Source:  News Release/JWM Inc. (Edited)

2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival:
FTI WEF Week Twelve Wrap-up and PBIEC Upcoming Events

Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) concluded its fantastic 2013 circuit with the twelfth and final week, sponsored by FTI Consulting, on March 27-31, 2013. The week featured the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5* as well as the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby and many other exciting classes. Equestrian Sport Productions would like to thank everyone for another great circuit and looks forward to another great event in 2014.

Thursday, April 4 

Flavors - Wellington's Food and Wine Festival -  6-10 p.m.

AGDF Wellington CDI 5* at The Stadium Sponsored by Diamante Farms - 1 p.m. FEI Grand Prix

Friday, April 12

AGDF Wellington Nations Cup CDIO 3* at The Stadium Sponsored by Stillpoint Farm

Saturday, April 13 

Sunday, April 14  

ESP Spring 2 Show - FEI Caribbean Challenge Group IV Friendship Championship Competition jump-off format

Week 12 Wrap-Up: Alvaro de Miranda and AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno Rule the Night in $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5*

Brazil's Alvaro de Miranda and AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno jumped to an exciting victory on Saturday night in the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5* at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center saw its biggest crowd ever with a packed house of 8,600 fans in attendance to watch the best of the best from the winter circuit compete in the final event under the lights. Great Britain's Ben Maher and Cella finished second and de Miranda's wife, Athina Onassis de Miranda of Greece, placed third with Camille Z.

Ireland's Alan Wade designed the course for Saturday night's grand prix and set a challenging track for the 40 competitors. Ten entries cleared the first round course without fault to advance to the jump-off and three of those completed clear rounds over the short course in the race for the top prize. Alvaro de Miranda and AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno, owned by de Miranda and Victory Equestrian BV, had the fastest round in 43.96 seconds for the win.

Athina Onassis de Miranda was first to go in the jump-off and put in a steady clear round in 54.46 seconds aboard her horse Camille Z, owned by the rider and Victory Equestrian. Although she was slower than many of the other riders, her controlled approach paid off when most of the combinations had faults in their attempt to put in the fastest round. The pair's clear round finished in third.

Ben Maher and Jane Clark's Cella were the only other pair to complete a clear round in the jump-off and briefly held the lead with their time of 44.88 seconds, but Bogeno and de Miranda soon took over.

Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel had the fastest time of the night in 43.52 seconds, but a rail at the last fence left them in fourth. Nick Skelton (GBR) and Beverly Widdowson's Big Star were also extremely fast in 44.21 seconds, but had one rail down to finish fifth.

De Miranda's winning mount, AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno, is a 13-year-old Westphalian gelding by Baloubet du Rouet x Elanville. Flying in the jump-off, one of Bogeno's shoes actually flew off halfway through the round, but he went on to jump four more fences and blaze through the finish as if nothing ever happened.

"The jump-off was very good for my horse," the rider stated. "My horse is very quick when you have a long jump-off like that. I tried to go very fast to the wall. I really went as much as I could. I took a lot of risk, but I knew that I had to come into the double holding in seven strides because sometimes if I go too open coming in, I can make a mistake in the second of the double. My horse is so great and that makes my job much easier. He's very good. In the first round sometimes he's a little bit tense, but then in the jump-off he's very calm. When I ride well, normally he is first place."

This is the first time that de Miranda and his wife have placed at the top of a major class together and they were both thrilled. He was especially happy for the improvement that she has made in her riding this year.

"She trains very hard," he stated. "I think it's important to see somebody who really wants to do good. Not only buying good horses, but she really wants to give the best that she can always. She's a hard worker and she loves the horses. She thinks about the horses 99% of her time. When she's awake, she's thinking about horses. It's impossible for her not to succeed because she trains so hard and she loves them."

Commenting on her success, Onassis de Miranda smiled, "My horse was great today. It was really good. I knew they were going to come really fast after me. I knew they would be faster, but I was happy to be close."

Both Alvaro and Athina Onassis de Miranda have been training with legendary former U.S. Chef d'Equipe George Morris. Morris has also been helping Ben Maher with his new mounts for owner Jane Clark. All of the riders gave huge credit to Morris for improving their performances throughout the circuit.

"I would like to thank George Morris very much for all of his support here, especially for Athina," de Miranda stated. "He also has helped me and without his help, I'm sure that it would not be possible to have this great result, especially with my wife."

Second place finisher Ben Maher had a great finish in the class with Cella despite riding with three fractures in his lower back after a fall in the schooling ring last week. He congratulated his fellow competitors and praised his horse for helping him through the night.

"I'm very happy. Congratulations to everybody here," Maher smiled. "It has been a great finish to a great circuit for me. Cella compensated for me tonight. I've had a few injuries this week and I wasn't sure if we were going to ride earlier today. A lot of people have been helping me to make it as comfortable as possible. There were a couple of moments there that if I wasn't riding Cella, I wouldn't be sitting here. I'm very, very lucky to ride her. I just had to adapt my style a little bit to a lighter seat, which Cella thought was fun, but I didn't. She's unbelievable and she really helped me on a couple of jumps tonight."

"I did everything I could in the jump-off; maybe I wasn't as quick as I can be," Maher remarked. "I tried to beat the ones in front of me and Alvaro was just too fast."

Along with the winner's share of $150,000, de Miranda was presented with the brand new Dennis D. Dammerman Perpetual Trophy. The trophy was created to honor the contributions to equestrian sport of Dennis D. Dammerman, a longtime owner of horses and founding member of the Wellington Equestrian Partners.

This was one of de Miranda's biggest wins and he had a great experience during his first time competing in Wellington.

"For sure this was one of the most important wins of my life," he acknowledged. "To have the best riders and the best horses all jump in one class and they're all very fast. It was important especially to have a good program to keep the horse jumping good for the last week. It's also my first time here and I was a little bit lost. When I came and I saw the prize list and I saw all the classes, I didn't know how to fit it. That was what we spoke about with George; a plan about how to get to the last Grand Prix. This horse, I have him for a little bit more than one year, and he has been so nice for me. Every time there's something difficult, I know he's there and he's fighting for me and I'm happy to have so many good horses."

"This was my first time here, even to watch," de Miranda added. "I'm very happy and I hope we can come next year. We look forward to coming again. I'm really, really happy, especially to have good results and leave with good memories."

The $100,000 FTI Consulting Rider Challenge concluded on Saturday night after twelve weeks of jumper competition at the 2013 FTI WEF. Kent Farrington led the standings and earned a $50,000 cut of the bonus money for his success during the circuit. Conor Swail finished in second place to earn $25,000, Reed Kessler was third and received a $15,000 check, and Beezie Madden finished fourth for a $10,000 bonus.

Farrington was second last year and moved up to take the top prize with many great finishes throughout the circuit this year.

"It means I can take home some more money, which is great," Farrington smiled in response to the win. "I was second last year, and I've been telling Dennis Shaugnessy that I was going to take his money one of these years, so finally. It's great to have rider incentives like that. It's a long winter here and any time there are bonuses, it's really exciting for our sport and something we all look to a little bit. I have a good team of horses and I have a great group of owners to thank, along with my staff. It's a big team of people helping that happen."

Several other awards were presented on Saturday for the final week of competition in Wellington. Ben Maher's mount Cella had a fantastic circuit and her owner, Jane Clark, was presented with the Simba Run Perpetual Trophy as the owner of the open jumper who has earned the most prize money in classes held at 1.45m or more during the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. Clark was also presented with The Harrison Cup Perpetual Trophy, which is awarded to the owner whose horses won the most jumper money in all of the open jumper classes held throughout the circuit. In addition, Cella's groom Joy Montgomery was presented with the Oliver O'Toole Perpetual Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the groom of the horse who has earned the most money in the grand prix jumper classes.

Other awards included the Leading Lady Grand Prix Rider for the circuit, which was presented to Reed Kessler on behalf of Martha Jolicoeur of Illustrated Properties in memory of Dale Lawler. Conor Swail received the Niall Grimes Perpetual Trophy as the Irish rider that earned the most money during the week of CSIO competition. Laura Kraut and Woodstock O were presented with the Champion Equine Insurance Jumper Style Award for the overall circuit, which is awarded to the jumper whose style best exemplifies a show jumper based on scope, rideability, technique and competitive spirit.

Final Results: $500,000 FTI Consulting CSI 5* Finale Grand Prix

1. AD RAHMANNSHOF'S BOGENO: 2000 Westphalian gelding by Baloubet du Rouet x Elanville

ALVARO DE MIRANDA (BRA), Alvaro De Miranda & Victory Equestrian Sport BV: 0/0/43.96

2. CELLA: 2002 BWP mare by Cento x Chin Chin

BEN MAHER (GBR) Jane F. Clark: 0/0/44.88

3. CAMILLE Z: 2003 Zangersheide mare by Cumano

ATHINA ONASSIS DE MIRANDA (GRE), Athina Onassis de Miranda & Victory Equestrian: 0/0/54.46

4. BLUE ANGEL: 2002 AES mare by Luidam x Ascendant

KENT FARRINGTON (USA), Robin Parsky: 0/4/43.52

5. BIG STAR: 2003 KWPN stallion by Quick Star x Nimmerdor

NICK SKELTON (GBR), Beverly Widdowson: 0/4/44.21

6. SIMON: 1999 KWPN gelding by Mr. Blue x Polydox

BEEZIE MADDEN (USA), Abigail Wexner: 0/4/44.80

7. QUICK STUDY:  1999 SFA gelding by Quick Star x What a Joy

LAUREN HOUGH (USA), Laura Mateo: 0/4/45.20

8. MYSELF DE BREVE: 2000 SFA mare by Quidam de Revel x Grand Veneur

MARIE HECART (FRA), Normandie Connection: 0/4/47.77

9. CHILL R Z: 2003 Zangersheide stallion by Chellano Z x A Lucky One

CHARLIE JAYNE (USA), Alex Jayne and Maura Thatcher: 0/8/46.49

10. LANSDOWNE: 2003 KWPN stallion by Guidam x Wolfgang

CONOR SWAIL (IRL), Ariel & Susan Grange: 0/8/48.81

11. CEDRIC: 1998 Holsteiner gelding by Chambertin x Carolus Z

LAURA KRAUT (USA), Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc: 4/82.18

12. CYLANA: 2002 Belgian Warmblood mare by Skippy II x Darco

REED KESSLER (USA), Reed Kessler: 4/82.50
WEF 12 Wrap Up: Miss Lucy and Jennifer Alfano Victorious in $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby   

Jennifer Alfano rode Miss Lucy, an eleven-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Helen Lenahan, to the top of the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby on the final day of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The final round of competition was held on the grass derby field at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Alfano and Miss Lucy were fourth going into the second round of competition for the derby with a first round score of 186. The pair galloped into first place with a round two score of 198.5 for an overall score of 348.5.

Inclusive and Victoria Colvin finished second with a combined score of 382. The pair was in fifth place after scoring a 182 in round one. Colvin and Inclusive's spectacular second round performance earned the pair a 200, which helped them take over the lead late in round two before being succeeded by Alfano and Miss Lucy.

Temptation and Kristy McCormack rounded out the top three finishers with an overall score of 380. Temptation, owned by Autumn Janesky, earned a first round score of 166 before finishing with a second round high score of 203.

The first round of competition for the derby was held Saturday afternoon at the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter arena of the PBIEC. Forty-one attempted the course, but only the top twenty-five competitors would advance to the handy round held Sunday at The Stadium.  Horses and riders faced a sprawling spread of several major tests of their horses' bravery, including a derby bank, hand gallop, and four high option fences.

Alfano, no stranger to derby victories, ultimately clinched victory with Miss Lucy after beating both Colvin and McCormack's top scores. Alfano's name is most synonymous with 2012 USEF National Horse of the Year Jersey Boy.

Despite being the lesser known of Alfano's derby mounts, she acknowledged the mare was actually the more dependable of the two. "You can always count on Lucy to give 110%. She's actually a little more reliable than Jersey Boy. You never wonder [with her]. With him, he has his moments, as everybody knows. She's one of those horses that just tries to do everything right all the time," Alfano, of Buffalo, NY, commented.

Lucy's consistency and remarkable suitability for the tests of a derby class are undeniable, given she has been on vacation for the past two weeks. "I did show her in the High Performance here [at the FTI WEF] this week, but that's it. She doesn't really take any special preparation."

"She doesn't have to practice," Alfano continued. "She was here last year and did this and was great out here [on the derby field]. You don't have to worry about anything on her. When you're looking between her ears, you can aim at anything."

Colvin, of Loxahatchee, FL, bested McCormack's leading score late in the second round, determined to take over the lead from her fifth place finish in round one.  Colvin took an exceptionally technical track aboard Inclusive as she attempted to climb the rankings and was overall pleased with their performance.

"I had a light rub, but I thought the rest [of our course] was really good. My plan today was to go as handy as I could and jump the big ones. If I had a rail, I had a rail. I had to move up," Colvin acknowledged.

Despite not having a comparable course at home, Colvin had no doubt Inclusive would handle the demands of the derby field like a professional. "We just got a field [at home], but it's not anything like this. I was confident he would be fine. I think he's actually better out in the field than in a ring," Colvin described.

McCormack, of Boston, MA, finished third with Temptation with the highest round two score, but was ultimately exceeded by Colvin and than Alfano. McCormack gave it her all knowing Temptation would be happy to step up to the plate.

"My strategy on that horse is always just to give as much as we've got. If we take a risk here or there, I'm okay with that. He's the kind of horse that is so game, especially for this type of course. I got to show him here last year and I was just trying to go for it and move up as much as I could and he brought it," McCormack expressed.

McCormack had plenty of ground to make up for after finishing seventh in the first round of competition, but knew the grass field would give Temptation the chance to shine. "He loves pace. He loves getting out there and galloping. He's never as strong in the first round, when I'm going a bit slower and taking my time. Once we get out in the field, all we do is gallop," McCormack explained.

Final Results: $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

1   5981MISS LUCY       JENNIFER ALFANO 

R1/J1   88.00         4.00 

R1/J2   90.00         4.00          186.00

R2/J1   88.50  6.00   4.00 

R2/J2   89.00  7.00   4.00          198.50 384.50

2   2951INCLUSIVE       VICTORIA COLVIN  

R1/J1   84.50         3.00 

R1/J2   91.50         3.00          182.00

R2/J1   92.00  9.00   4.00 

R2/J2   83.00  8.00   4.00          200.00 382.00

3   4129TEMPTATION      KRISTY MCCORMACK 

R1/J1   85.00         4.00 

R1/J2   84.00         4.00          177.00

R2/J1   89.00  8.00   4.00 

R2/J2   90.00  8.00   4.00          203.00 380.00

4   4171MEDALIST        BRADY MITCHELL   

R1/J1   86.00         4.00 

R1/J2   83.00         4.00          177.00

R2/J1   87.50  9.00   4.00 

R2/J2   86.00  7.00   4.00          197.50 374.50

5   5431BRUNELLO        ELIZABETH BOYD  

R1/J1   89.00         4.00 

R1/J2   91.00         4.00          188.00

R2/J1   77.00  7.00   4.00 

R2/J2   75.00  8.00   4.00          175.00 363.00

6   6652MONTERREY       KELLI CRUCIOTTI  

R1/J1   74.00         3.00 

R1/J2   82.00         3.00          162.00

R2/J1   88.00  7.00   4.00 

R2/J2   87.00  6.00   4.00          196.00 358.00

7   2853GENEROUS        DAVID OLIYNYK    

R1/J1   82.00         4.00 

R1/J2   80.00         4.00          170.00

R2/J1   86.00  5.00   4.00 

R2/J2   84.00  5.00   4.00          188.00 358.00

8   1739COCO            SOPHIE MICHAELS  

R1/J1   80.50         4.00 

R1/J2   80.25         4.00         168.75

R2/J1   87.00  5.00   4.00  

R2/J2   80.00  5.00   4.00         185.00 353.75

9   5436FIEONA          ELIZABETH BOYD   

R1/J1   86.75         4.00 

R1/J2   79.75         4.00          174.50

R2/J1   82.00  4.00   4.00 

R2/J2   70.00  5.00   4.00          169.00 343.50

10  5851FIELDING        LINDSAY MUTSCHLER

R1/J1   81.75         2.00 

R1/J2   81.00         2.00          166.75

R2/J1   85.00  3.00   4.00 

R2/J2   78.00  2.00   4.00          176.00 342.75

11  2091TAKEN           KELLEY FARMER    

R1/J1   87.00         4.00 

R1/J2   92.00         4.00          187.00

R2/J1   71.00  3.00   4.00 

R2/J2   69.00  3.00   4.00          154.00 341.00

12  6488SKYFALL         LOUISE SERIO     

R1/J1   87.50         4.00 

R1/J2   91.50         4.00          187.00

R2/J1   73.00  3.00   4.00 

R2/J2   67.00  1.00   4.00          152.00 339.00

Jumper Results: Wednesday through Sunday

Week twelve of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by FTI Consulting, featured the $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class on Wednesday with a win for Ireland's Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083, owned by Spy Coast Farm. Earning points on the Longines FEI world ranking list, the pair beat Laura Kraut (USA) and Woodstock O in second and Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Everest de Muze in third.

Ireland's Alan Wade was the course designer in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center for the final week of FTI WEF competition. In Wednesday's $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m class, 61 entries contested Wade's speed track with 13 clear rounds. The winning time of 62.01 seconds belonged to Shane Sweetnam and Cyklon 1083.

Laura Kraut and Joan Kalman/The Freedom Group's Woodstock O finished second in 62.76 seconds. Darragh Kenny and Alexander LLC's Everest de Muze stopped the clock in 64.01 seconds to place third. Fourth place honors went to Germany's Daniel Deusser and Domingo, owned by Stephex Stables, with their time of 64.21 seconds.

Also showing on Wednesday, Wilton Porter and Sleepy P Ranch LLC's Radio City won the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m jump-off class for the second week in a row. In the Adequan 7-Year-Old Young Jumpers, Sweetnam and Balavan, owned by Sweet Oak Farm, jumped to victory. In the Adequan 8-Year-Old Young Jumpers, the winner was Ireland's Cian O'Connor riding Carlo 343, owned by Andreas Herskovitz.

McLain Ward (USA) and the powerful black stallion Super Trooper de Ness emerged victorious in the $50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 12 on Thursday, March 28, as part of the twelfth and final week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, Ward topped U.S. riders Charlie Jacobs, Christine McCrea and Reed Kessler to round out the top four in the international field.

Other wins for the day went to Lauren Hough and Ohlala in the $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class and Darrin Dlin and Tienna in the $10,000 Adequan 5-Year-Old Young Jumper Final.

The final round of the Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series featured 40 horse and rider combinations on Thursday afternoon. Ireland's Alan Wade designed the course, and seven went clear to advance to the tie breaking jump-off. The challenging track for the short course saw five entries jump without fault with an unbeatable round set forth by McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners' Super Trooper de Ness in the winning time of 34.82 seconds.

Thursday's busy competition schedule also featured a $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class with the roster of top finishers including Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala, Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and HH Let's Fly, and Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Wang Chung M2S. Course designer Alan Wade saw 52 entries with 16 clear rounds for the one round speed class.

Once again, the rounds got faster and faster as some of the best went late in the line-up. Lauren Hough and The Ohlala Group's Ohlala were the winners with their typically fast time of 56 seconds flat. The success adds to a long list of FEI world ranking wins for the pair, including a top finish in this same class during week nine as well as a win in last week's $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class.

Rodrigo Pessoa and Double H Farm's HH Let's fly finished second in Thursday's round with their time of 56.31 seconds. Last week's winner, Wang Chung M2S, owned by Morningside Stud and Torrey Pines Stable and ridden by Eric Lamaze, finished third in 56.68 seconds.

The $10,000 Adequan 5-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic was held on Thursday morning with a win for Canada's Darrin Dlin and Tienna, owned by Susan Grange. Held as the final for the division during this year's FTI WEF circuit, the class saw 31 entries in the first round of competition with sixteen going clear to the jump-off. Darrin Dlin and Tienna completed the fastest of five double clear rounds in 37.201 seconds for the win. Peter Wylde and North Star's Darthus finished second in 37.496 seconds. Jill Prieto and Hyperion Stud's Dakota VDL finished third in 37.569 seconds.

The twelfth and final week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Friday, March 29, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with the finals for the Adequan 6, 7 and 8-Year-Old Young Jumper divisions. In the $15,000 Adequan 6-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final, Ronan McGuigan and Chapeau were victorious. The $20,000 Adequan 7-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final saw a win for Laurenz Buhl and Calista, and the $20,000 Adequan 8-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final completed the day with a win for Daniel Bluman and Apardi.

The $15,000 Adequan 6-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final was the first class of the day with a win for Ireland's Ronan McGuigan and Blythe Masters' Chapeau. Sixty entries navigated course designer Alan Wade's track with 19 clear rounds and 11 double clears in the jump-off. McGuigan and Chapeau completed the fastest round in 35.058 seconds for their victory.

Ramiro Quintana and St. Bride's Farm's Tua Efele finished second with a jump-off time of 35.725 seconds. Laura Kraut and Hi Hopes Farm's Cavalia were third in 35.858 seconds. Kraut also finished fourth aboard the Freedom Group's Zeremonie in 35.895 seconds and tied for fifth aboard the Freedom Group's Cleo in 36.252 seconds, the same time as Darrin Dlin and Susan Grange's Tennyson. Seventh place honors went to Luis Larrazabal and Anabel Simon's Close Up in 36.530 seconds.

Class winner Chapeau is a six-year-old KWPN gelding by Indocto x G. Ramiro Z, bred by Stal Hendrix. He was imported in October of last year and showed for the first time in the U.S. this winter.

The $20,000 Adequan 7-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final went second in the International Arena on Friday and saw a total of 58 entries with 22 clear rounds followed by nine without fault in the jump-off. Riding for Georgina Bloomberg's Gotham Enterprizes, 20-year-old German rider Laurenz Buhl guided Calista to victory with a double clear effort in 38.653 seconds. David Beisel and Kady Abrahamson's Basco H2 finished second in 38.798 seconds. Jonathon Corrigan and Sagamore Farms' Bella Donna were third in 38.909 seconds, and Jeffery Welles and Triton Ventures' Bilion placed fourth with a time of 39.067 seconds.

Laurenz Buhl works for top German trainer Dietmar Gugler in Europe and came to the U.S. this year for the first time to ride for Gotham Enterprizes. When Bloomberg's spirited young mare Calista needed a stronger rider, Buhl seemed like a perfect fit. He came to the farm in New York in September and then traveled to Wellington where he began competing. Friday's win was proof of several months of hard work and dedication for Buhl and Calista, a seven-year-old Westphalian mare by Cornet Obolensky x Pontifex.

The $20,000 Adequan 8-Year-Old Jumper Classic Final was the last class of the day with a win for Colombia's Daniel Bluman and Apardi, a KWPN stallion by Corland x Kannan, owned by Ricardo & Alberto Simhon. Sixty-seven entries showed in the class with 12 clear rounds to advance to the jump-off where only three were able to jump double clear. Bluman and Apardi completed the short course in the winning 39.640 seconds. Laura Kraut and Stars and Stripes' Bonito R finished second in 39.881 seconds. Cian O'Connor and Andreas Herskovits' Carlo 343 were third in 40.393 seconds.

On Saturday afternoon, the $33,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic was held with a win for Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Stone Hill Farm's Vindicat W. Forty entries showed in the class with 15 advancing to the jump-off and only three clear rounds over the short course. Springsteen and Vindicat W cleared the course in 44.33 seconds for the win.

Richie Moloney (IRL) and Equinimity LLC's Carrabis Z finished second in 44.86 seconds. McLain Ward (USA) finished third with The Wannahave Group's Wannahave with a clear round in 45.77 seconds. Ward was also fourth with the fastest round of the day but incurred four faults in 41.88 seconds aboard Grant Road Partners' Super Trooper de Ness.

Wrapping up the final week of Jumper FTI WEF competition in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, several of the Amateur-Owner Jumper divisions competed in their classics for week 12. The $10,000 Charles Owen Low AO Jumper Classic was first to go with 73 entries, ten advancing to the jump-off, and just one double clear round over the short course. Cynthia Fuller and Full Stride Farm's Ingaletta had the winning round without fault and completed the course in 39.857 seconds. Megan Fellows and Belle Nuit had the fastest round of 33.92 seconds, but incurred four faults to finish second.

The $10,000 Maria Mendelsohn Low Junior Jumper Classic was held next with a win for Emanuel Andrade and Stransky's Mission Farms' Quebec Star. Seventy-six entries jumped in the class with 12 advancing to the jump-off. Six went clear over the second round course and the winning time of 32.882 seconds belonged to Andrade and Quebec Star. Kady Abrahamson and Basco H2 finished second in 33.429 seconds.

The final win of the circuit also went to Andrade with Hollow Creek Farm's Crossfire 10 in the $10,000 Griffis Residential High Junior Jumpers. Twenty-two entries showed with only two clear rounds. The winning pair had the only double clear round and stopped the clock in 41.412 seconds to earn top prize. Second place honors were awarded to Eugenio Garza and El Milagro's Bariano with eight faults in the jump-off in a time of 38.568 seconds.

Week 12 Classic winners: 

Week 12 Champions:

Entrust Children's Jumper 15-17 - Ali Tritschler and Velinta Palo Blanco 

FarmVet Adult Modified Jumpers - Blythe Masters and Grey Goose
Children's Modified Jumpers - Nina Montross and Caprifol

Paddock Cakes Low Adult Jumper 18-35 - Jennifer Rowland and Jersey

Paddock Cakes Low Adult Jumper 36 & Over - Martha Nevins and Impaired Judgement

Paddock Cakes Low Children's Jumper - Alexandra Pielet and Sailor Moon

Hunter and Equitation Results: Thursday through Sunday   

Reserve champion was RMF Botero, ridden by Monica Algarra and owned by Rushy Marsh Farm. Algarra and RMF Botero were fourth, first, and fourth over fences for the division.

Molly Zisook rode her eight-year-old Westphalian mare C'est Si Bon to victory in the THIS National Children's Medal 14 & Under class during week twelve of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. Zisook, of Lake Forest, IL, bested the class of twenty-nine entries after a first round score of 87 landed her in the top four called back to test.

Second place went to Lucy Deslauriers, who finished with a score of 86 with Stonehenge Farms' Al Pacino. Olivia Bruyn came in third with a score of 84 with Square One, owned by Beacon Hill Show Stables. The top four was rounded out by Emma Kurtz and Marigot Bay Farm's Starts Go Blue. The pair scored an 83.   

Rachel Boggus, of Fort Wayne, IN, catch rode her way to another first place finish, this time with SS Whisper, in the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal Final during the final day of competition for the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). SS Whisper, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding is owned by Wee Enterprises. Boggus was awarded a Beval bridle and gift certificate for her blue ribbon finish in the final class of the series.

Brett Burlington and Cassidy, owned by Sweet Oak Farm, finished second and won an Essex show shirt from Beval for their performance. Third place was awarded a Beval Saddlery logo saddle pad, which went to Sara Ballinger and her own Wanderprinz.

Overall high point finisher for the 2013 FTI WEF was Kathryn Haefner, who rode her own Bentley in Sunday's class. Haefner was awarded the ultimate prize of a new Butet saddle, also courtesy of class sponsor Beval Saddlery.

Haefner has also been a force to be reckoned with this season at the FTI WEF, coming in first in circuit standings for the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal class. Haefner swapped between her geldings Columbus and Bentley on the path to first place and finished the series on Sunday aboard Bentley, a nine-year-old Warmblood gelding. The pair finished fourth.

About the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival

The 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of top competition running from January 9 through March 31. The FTI WEF is run by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC, and Wellington Equestrian Partners and held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. All 12 shows are "AA" rated and Jumper Rated 6, and more than $7 million in prize money will be awarded.

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