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Darragh Kenny and Twister win the G&C Farm 1.45m

Feb 21, 2013

Week seven of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, sponsored by Hermès, began on Wednesday morning at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with a win for Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Cavallo Farms, LLC's Twister in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumper speed class.

Fifteen entries showed and nine jumped the course without fault. Darragh Kenny and Twister completed the fastest round in 63.749 seconds for the win.

Chris Sorensen and the Jolly Group's Wriomf finished second in 64.392 seconds. Ramiro Quintana and Maverick Ventures, LLC's Largo were third in 65.266 seconds, and Conor Swail and Cloverleaf Farm's Vancouver D.M.L. placed fourth in 67.421 seconds.

Twister, a 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by Orlando x Beach Boy, is owned by young rider Caroline Spogli and trained by Ken and Emily Smith of Ashland Farms. Darragh Kenny started riding Twister this winter, the first week of FTI WEF competition, and will continue to show him throughout the circuit.

Also showing on Wednesday in the DeNemethy Arena, Donald Cheska and Windswept Farm's Imprimis won the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class and Jack Hardin Towell guided Jennifer Gates' Man In Black to victory in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40 jump-off class.

Final Results $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumper Speed

Horse/rider/owner

1. TWISTER DARRAGH KENNY CAVALLO FARMS, LLC: 0/63.749

2. WRIOMF CHRIS SORENSEN JOLLY GROUP: 0/64.392

3. LARGO RAMIRO QUINTANA MAVERICK VENTURES, LLC: 0/65.266

4. VANCOUVER D.M.L. CONOR SWAIL CLOVERLEAF FARM: 0/67.421

5. ZONNEGLANS GEMMA PATERNOSTER GEMMA PATERNOSTER: 0/67.599

6. CROSSING JORDAN NICOLAS PIZARRO NICOLAS PIZARRO: 0/67.805

7. DAKOTA PAIGE JOHNSON SALAMANDER FARM: 0/68.490

8. CARLA ILAN BLUMAN ILAN BLUMAN: 0/70.756

9. SKYLUBET RICARDO NIZRI RICARDO NIZRI: 0/71.046

Source: Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.