Posted February 4, 2006

Nona Garson Powers Her Way to Seven/Eight Year Old Young Jumper Win

Wellington, FL - February 2, 2006 - The YJC 7/8 Year Old, II Sec 2 (c) was held today in the Grand Hunter Ring. It was a “Power and Speed” class for some of the brightest young equine stars. Coming away with the win was Cilthe Z, ridden by Nona Garson and owned by The Ridge Farm LLC. The young horse was fault-free in a time of 27.876 seconds.

“This mare tries to win every time she goes,” Garson said with a smile. “She’s a really good mare and likes to go fast.”

Garson appreciates that the Winter Equestrian Festival offers the Young Jumper classes. “In the shows here where you’re dealing with hundreds of entries, young horses can sometimes get lost in that program,” she explained. “You could have young horses going in a field with grand prix horses, and they’re always going to be outslicked a little bit. But here, there’s a different format to get the horses in the ring. You can jump a big enough course there and then hopefully be ready to go out in the big ring next year.”

Official Results: Class 1022- YJC 7/8 Year Old, Table II, Sec 2 (c), Grand Hunter Ring

1. Cilthe Z, Nona Garson: 0/0/27.876 The Ridge Farm LLC

2. Plan B, Ken Whelihan: 0/0/28.240 Ken Whelihan

3. Amagedon 3, Paige Johnson: 0/0/29.274 Salamander Farm

4. Victoria, Beezie Madden: 0/0/30.053 Abigail S. Wexner

5. Stanford Shalon, Guillermo Williams: 0/0/31.300 Stanford Group Mex

6. Noblesse Oblige, Federico Sztyrle: 0/0/31.642 Christian Wolffer

7. Rambo, Jonathon Millar: 0/0/31.961 Michael Ross

8. Naomi 174, Tracey Weinberg: 0/0/32.030

9. Oporto, John Perez: 0/0/32.230 Eduardo Leon

10. Ginseng, Carlos Perez: 0/0/33.958 Carlos Perez

11. Lambourghini, Todd Minikus: 0/0/34.886 Mordechay Shahak

12. Sunny Boy, Paige Johnson: 0/0/36.339 Salamander Farm