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Ben Maher and Quiet Easy 4 take top prize

Mar 17, 2013

Week ten of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, continued on Friday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a win for Great Britain's Ben Maher and Quiet Easy 4 in the highlight $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class. In an exciting finish, Maher just edged out Canada's Eric Lamaze and Wang Chung M2S for the win with Japan's Eiken Sato and Viva finishing in third.

On Friday evening at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival at The Stadium at PBIEC, a fantastic $10,000 Puissance high jump competition was also featured along with the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle presented by Horseware Ireland. Great Britain's Tim Gredley and Unex Valente and Germany's Johannes Ehining and Salvador V went head to head over the ever-increasing wall with Gredley winning in four rounds at a final height of 6'11" (2.10m). Gredley then went on to attempt 7'6" (2.31m).

Final Results: $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m

1. QUIET EASY 4: BEN MAHER (GBR) 0/60.69

2. WANG CHUNG M2S: ERIC LAMAZE (CAN) 0/60.92

3. VIVA: EIKEN SATO (JPN) 0/62.06

4. VESUVIUS: MEAGAN NUSZ (USA) 0/62.62

5. KAID DU RY: ALISE OKEN (USA) 0/63.02

6. MADEMOISELLE: BEEZIE MADDEN (USA) 0/63.81

7. WHISPER: TAIZO SUGITANI (JPN) 0/65.55

8. ZERO: LAURA KRAUT (USA) 0/67.25

9. QUEL PACHA: BRIANNE GOUTAL (USA) 0/68.72

10. CAPALL ZIDANE: RONAN MCGUIGAN (IRL) 0/68.97

Source Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.