From three-year-old prodigies to veteran mares, Day Two underscored why the Breed Division at Kingsview Partners Dressage at Devon remains a proving ground for the sport’s future. With big scores and repeat winners, the 50th Anniversary show is shaping up to be one for the record books.

Photo – Allison Nemeth rode Alice Tarjan’s Tycoon (Taurus-Finest Selection), a 2022 Westphalian colt for the win with a 85.30% in the Materiale Three-Year-Old Colts and Geldings class (Susan J. Stickle Photography)

USDFBC Four-Year-Old Prospect Championship

Bridget Hay and Vanessa Secure Four-Year-Old Prospect Championship; Hannah Irons and Dayli Dream Reserve

Switching to the ProElite/USDFBC Four-Year-Old Prospect Championship, Bridget Hay and Vanessa won the championship. The 2021 Oldenburg mare (Negro–Vinja by Antango), was bred by Andre Gervain.

Hannah Irons and Dayli Dream took Reserve with the 2021 Hanoverian mare by Dynamic Dream out of Darnell by Diamond Hit, owned by Laureen Megan and bred by Dr. Wilhelm and Anneke Froling.

USDF Three-Year-Old Materiale Championship

Allison Nemeth Pilots Tycoon to Three-Year-Old Materiale Victory with a Standout 85.5%

Wednesday afternoon’s ProElite/USDF Three-Year-Old Materiale Championship drew 20 talented pairs. Judges awarded the blue ribbon to Allison Nemeth riding Tycoon, Alice Tarjan’s 2022 Westphalian colt (Taurus–Unknown, Finest Selection) with an impressive 85.5%.

Tarjan herself took the Reserve Championship aboard her Hanoverian filly Lamia Eden (Las Vegas–Unknown, Blue Hors Zack) on 82.45%. “She’s like the whole package with super gaits and a good mind,” Tarjan said of Lamia Eden, purchased from Vicky Nedergaard in Denmark.

USDFBC Colt/Gelding Championship

Quinnten Alston and Usher ISF Take Top Honors in Colt/Gelding Championship

Handler Quinnten Alston guided the 2024 KWPN colt Usher ISF (Cum Laude–Jurdanea), owned by Iron Spring Farm of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, to the ProElite/USDFBC Colt/Gelding Championship.

Reserve Champion went to King Santacruz with Zurich HTF, a 2022 Hanoverian colt by Zenon

USDF Four-Year-Old Materiale Championship

Silva Martin and Valballa Lead Packed Field to Four-Year-Old Materiale Championship

In a class brimming with promise, Silva Martin and Valballa rose to the top to claim the ProElite/USDF Four-Year-Old Materiale Championship. Martin piloted the bay Westphalian mare (Velego–Cosmos Girl by Carpalo 2) to an 80.30%, narrowly edging out Bridget Hay and Vanessa, who scored 80.15% aboard her Oldenburg mare (Negro–Vinja OLD by Antango du Feuillard), bred by Andre Gervais.

USDF Five-Year-Old Materiale Championship

Hannah Irons and Ein Traum LLC Claim Five-Year-Old Materiale Crown with 81.55%

Leading off the day, Hannah Irons and the Westphalian gelding Ein Traum LLC (Escamillo–Supersusi K by Sandro Hit), owned by Irons Sporthorses, impressed the judges to capture the ProElite/USDF Five-Year-Old Materiale Championship with an 81.55%.

Reserve honors went to Larissa Billings and Festival, a 5-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Feinrich out of Destination 2 by Don Gregory 3, owned by High Point Hanoverians and bred by Hof Kasselmann, Billings and Festival earned a 79.55%.