Wellington, FL - February 26, 2010 - Show jumping competition continued today in the International Arena at the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Darragh Kenny
(IRL) and North Run's Perle JRF were victorious in the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m
Speed Challenge over McLain Ward (USA) on Overlook Farm Inc.'s Miss Liberty 7
and Lauren Hough on Available Versace, owned by Chloe Reid
LLC.

The seventh week of the FTI WEF is sponsored by Fidelity Investments and runs through Sunday, February 28. This week hosts very exciting competition, and the second trial for
the USEF World Equestrian Games (WEG) Show Jumping team will be incorporated
into the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, CSI 2* on Saturday, February
27, at 7 p.m. The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of
competition that conclude on April 4, 2010, and they will be awarding almost $6
million in prize money through the circuit.

In today's $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed Challenge, there were 51 entries that attempted the course set by Brazil's Guilherme Jorge. There were 11 clear rounds over the speed
course, but it was Kenny and Perle JRF, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare by Larioni
xx Chamisso, who found the fastest track in 64.301 seconds, just tenths of a
second faster than Ward and Miss Liberty 7, who finished in 64.516 seconds.
Hough and Available Versace cleared the course in 70.908
seconds.

Darragh Kenny and Perle JRF

Kenny and Perle JRF have only been paired together since the start of the season. Missy Clark and John Brennan of North Run purchased her two years ago, and she was brought along
by Kristy McCormack. While Perle JRF showed in grand prix classes last summer,
she and Kenny show in the 1.40m to get to know each other.

Kenny said of Perle JRF, "She's a super mare. She's really careful, lots of scope, easy to ride. Those are always easy! She's been in that (International Arena) about 10 times
and placed eight or nine times. She's been fantastic."

Kenny said that her "massive stride" is what gives her an edge in the speed classes. He added, "You can leave out strides all over the place. She's so, so careful that you can just
trust her. We're only just producing her yet, and I think she's going to be
really nice."

Today's victory was meaningful for Kenny. He explained, "It's the first time I've ever won in the main ring before at WEF. It was really nice! It was a big class, fairly fast,
and it was nice to win something in there. It's not easy winning in that
ring."

Tomorrow's action will continue with the main event of the week, the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, CSI 2* on Saturday, February 27, at 7 p.m., which will also
incorporate the USEF World Equestrian Games Show Jumping Team Trial
2.

For full results please visit www.shownet.biz or www.equestriansport.com.

Final Results: $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed Challenge

1. PERLE JRF, DARRAGH KENNY, NORTH RUN FARM: 0/64.301

2. MISS LIBERTY 7, MCLAIN WARD, OVERLOOK FARM INC.: 0/64.516

3. AVAILABLE VERSACE, LAUREN HOUGH, CHLOE REID LLC: 0/70.908

4. ORLANA, RAMIRO QUINTANA, KATHRYN QUIRK: 0/70.951

5. FIRST LADY, CHRISTINA SERIO, ROY WILTEN: 0/75.111

6. COCU, MARIO DESLAURIERS, JANE CLARK: 0/75.337

7. CATWOMAN, CHRIS SORENSEN, FOXRIDGE FARM: 0/77.014

8. SIL, STEVEN WEISS, LAURA CONNOLLY: 0/77.771

9. COKIO VITZ, MAURO ATZERI, GREG GINGERY: 0/81.493

10. DUTCHMEN'S ALLURE, DANIELLE VAN DER WERF, DUTCHMAN EQUIPMENT: 0/84.555

11. REEVA, JULIE WELLES, EQUI INVEST: 0/84.657

Photo Credit: 
Darragh Kenny and Perle JRF won the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed Challenge 
during week seven of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. © 2010 Randi 
Muster/Mustphoto, Inc., www.mustphoto.com. Official Sport Photographer of 
the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. 

12. ARWIN, CHRIS DELIA: 4/69.526