Upperville

June 12, Upperville, Va.

Heavy thunderclouds were rolling in as the final riders completed their first rounds in the $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic during the final day of the Upperville Colt and Horse Show (Va.).

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Walking into the jump-off for the $100,000 Upperville Jumper Classic, Aaron Vale knew he had a challenge. Joe Fargis’s blazing fast double-clear round aboard Kimber looked unbeatable. 

But Vale didn’t travel from Ocala, Fla., to simply place.

Even though their jump-off began with a hesitation, as Paparazzi balked at the first oxer, the pair cleared the fence and used the remaining eight fences to make up for lost seconds.