Winter Equestrian Festival

Extending an astonishing winning streak at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival, World Number Three rider Daniel Deusser (GER) showed once again why he’s one of the best, riding to the top of the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI5* with Scuderia 1918 Tobago Z.

Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) management is pleased to announce that the protocols currently in place regarding Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) will be modified as of Monday, March 29, 2021.

Stay home and watch for FREEAs a reminder, in addition to no general public spectators allowed throughout the week, there will be no general admission or public spectators allowed on-site at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) for this Saturday's $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI5*

Libbie Gordon, of Statesville, NC, rode her own Montauk to the championship title in Week 10 of the WEF competition in the Large Junior Hunter 3’6” 16-17 Division on Saturday in the Rost Arena. The pair received 23.5 points in the division with two...

Fifty-seven riders competed over the first round track consisting of 10 fences designed by Tom Carlson. The class was set at three separate heights for 13 larges, 27 mediums, and 17 smalls. Once the classic round was complete, the top 12 combinations were called back to navigate the handy round.

Competition began in Ring 11 on Thursday morning with the ESP Open Hunter 3’3” division. After earning three firsts and two second place ribbons, Tamara Provost and Beth Bailey’s Independent took home the championship title.

On the opening day of week nine at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival, McLain Ward (USA) and Catoki galloped to the top spot in the $37,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m CSI5*.

Harrie Smolders (NED) and Monaco, owned by Evergate Stables, LLC, hit the ground running with a blistering jump-off effort to take the title in the $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors 1.50m Classic CSI5* on Sunday, February 28, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) to close out the seventh week of the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF).

Coming up on Friday is the $50,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Round 4 on the grass Derby Field at Equestrian Village, the $25,000 Hermès U25 Grand Prix Series Team Event in the Global Stadium Arena, and in the International Arena at PBIEC is the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Hunt & Go at 1 p.m.

Coming off a win in the $37,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 on Friday, Kent Farrington and Austria 2, put on yet another display of speed and precision to capture the $137,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI3*.