (BRA) 0/4/35.22

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