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Michael Murphy Claims Top Prize at The Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Posted by The Ridge at Wellington PR
Wellington, FL - February 11, 2015 - The Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour returned to the pristine polo fields of the International Polo Club (IPC) Palm Beach for another day of ideal weather, unparalleled footing and challenging competition. Michael Murphy, the leader of the first 1.30m-1.35m Jumper Class was spotted anxiously perched on the edge of his seat as the last horse of the day attempted Nick Granat's course, but his jump off time of 35.624 seconds held solid, proving that Murphy's Law held no water for the sixth week of The Ridge at Wellington Turf Tour.
Murphy discussed his plans for his Prem' Dollar Boy, "This is the best place to show! The horse I rode was Prem' Dollar Boy, he's 11 years old, and we decided to do The Turf Tour as a warm-up for the Under-25 division because it's on the grass this week. We just did the one class, and he rode really nice today; he's going really well. This is the perfect venue to come to and at the same time get the horse prepared."
Ben Meredith came in a close second to Murphy, aboard Anabelle 28, in a time of 36.391 seconds. Anne Kursinski brought two of her mounts over to IPC and claimed third on her trusted partner Diva, stopping the clock in 37.127, and eighth on a less familiar ride, MTM Motto.
Kursinski could hardly keep her enthusiasm contained about coming to The Ridge. "I think these shows are great. It's so nice to have something different. I think WEF is great, yet both are totally different. To be able to bring the horses here for this experience, as well as for the kids, is perfect to familiarize them with jumping on the grass and going to a new venue-the experience is fantastic. The footing is excellent, the jumps are exceptional, and the courses are ideal. I'm so thankful that George [D'Ambrosio] and Nona [Garson] have created this, and they should!"
Kursinski continued, "I hope for them that they do get good sponsorship, because this should be wonderfully sponsored. Growing up we learned how to ride on turf-you go to Spruce Meadows, and you go to a lot of big shows in Europe, they all still have grass. I think it's a great asset, that everybody learns how to ride on grass, and I think the horses love it. I think it's a wonderful opportunity for everybody."
The 2014 Leading Rider, Jeffery Welles, put in some incredibly fast rounds, claiming first aboard KM What Ever RV in 30.920, third on Calais with a time of 32.120 and fourth on Broken Heart, stopping the clock in 32.640 in the second $2,400 1.30m- 1.35m class. While Paul O'Shea put in a very fast time of 30.948 aboard Primo Calypso, he was able to clinch the second place finish, but couldn't quite catch Welles blazing speed.
Welles was happy with all of his mounts. "Broken Heart had a week off, so he was fresh and a little spooky at the beginning. But then he thawed out and he was good. Calais was the same, a little spooky at fence one but then I was really happy with the way he went. He jumped really nicely. KM What Ever RV is a quicker mover than the other two, so I was able to ride the same track in the jump off, but he's a quicker mover across the ground, so he was faster in the jump off. He's more experienced and is a very nice horse. The course rode nicely, the footing was good, and I liked the jump off with nice sweeping turns."
The second ring saw a number of talented horse and rider pairs competing throughout the day. Rogelio Pollerano claimed the top prize on his own Ubbie d'ondroville in the first Low Schooling Jumpers. Stephanie Gallucci rode Chellou to a second place finish. In the second Low Schooling Jumper class, Roger Seitzmer was victorious on Bimini. Germain Edelmann captured second with S & L Farms' S & L Puppy Love.
Marie Hecart on Amy Hentenaar's Wishfull-V won the first class of the Medium Schooling Jumpers. Roger Pellerano returned to the ring to pick up second on his own Temporelle De Fritot. Sephan Barcha riding Nelson Pessoa's Heticcra won the second Medium Schooling Jumper class, while Vis A Vis 10 finished in second, owned and ridden by Kiva Iscol.
Friday's events promise to be exciting, with the $15,000 1.40m Grand Prix running from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Beginning at 8 a.m., the second ring will have Low Schooling Jumpers, with two classes running simultaneously with open cards until noon. Medium schooling jumpers will kick off at noon with two classes running with open cards until 4:30 p.m.
The Ridge at Wellington's schooling show series continues this weekend, with hunters and equitation on Saturday and jumpers on Sunday. These shows offer a wide range of classes from mini stirrup through open hunters on Saturday, and Itty Bitty through the Open Jumpers divisions on Sunday. The prize list and entry blank is available on the website.
Week Six of the Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour will take place at The International Polo Club, located at 3667 120th Avenue South in Wellington, FL 33414. The show entrance will be off 120th Street between Lake Worth Road and Pierson Road. The Ridge would like to thank Dover Saddlery for their support of the 12-week series as the cooler and banner sponsor.
Show Net will be onsite for both Wednesday and Friday events posting live results, as well as videoing rounds in both rings. For results and videos please visit www.shownet.biz
Meadowbrook Horse Transport will provide transportation to and from the horse show and other locations throughout Wellington for both the Wednesday and Friday events. The transportation is a nominal fee of $50 per horse, and will be calculated into the final show fees. To make a reservation for one of the three pickup times: 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. please call Peter Tufano of Meadowbrook Horse Transport at (954) 415-7217, or call Nona Garson at (908) 500-0996.
For more information about the Ridge at Wellington please go to www.theridgefarm.com. For up-to-date information please follow the Ridge at Wellington on Facebook.
RESULTS
$2400 1.30M-1.35M Jumper Table II Sec 2b
Place Entry Horse Owner Rider
1st 874 Prem' Dollar Boy Cd LLC Michael Murphy
2nd 969 Anabelle 28 Shader Sporthorses LLC Ben Meredith
3rd 931 Diva Market Street, Inc. Anne Kursinski
4th 781 Vinney Boy Dk-Usa Sporthorse, LLC Lincoln Russell
5th 930 Chellou Stephanie Gallucci Stephanie Gallucci
6th 880 Cortina Rosiano Farm Chris Ewanouski
7th 948 Balou Blom Claudia Neureiter Christoph Schroeder
8th 932 MTM MOTTO Hays Investment Cor Anne Kursinski
$2400 1.30M-1.35M Jumper Table II Sec 2b
Place Entry Horse Owner Rider
1st 505 KM WHAT EVER RV NOD HILL FARM Jeffery Welles
2nd 970 Primo Calypso Paul O'Shea Paul O'Shea
3rd 609 Calais Triton Ventures Farm Jeffery Welles
4th 610 Broken Heart Herbert Sambol Jeffery Welles
5th 975 Dryden Centennial Farm Debbie Stephens
6th 742 Balboa 6 Martin guerra Gabriel Coumans
7th 854 Gentille Van Spieveld Gj Stable Gabriel Coumans
8th 646 Cartoon City Marcus Hagglund Marcus Hagglund
Low Jumper 1.10-1.15M Table II Sec 2c
Place Entry Horse Owner Rider
1st 950 Ubbie d'ondroville Rogelio Pollerano Rogelio Pollerano
2nd 930 Chellou Stephanie Gallucci Stephanie Gallucci
3rd 957 Absolute Gold Piper Oren Piper Oren
4th 949 Ushuaia de la Roque Rogelio Pollerano Marie Hecart
5th 911 Bimini Roger Seitzmer Roger Seitzmer
6th 958 Peninsula Jupiter Bling Hayley Patiyoke Hayley Patiyoke
Low Jumper 1.10-1.15M Table II Sec 2b
Place Entry Horse Owner Rider
1st 911 Bimini Roger Seitzmer 174089 Roger Seitzmer
2nd 951 S & L Puppy Love S & L Farms Germaine R. Edelmann
3rd 956 Cassina Alice Trajan Pablo Mejia
4th 952 Easy Street Brandi Holloway Germaine R. Edelmann
5th 955 Questionnaire Newsprint Farms Pablo Mejia
6th 949 Ushuaia de la Roque Rogelio Pollerano Marie Hecart
7th 950 Ubbie d'ondroville Rogelio Pollerano Rogelio Pollerano
8th 940 Rebeca Ls Remarkable Farms Lp Brianne Goutal
Medium Jumper 1.20-1.25M Table II Sec 2c
Place Entry Horse Owner Rider
1st 888 WISHFULL-V AMY Hentenaar Marie Hecart
2nd 966 Temporelle De Fritot Roger Pellerano Roger Pellerano
3rd 977 Vis A Vis 10 Kiva Iscol Kiva Iscol
4th 961 Ulordiva Donald Stewart Erin Stewart
5th 625 Olivia Melody Hampton Farms LLC Cynthia Hampton
6th 958 Peninsula Jupiter Bling CAN Hayley Patiyoke
7th 976 Bull Run's Revelation Bull Run Jumpers, Inc.
8th 960 Kandel Iron Horse Farm Catherine Sullivan
Medium Jumper 1.20-1.25M Table II Sec 2b
Place Entry Horse Owner Rider
1st 979 Heticcra Nelson Pessoa Stephan Barcha
2nd 977 Vis A Vis 10 Kiva Iscol Kiva Iscol
3rd 601 Contentus Rian Miller Sarah E. Wayda
4th 943 Hotspur 23 Gustavo Prato Gustavo Prato
Maria Gabriela Brugal Maria Gabriela Brugal
Iron Horse Farm Catherine Sullivan
Finca Horses Inc. Nina Fagerstrom
Dennis Sisco Joanne E. Kovacs
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