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Springsteen and Vindicat W shine in 1.50m Championship

Mar 11, 2013

Twenty-one-year-old Jessica Springsteen guided Stone Hill Farm's Vindicat W to the winning round in Sunday's $82,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic to conclude week nine of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Showing on a beautiful afternoon at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, Springsteen topped a field of great riders, including her trainer, U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Kraut.

Fifty-two entries jumped Sunday's 1.50m course, with ten advancing to the jump-off. First to go in the second round, Jessica Springsteen and Vindicat W were unbeatable. They cleared the course in 41.36 seconds. Two entries were faster but had rails down. Only two others were clear over the short course.

Kent Farrington (USA) and Zafira cleared the course in 41.53 seconds to finish in second. Third place went to Darragh Kerins (IRL) and E-Muze Yek with a time of 44.80 seconds. The fastest four-fault round belonged to Japan's Eiken Sato aboard Stephex Stables' Norlam des Etisses in 41.04 seconds.

Final Results: $82,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

1. VINDICAT W: JESSICA SPRINGSTEEN (USA) 0/0/41.36

2. ZAFIRA: KENT FARRINGTON (USA) 0/0/41.53

3. E MUZE YEK: DARRAGH KERINS (IRL) 0/0/44.80

4. NORLAM DES ESTISSES: EIKEN SATO (JPN) 0/4/41.04

5. ALSVID: RICHARD MOLONEY (IRL) 0/4/42.10

6. LITTLE TINKA: HOLGER HETZEL (GER) 0/4/44.58

7. ROTHCHILD: MCLAIN WARD (USA) 0/8/40.09

8. TACKERAY: LAUREN HOUGH (USA) 0/8/44.61

9. BELMONT: LAURA KRAUT (USA) 0/11/54.89

10. UNEX DAMORA Z: TIM GREDLEY (GBR) 0/14/49.41

11. VANILLA: BEEZIE MADDEN (USA) 1/83.30

12. MIKA: REED KESSLER (USA) 1/84.06

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