$75,000 Battle of the Sexes
Watch the men compete against the women in the first "Saturday Night Lights" event of the circuit on Saturday, January 10, at 7:00 p.m. The women have won the last seven years in a row and look for another victory over the men. Wear pink or blue to show your support for your team of choice! In addition to show jumping, there will be live entertainment for the band Wonderama. Gates open at 6 p.m.

The Suites - Available Saturday Night!

Located in the Special Events Pavilion, The Suites are first available on Saturday, January 10, on seven other Saturday nights during WEF. Prime Viewing, a full buffet, and premium bar options in a semi-private suite catered by White Horse Catering, this is the place to to host friends and family or even a corporate get-together. Each suite accommodates up to 22 persons with a minimum of 14 persons. Suites are $200 per person to include buffet and premium bar and $125 per person for buffet and cash bar. Availability is on first-come, first-served basis, so book now before they all fill up! Contact Patti Miele at 561-784-1125 or pmiele@whitehorsetavernflorida.com today.

 $30,000 WEF 1 Grand Prix
 Watch some of show jumping's best horses and riders compete in the first grand prix of the 2015 WEF circuit. Competition begins at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, in the International Arena at PBIEC.
 

5^th Annual Jump for HomeSafe Event
 During the $75,000 Battle of the Sexes, enjoy a night of family fun and support a great cause! Jump for HomeSafe will take place at 6 p.m. onSaturday, January 10, in The Wellington Club at PBIEC. There will be dinner, drinks and a silent auction. All proceeds from the event support HomeSafe's efforts to help victims of child abuse and domestic violence.


 Adequan Global Dressage Festival "Friday Night Stars"
 AGDF's "Friday Night Stars" Series returns in 2015, showcasing some of the world's best dressage riders as they perform freestyles at the top level of competition. The first week of CDI-W 1* competition, sponsored by MTICA Farm, will feature FEI World Cup qualifying grand prix musical freestyle competition on Friday, January 9. Held at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, gates open at 6 p.m. and competition begins at 7 p.m.

AGDF 1 CPEDI

Para-Equestrian Dressage riders will ring in the new year at the Adequan� Global Dressage Festival's (AGDF) CPEDI3*, taking center stage in their first international competition of 2015. FEI Para-Dressage events highlight Week I of AGDF while featuring some of the world's most renowned Para-Dressage riders and their horses. Come cheer on Paralympic hopefuls in the Van Kampen Covered Arena at The Stadium at PBIEC beginning Friday, January 9. Kicking off with a Team Test on Friday, competition continues on Saturday, January 10, with the Individual Championship Test, and finally the FEI Para-Dressage Freestyle Test on Sunday, January 11.

 Ride & Learn with Brianne Goutal
The Ride & Learn Series will take place each Tuesday during WEF. Each week will feature a mounted riding clinic instructed by highly esteemed industry professionals and will be held in various venues and arenas at PBIEC. Week 2 features Brianne Goutal - "Transition from Big Eq to Jumpers" and is sponsored by Kastel Denmark. Goutal made history as the first junior rider to win all the major equitation finals with her 2004 wins in the USEF Talent Search Finals East and the Washington International Equitation Championships, and her 2005 wins in the USEF Medal Finals and the ASPCA Maclay Finals. She has gone on to a highly successful show jumping career that includes major grand prix victories around the world. Participation to ride in the clinic is $100 per horse/rider per clinic, with a maximum of 12 horses, so sign up today! Auditing is Free. Every Tuesday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. For more information or to sign up for a clinic, please contact Sean Jones at 561-784-4275 or sean@equestriansport.com.

Lunch & Learn Series

On Thursday, January 15, the Lunch & Learn Series begins for the 2015 season. Held every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Wellington Club, this informational and educational series has a variety of subjects for horsemen and women to learn more for their horses. Admission is free for riders, trainers, and owners, all others are $25. Register at the door for a chance to win exciting prizes. The season finale door prize includes a custom trunk provided by Clever Jumps & Trunks and TheraPlate. The subject for WEF 2 is "Growing the Performance Horse," sponsored by Nutrena and Progressive Nutrition Products. Contact Laura Bostwick at 561-784-1130 or laura@equestriansport.com for more information.

Laura Kraut and Cedric Win $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, Presented by Rolex

Show jumping superstars Laura Kraut (USA) and Cedric jumped to the top of an exciting competition Sunday afternoon in the $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex. Held at Donald Trump's scenic estate, The Mar-a-Lago Club, in Palm Beach, FL, the third annual event featured international show jumping at its best with top finishes for Kraut, Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Brianne Goutal (USA).

Anthony D'Ambrosio, of Red Hook, NY, set the course for Sunday's competition, which featured 35 horses and riders jumping in a one-of-a-kind setting. With the backdrop of blue skies, palm trees, and sunshine on Florida's intracoastal waterway, the course saw 13 clear rounds that led to an exciting jump-off with seven double clear entries and a race to the finish.

The final four riders were some of the fastest in the world and fought hard for a win in the prestigious competition where the option of a very tight inside turn and a gallop to the final fence was the final deciding factor. Darragh Kenny made that turn with Oakland Venture LLC's Fantasy and was fast and clear in 40.12 seconds to take over the lead from Engle, but he eventually settled for second place. Brianne Goutal (USA) and Remarkable Farms LP's Ballade van het Indihof were next, and did their best to catch the pair. They stopped the clock in 40.62 seconds to take third place. It was down to the final two.

Back-to-back Trump Invitational winner, Kent Farrington (USA), returned to defend his title after winning the inaugural event in 2013 with Amalaya Investment's Dynamo and also topping the class in 2014 with Robin Parsky's Blue Angel, but today was not his day. Farrington opted for a very fast outside turn to the last fence with Blue Angel and slipped in the turn, then had a rail down at the final jump. The pair's time of 36.31 seconds would have given Farrington his third straight win in the competition, but the unfortunate rail put them in ninth place. Last to go, Laura Kraut and Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc.'s Cedric took the inside turn and came through the timers in 39.96 seconds, just ahead of Kenny and Fantasy, to earn a big win.

Kraut and Cedric, a 17-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Chambertin x Carolus Z), have had a long and illustrious partnership that includes team gold in the 2008 Olympic Games and many grand prix victories over the years. Most recently, they topped the $50,000 Holiday& Horses Grand Prix CSI-W 2* at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in November, but this was a class they had not yet conquered.

"I could not be more pleased with him," Kraut stated in the press conference. "He is 17 years old, but he feels better than ever. Actually, when I went through the timers I didn't think that I had won. Cedric jumped so high through the double that it took me a second to get through that. I was quite relieved when they said I had won."

Following a great win and a beautiful day in Palm Beach, Kraut praised Donald Trump and Equestrian Sport Productions' CEO Mark Bellissimo for putting on a fantastic event. With footing challenges in year one, Trump put up the money to redo the turf for the 2014 event. The new footing was put to the test with terrible rains in year two, but everything came together this time around.

"I was going to lead off with how amazing this event has evolved," Kraut acknowledged. "Finally, on the third year, they got lucky. All of the conditions were perfect. It is probably the best grass footing in the world. I went last in the class and last in the jump-off, and I think I had ground as good as the first ones did. It was perfect. It was an absolutely great event."

Trump also praised the winner and was thrilled with another great event. "I want to congratulate the great champions," he stated. "I know Laura really wanted to win this and now she has done it. What a great job you have done. It is bravery and it is talent and it is great horses. It was an honor and I want to congratulate Mark and his family for the fantastic job they do in putting the event on.

Net proceeds from the Trump Invitational benefit the 2015 Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments� (FTI GCC), which will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Saturday, February 7. The pro-am team competition, founded in 2010 by Mark and Katherine Bellissimo and their daughter, Paige, has distributed more than $6.2 million to more than 100 Palm Beach County charities over the past five years.In addition to 28 charities already selected to participate in this year's competition, four more were selected during Sunday's event, including CROS Ministries, Take Stock in Children Palm Beach, Gratitude House, and Leadership Palm Beach County.

 Following the Trump Invitational, the future stars of show jumping took their turn in the spotlight. The brightest among them was Sophie Simpson, who guided Riffle Hitch Bloodstock's HC Woopy 14 to best 13 invitational competitors in the $5,000 Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Speed Class.