Photos and Story by Alan Fabricant
Thirty pairs of riders and horses participated in this event held on Saturday, February 1st on the Derby (grass) Field in Wellington.
After the first go round a total of 6 pairs went through clean, no knockdowns or time penalties.
Leading the way to his second first place finish of this young season was Germany’s Richard Vogel riding Cydello. For the win, he went home with a $70,950 check.
Shane Sweetnam of Ireland aboard James Kann Cruz collected $43,000 for finishing second.
Also, from Ireland was Niamh McEvoy received $32,250 for finishing third on Jargon DN.
