He's known for his gritty game face and his game efforts over the jumps, and on Feb. 13, Rothchild was at his best in the $380,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix 5* CSI. Even a chaotic warm-up couldn't keep the little chestnut from blazing to the top.
For the second week in a row, Todd Minikus headlined the night in the feature grand prix, as he guided Babalou 41 to the top of the $130,000 Adequan Grand Prix during Week 3 of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Minikus and Babalou 41 outraced Laura Kraut and Nouvelle for the win on Jan. 30.
Speed wasn't really the name of the game in the $127,000 Adequan Grand Prix in Tryon, N.C., on June 27, as David Blake won the night with a slow and careful clear jump-off round.
Ben Maher's young star Diva II grew up as she outran Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum's sensational new horse Fibonacci 17 on March 7 in the $372,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival.
