Twice is Nice for Michelle Berry in $30,000 1.40m Classic

Twice is Nice for Michelle Berry in $30,000 1.40m Classic

Michelle Berry braided a variety of “good luck” charms into Mecho Van’t Kiezelhof’s mane for the $30,000 1.40m Adeptus Open Classic Sunday afternoon of National Sunshine Series II. Considering she won the class last week, she may not have needed too much extra luck,...
Quintana and Catoki Boy Capture $100,000 FarmVet Grand Prix

Quintana and Catoki Boy Capture $100,000 FarmVet Grand Prix

There’s a new name in the desert, and it’s Jose Maria Quintana. The 20-year-old has taken California by storm recently, and it was no different at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) as he bested 51 entries aboard Catoki Boy to win the $100,000 FarmVet Grand Prix...
Seeing Double for Nick Haness and HH Elmo

Seeing Double for Nick Haness and HH Elmo

Nick Haness’s partnership with HH Elmo just keeps getting better. Just seven days after he won the $100,000 WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular with Lindsay Maxwell’s 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Verdi x Padinus), he took top honors yet again, this time in the...
Kinsella Brings Nothing But Quality to National Sunshine Series

Kinsella Brings Nothing But Quality to National Sunshine Series

One victory at the Desert Internatonal Horse Park (DIHP) National Sunshine Series was not enough for Mark Kinsella. Aboard his second-place mount in Wednesday’s $10,000 Welcome Speed, Quality H, Kinsella took the win Thursday in the $30,000 Ritz Carlton 1.45m Open...