We may have just entered the new year, but spring will be here before we know it! SAVE THE DATES 📆 for this year's Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows:
🐴 May 6-11 - National / CSI3*
🐴 May 13-18 - Premier / CSI4*
We can't wait to see you there! The best is yet to come! #OSFspring
With a win in the $40,000 CSI2* Grand Prix last week and a win in today’s $125,000 CSI3* Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, these two weeks of OSF September Shows are ones Joao Eduardo Ferreira de Carvalho is going to want to remember!!
Listen to hear from Joao following his win on Sunday with Alison Firestone’s Ester de Maugre!
Nayel Nassar and Dorado de Riverland win the $38,700 CSI3* Great Oak Speed Stake! 🎉🏎️💨
They stopped the clock in 56.71 seconds, while second place with a time of 58.49 seconds went to Samantha Schaefer and James Bond HX. Rounding out the top three was Jessica Springsteen who piloted Gmail to a time of 58.75 seconds.
Simon McCarthy and Gotcha got the win in Friday's $65,000 CSI3* Welcome Stake! 🥇👏🏼 Watch to hear from Simon following what came down to an exciting jump-off round and a tight race against the clock!
The first FEI win of OSF September Week 2 goes to Germany's Richard Vogel and Levi Noesar! The duo topped a field of 42 entries to win the $10,000 CSI3* Two Phase. 🥇👏🏼 Congratulations, Richard!
Special thanks to Fanny Eaton of Keyflow USA for making the award presentation to Richard (who accepted the win aboard his second mount, Phenyo Van Het Keysersbos)!
Capri Truesdale
This is 15-year-old Capri Truesdale's first year competing in the "big eq" - but watching her ride to the win in Saturday morning's ASPCA Maclay Regional Championship, you would have never guessed that! Watch to hear from Capri following her exciting victory aboard HH Moonshine! Taking home the top three in the ASPCA Maclay Region 2 Regional Championship were: 🥇 Capri Truesdale🥈 Hayley Hewitt🥉 Grace Sappington Congratulations to Capri and all riders!
Zayna Rizvi
The last to go was the best to go in Friday's $65,000 CSI4* Welcome Stake, earning Zayna Rizvi her very first 4* win!! 👏🏼🎉 Watch to hear from Zayna following her win aboard Exquise du Pachis!
McLain Ward
McLain Ward and Quimi del Maset's jump-off ride in the $200,000 CSI4* Empire State Grand Prix kept the crowd on the edge of their seats! Watch to hear from McLain on his win, the jump-off and more. 📹 (Plus! Stick around to the end of the video to hear how Lilly Ward's week went as well!)
Paige Walkenbach
This week may be Paige Walkenbach's first time at Old Salem Farm, but she's already made multiple trips to the winner's circle, including in Saturday evening's $25,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby - Hunt & Go! From a field of 30 entries, Paige rode Princeton straight to the top of the leaderboard! Congratulations, Paige!
Emma Brody
A first-round score of 90 shot Emma Brody straight to the top of the leaderboard, and she stayed there through to the end of The Governor's Perpetual Hunt Seat Cup, sponsored by Lillie by Flying Changes and Chansonette Farm! 👏🏼🏆
As the winner of the class, Emma, who trains with Glen Eden Farm, will receive a custom Lillie by Flying Changes jacket, produced by The In Gate. Watch to hear from Emma on the class and her winning mount, Spaetzuender W! #OSFspring
Mark Bluman
Three different countries were represented in the top 3️⃣ of today’s $65,000 CSI4* Welcome Stake, sponsored by The Kincade Group / UBS, with the win going to Colombia’s Mark Bluman! 🇨🇴 🏆 Watch to hear from Mark following his victory with Ubiluc! 📹
Darragh Kenny and Chic Chic
💥 Chic Chic Boom 💥 Darragh Kenny is already back in the winner's circle for Week 2️⃣! This time, he sped to the win in the $10,000 1.40m Open Jumpers, sponsored by Eastern Hay and Grain! 🏎️💨
Darragh also finished in second with Vancouver Dreams, and Daniel Bluman and Hummer Z rounded out the top three. 👏🏼
