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Michaels-Beerbaum and Malou double the fun

Mar 12, 2013

In a stunning repeat performance, Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and the nine-year-old mare Malou, owned by Octavia Farms, scored victory in Sunday’s $50,000 HITS Grand Prix in Thermal. They also won the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix last Sunday. “Malou has emerged as my most successful horse of the Desert Circuit”, says Michaels-Beerbaum.

In what was a climactic finish to an electrifying competition, Michaels-Beerbaum and Malou were the first in on the jump-off and laid down a time to beat that could not be topped – 41.07 seconds. New Zealand rider Duncan McFarlane, who lives in San Ramon, California, was second to go on Mr. Whoopy, and their time of 41.51 seconds put them into a snug red-ribbon position. Two rides later, Will Simpson of Westlake Village, California, and Acorina gave it their best shot, but landed in third with a time of 41.60 seconds. Two trips later, Michaels-Beerbaum returned with Unbelievable 5 and the two gave it everything they had, which turned out to be good enough for fourth in 41.66 seconds.

1 Malou Octavia Farms LLC Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
2 Mr. Whoopy Simone Coxe Duncan McFarlane
3 Acorina Monarch International William Simpson
4 Unbelievable 5 Windward Farm Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
5 Rockford I The Dotson Family Paige Dotson
6 Jonkheer Z Signe Ostby Karl Cook
7 Caruschka Eduardo Menezes Eduardo Menezes
8 Tristan Haley Farms, LLC Tiffany Sullivan
9 Wistful Little Valley Farms Ashlee Bond
10 Cadett 7 Little Valley Farms Ashlee Bond

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Source: Horses International