When McLain Ward climbed down from the tack of Dulien Van De Smeets after winning the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix presented by Zoetis, he didn’t look for congratulations, but marched straight to the mare’s owner, his godmother. Susie Heller stood clutching a winner’s trophy and was scooped up by Ward’s embrace. Every win is special, […]
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It all came down to the gallop in the $33,500 FEI HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal on Thursday. With only two horses in the jump-off, Nayel Nassar put the speed of his nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding Lordan to the test and bested Bliss Heers by fractions of a second. Nassar of Santa […]
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Francie Steinwedell-Carvin admits that her goal for the 2014 HITS Desert Circuit is to qualify and excel in the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix on March 16 with her 14-year old gelding Taunus. They got one step closer to the highlighted class with a win in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at […]
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Earning her second win of the week in Ocala, Florida, Lisa Goldman went from winning the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix on Friday to winning the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix of Ocala on Sunday. Lisa Goldman proved that warm weather suits her this week at HITS Ocala. Just two days before bringing her horses to Florida, […]
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