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Lisa Goldman is back on top at HITS Ocala

Mar 12, 2013

The weather was ideal and all conditions were in Lisa Goldman’s favor as she piloted Mary Goldman’s Centurion B to a winin the $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, Sunday at HITS Ocala. After pocketing two grand prix wins earlier in the season, Goldman and Centurion B conquered the jump-off and were the only pair to ride double-clear.

Sunday’s course was designed by Bernardo Cabral of Lisbon, Portugal. At the end of the first round, six advanced to the jump-off. First to return for the jump-off was Lauren Patava and Bonaventure Farms’ Sly. She was clear until the last fence – a tall plank – came down and finished with four faults in a time of 53.88 seconds, good enough for fifth. Patty Stovel and her own Carigor Z returned second in the jump-off and had a much faster pace, however, four faults in 51.00 seconds placed them third overall. Goldman and Centurion B were next to show. She chose the conservative route and focused on a clear round. She conquered the plank and crossed the finished line in 52.11 seconds. Adrienne Iverson and Sweetheart stepped up their game this season and found themselves in the ribbons yet again. The duo posted an eight-fault round in the fastest time of the day, 49.21 seconds, to finish in sixth place. David Beisel and Ammeretto made it to the jump-off for the fourth consecutive time this season. They crossed the finish line fractions of a second faster than Goldman, in 52.10, but the plank hit the ground for the fourth time, giving them four faults and a fourth place finish.

Last to show was Jordan Coyne and her own Lazaro. Coyne, who trains with Derek Petersen, hoped to bring home another win for Legacy Farm. She had the win her crosshairs with seconds to spare as she approached the last fence, but the plank tumbled to the ground for the fifth time. Her time of 49.67 was good enough for second place.

Source Press release from HITS Media Team