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.
Watch two fantastic riders—Lauren Hough aboard Böckmanns Lazio and Laura Kraut on Nouvelle—race against the clock and each other in the $100,000 Engel and Völkers Grand Prix at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla., on March 22.
Jump-offs don't get much closer than the one between Great Britain's Ben Maher aboard Urico and Lauren Hough on Ohlala in the $125,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI*** on March 15 at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla.
First it was Lauren Hough in the lead on Ohlala, and then McLain Ward sprinted ahead of her aboard Zander in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Rount 10 on March 14. Watch how Ward got the job done at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla.
Rodrigo Pessoa laid down an unbeatable trip aboard Citizenguard Cadjanine Z in the $280,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix CSI-W, but 22-year-old Jessica Springsteen fought valiantly to catch him with Vindicat W on March 8 at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla.
Ben Maher continued his domination of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival grand prix classes, winning the $150,000 CSIO**** Grand Prix on Jane Clark's Urico by a whopping three seconds over Laura Kraut and Nouvelle on March 2 in Wellington, Fla.
