The final week of the Ocala Spring Classics wrapped up at the Florida Horse Park Sunday, and the jumpers were out in full force for the final week!

David Jennings of Franklin, Tennessee, and The Presley Partners’ Presley Degli Assi capped off the week with a trip to the winner’s circle in Sunday’s $35,000 Sidelines Grand Prix.

A field of 31 horse and rider teams tackled the course designed by Paul Jewell of Windsor, New Jersey. Twelve advanced to the jump-off round, with a time allowed of 48 seconds.

Ryan Genn of Wellington, Florida and Bridlebourne Stables, LLC’s Venezia D’Austral Z were the first of twelve jump off rounds. Their clear jump-off round in a time of 39.796 seconds set the new time to beat.

Dominique Damico of Ocala, Florida, and her own Cava, followed in the order and their clear jump off round in 39.417 seconds took the lead.

The lead was short-lived when Vicente Guillen and Tranquility Farm’s Evolene De Carles followed Damico. Their fault-free time of 37.742 seconds moved them into first place, but again, the lead was short-lived.

David Jennings and Presley Degli Assi were up next and, with a fault-free jump-off round in 37.101 seconds, took the lead.

Jennings said, “Paul Jewel set a challenging but fair course. I watched the first two jump off, and they looked blistering fast. My strategy was to try and be as smooth and efficient as possible while leaving all the jumps up, and fortunately, everything showed itself on the forward step!”

Yann Candele of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, and Kama Godek’s Conny 409 followed, and with their time of 52.623 seconds and nine faults, earned a twelfth-place finish.

Jenni McAllister of Ocala, Florida and Bertrand Legriffon’s Toulamba were up next and with their fault free jump off round in 39.629 seconds, earned sixth place.

Tracy Fenney of Ocala and MTM Farm’s MTM My Life Be Like earned eight jump faults with a time of 37.208 and finished in eleventh overall.

Schuyler Dayner of Ocala, Florida and Andrea Wolley’s For Real Z turned in a clear jump off round, and their time of 40.664 seconds earned them an eighth place.

Matthias Holberg of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, and his own Rocketman followed. Their four-fault jump-off round in a time of 38.811 seconds awarded them ninth place.

Paige Jones of Landenburg, Pennsylvania, aboard Amberfax Farm, Inc.’s Jamaica turned in a clear jump off round in 38.220 seconds and won third place. Manuel Torres of Ocala, Florida, and his own Conthalando PS posted a clear jump off round and their time of 39.389 seconds, earned them a fourth place ribbon.

Ryan Genn returned as the last to go in the jump-off with Bridlebourne Stables, LLC’s Concenthaga PS. Their four fault round in 39.343 seconds earned them a tenth place and secured the win for Jennings and Presley Degli Assi.

According to Jennings, “Elvis is turning 11 this year. I’ve had him for a year and a half, and he’s consistently placed in the ribbons in all the Grand Prix I’ve done. I had a couple of wins on him last year, and he really steps up when I call on him in the jump off.”

Guillen and Evolene De Carles finished in second, Damico and Cava earned a fifth placing, and Genn finished in seventh with Venezia D’Austral Z.

Jennings added, “I’ve been attending Classic Company horse shows for many years, and Bob and Allen always do a great job hosting their events.” 

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Congratulations to Kirk Webby and Jamie Stryker’s Cameron 38 for winning the $7,500 Ocala Spring Classic Welcome. The pair bested a field of 26 horse and rider teams in a true horse race of a competition.

The second round time was set at 47 seconds. Manuel Torres and his own Conthalando PS, were the first to go in the class, advancing to the jump-off and turning that time into 37.983 seconds. 

Paige Jones and Amberfax Farm, Inc.’s Jamaica followed and set the new time to beat at 35.988 seconds. Ryan Genn and Bridlebourne Stables, LLC’s Concenthaga PS looked to beat that time in the next clear second round, but their 37.650 seconds would see them finish in seventh overall.

Maya Denis, with her own Callyspo De La Hamente Z followed in the order and, with their fault-free second round time of 33.718 seconds, set the new time to beat.

Yan Candell and Kama Godek’s Conny 409 also advanced to the second round, and despite going clear, their time of 35.442 seconds earned them fourth place.

Two rides later, Webby and Cameron 38 were up. The pair advanced to the second round, and their lightning-fast time of 33.697 seconds took the lead.

According to Webby, “He’s an 11-year-old gelding that I’ve really been competing for about a year and a half. He had a great winter and won a lot of classes. He’s careful and quick and is a really fun, competitive horse. I went reasonably early in the second round, and there were a couple of quick ones that went before me.”

“He’s really good at turning back, and things just came up right. There were a couple of tight turn-backs that suited him. Paul [Jewell] did a great job designing the course. He is an old friend of mine and I always like riding his courses. We had a lot more horses for the final week of the show, which made for a bit of sport,” he added.

David Jennings and The Follow Me Group’s Follow Me were the next up after Webby. Four jump faults in a time of 36.650 seconds earned them eleventh place. Three rides later, Matthias Hollberg and his own Rocketman turned in a clear second round, but their time of 37.510 seconds earned them sixth place.

Genn followed Hollberg in the order of go, with his next mount, Bridlebourne Stables, LLC’s Faveur De Piquet. They posted a clear second round in 35.324 seconds and earned third place.

Schuyler Dana, aboard Andrea Wooley’s For Real Z, followed. The pair had a heartbreak rail, earning four jump faults, and with their time of 37.456 seconds, finished in twelfth place.

La Rochelle, owned and ridden by Collin Reynolds, followed in the second round. Their fault-free time of 38.129 seconds earned them ninth place.

Jenni McAllister and Marlene Hart’s Simona VS earned four faults in the second round, and their time of 35.961 seconds would see them finish in tenth.

The final results had Denis with her own Callyspo De La Hamente Z in second place, Genn and Faveur De Piquet finished in third and he also placed seventh with Concenthaga PS. Jones and Amberfax Farm, Inc.’s Jamaica finished in fifth place, and Torres and his own Conthalando PS earned an eighth placing.

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Twenty-three horse and rider teams tackled the $5,000 Schneiders Saddlery Jumper Classic 1.25 m over a course designed by Paul Jewell.

Vicente Guillen and Andrea Scioscia’s Lunara S kicked off the class when the pair advanced to a second round opportunity, earning four jump faults in a time of 29.399 seconds. David Jennings and The Follow Me Group’s Follow Me challenged that with their clear second round in a time of 29.216 seconds and took the lead.

It would be five rides later until the next horse and rider team would advance to a second round. Heather Kuiper of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Wind Haven Farm’s Bianca Du Rouet earned four jump faults at fence 2 in a time of 33.692 seconds and earned tenth place.

Matthias Hollberg and Dean Richardson’s Ramona followed and also earned four jump faults at the second fence, and with a time of 30.369 seconds, finished in seventh place.

Hayley Waters Wear in the irons of Chuck Waters’ Newberry Balia N were the next to advance to a second-round opportunity. The pair posted a clear round in 30.927 seconds and secured fourth place.

The next two rides all had issues with fence 2 in the second round and wouldn’t advance to the ribbons.

Caroline Mcleese of Wellington, Florida, and Hays Investment Corp.’s Heup Laboum Destiny’s were the next pair to advance to the ribbons in the second round. Their four fault round, in a time of 30.732 seconds, earned them eighth place.

Denis and Jantien De Muze were the next to advance to the second round. “The course had a few short lines where you had to come in quietly and make sure you had enough space for the jump, but overall, it rode nicely and was challenging enough.”

Denis continued, “From the first to the second jump, I did one stride more compared to the others. But that allowed me to come in a straight line to that jump that was being knocked over quite a bit and be able to keep a nice forward rhythm, which then allowed me to do one less stride from 2 to 3. After that, I just tried to keep a forward rhythm and kept my turns tight, which, thankfully, paid off!”

The pair posted a clear round in a time of 28.678 seconds and took the lead.

Ivy Nyberg and her own Indianapolis followed Denis, but the second jump earned them four faults, and their time of 29.858 seconds would see them finish in sixth overall.

Caroline Zonger and her own A Class HHF followed in the order. Four jump faults in a second round time of 31.089 seconds earned them ninth place.

David Jennings and his second mount, Bionce Des Monts, owned by Hillview Farm Sporthorses, sat in the enviable last-to-go position and were the final pair to advance to a second round opportunity. Although they posted a clear round, their time of 29.143 seconds wasn’t fast enough to beat Denis and Jantien De Muze. They finished in second, securing the win for Denis.

According to Denis, “My horse has done bigger classes in the past, but just recently got back into the show ring due to an injury, so it made me really happy to have him feeling good and take the win.”

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Congratulations to Daphne Markcrow’s Collusion, ridden by Jennifer Jones of Aiken, South Carolina. The pair bested a field of twenty horse-and-rider teams in the $3,000 Marshall + Sterling Classic Hunter Derby.

FPF Idefix, owned and ridden by Lauren Patterson of Ocala, Florida, placed second, and Marriage Material, owned by Hillview Farm Sporthorses and ridden by David Jennings, finished in third place. Lavish, owned by Phyllis Harlow and ridden by Hannah Matts of Ocala, Florida, placed fourth. Matts also piloted Rachel Fugate’s Czar HS to a tenth-place.

Kevin Eufemia’s MTM Enchanted, ridden by Madison Ramsey of Palm Harbor, Florida, earned fifth place and won the $500 Marshall + Sterling 3’ Non-Pro Rider Bonus. Ramsey also placed ninth and earned the $300 Marshall + Sterling 3’3” Non-Pro Rider Bonus with Lola Dishman’s Agave.

Oh Yeah, owned by Kate Dietrich-Davis and ridden by Stacey Reser of Ocala, Florida, placed sixth overall. Bocelli, owned and ridden by Blair Balmer of Reddick, Florida, placed seventh overall and won the $500 Marshall + Sterling 3’3” Non-Pro Rider Bonus.

Louise Petz’s No Questions, ridden by Meg Graham of Ocala, placed eighth. Lucky Luke, owned by DCTM, LLC and ridden by Campbell Cauthen of Lexington, Kentucky, finished eleventh overall and won the $200 Marshall + Sterling 3’3” Non-Pro Rider Bonus.

Limitless, owned and ridden by Stephanie King of Anthony, Florida, placed twelfth. King also went on to win the $300 Marshall + Sterling 3’ Non-Pro Rider Bonus. Psychedelic, owned and ridden by Heather Millis of Winona, Minnesota, won the $200 Marshall + Sterling 3’ Non-Pro Rider Bonus.

All ribbon winners in the Marshall + Sterling Classic Hunter Derbies since the Gulf Coast Winter Classic will receive a free entry in the $25,000 Marshall + Sterling Classic Hunter Derby, scheduled for Week 2 at the Aiken Summer Classic. There remains one more opportunity to earn a free entry for this epic class during Week 1 of the Aiken Summer Classic.

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Congratulations to First Verdi, owned and ridden by Kate Neily, for winning the Perfect Products Adult Amateur Hunter Division 18-35 Championship. According to Neily, she has owned Verdi since 2021 and has competed in multiple 3'6" equitation finals with him. "He is my favorite horse to ride," said Neily. "I always have a wonderful experience here. This is my second year showing at the Ocala Spring Classic, and I really enjoy it. I love how beautiful and peaceful the showgrounds are."

Calvano, ridden by Laney Brennan, was awarded Reserve Champion.

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Congratulations to Jeri Rose Barrett and Nevergreen Farm, LLC's Imposant, winners of the Ocala Spring Classic Week 3 Perfect-Products Picture of the Week!

Stand by for the Perfect Products Picture-Perfect Overall Winner!

You Ought To Be in Pictures!

Next up is the Aiken Summer Classic. The Perfect Products Picgture-Perfect competition will resume. Each week of the show, post your Picture-Perfect moment with your horse and tag the Classic Company and Perfect Products Facebook pages. One photo each week will be chosen. At the end of the shows, Perfect Products will pick the Grand Prize winner from the weekly winners.

Join us at the Classic Company's final show of the 2025 season at Bruce's Field in Aiken, South Carolina! This is a barn-favorite, so reserve your stalls now since the shows often sell out early!

Highlights of this year’s shows are:

Week One - June 11 - 15, 2025

WCHR

$5,000 Marshall + Sterling Classic Hunter Derby

$10,000 Open Hunter Classic

$7,500 Welcome Class

$25,000 Marshall + Sterling Grand Prix

Week Two - June 18 - 22, 2025

$ 2,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby

$25,000 Marshall + Sterling Classic Hunter Derby Including Non-Pro Rider Bonus

$ 7,500 Welcome Class

$25,000 Sidelines Grand Prix

“Everyone loves the Aiken Summer Classic, and we’re excited to be returning to Bruce's Field in historic horse country,” commented Bob Bell, President of The Classic Company.

Exciting sponsorship and vending opportunities are still available for our 2025 and upcoming 2026 Gulf Coast and Classic Company show season. Email Lisa Davis Engel or call at 908-310-6248.

The Classic and Gulf Coast Classic Companies’ philosophy is to offer an event for every level of rider and horse. From lead line to Olympic level Grand Prix competition, from seasoned veteran horse and rider team to a first time horse show experience, the Classic Company offers competition that provides the competitor substantial prize money, award-winning facilities and courses, quality competition, and the best customer service in the industry.

Service is what sets the Gulf Coast and Classic Companies apart from other horse shows.  The Classic and Gulf Coast Classic Companies provide champion service from in-gates to show office at all its venues. Top competition with an emphasis on southern hospitality is their hallmark and the reason thousands prefer to compete at the Gulf Coast and Classic Company produced events each year.

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