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Santiago Medina and Monterrey EJC top $25,000 GP

Mar 8, 2013

Santiago Medina was nothing short of regal when he entered the ring today at HITS Ocala. Donning a military uniform turned show coat, Medina and his own Monterrey EJC jumped their way to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, this afternoon. A captain in the Columbian Army, Medina has been carefully prepping Monterrey EJC for their upcoming appearance in the FEI World Cup Finals in Göteborg, Sweden.

He piloted his nine-year-old Holsteiner stallion to victory over a course designed by Bernardo Cabral of Lisbon, Portugal. Seven were clear in the first round, topped by Medina who returned first for the jump-off. The next clear came from Adrienne Iverson aboard Redfield Farm's Ultimo. They left the rails up, but were two seconds shy of bumping Medina from the lead. Iverson finished in second place with a time of 42.53 seconds.

Two more pairs were able to crack the code to finish without faults: Lauren Patava aboard Bonaventure Farms Sly rode to 44.18 seconds for third, and Erin Haas claimed fourth in the irons of North Face Farm's Casino Van de Helle. Lisa Goldman capped the top five with her own Morocco. She was the fastest of three four-fault rounds in the jump-off with a time of 40.04 seconds.

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Source Press release from HITS, Inc.