The Desert Circuit 9 grand prix qualifier proved to be a strong indicator of the results of Saturday afternoon’s $117,000 CSI3* Marshall + Sterling Grand Prix, as the top two riders remained exactly the same. For the second day in a row, it was Belgium’s Jos Verlooy...
Mariano Maggi and Quantico 23 made it two in a row on Friday, March 7, as they topped the $24,999 Marshall + Sterling 1.40m Open Classic after having already won the $30,000 Marshall + Sterling 1.40m Open Classic just five days prior. This time, winning required...
Thermal, CA – March 7, 2025 – After several winters spent competing on the East Coast, Jos Verlooy made the decision to begin showing instead on the West Coast at the Desert International Horse Park, and based on results alone, the Belgian rider is likely to be glad...
Throughout the 2025 Desert Circuit, the Desert International Horse Show has cranked up the number of $10,000 1.15m Mini Prix offered, and on Sunday, March 2, Ellington Vasan and Samia Staehle both also cranked things up a notch to take home $10,000 1.15m Mini Prix...
Thermal, CA – March 2, 2025 – In a tight race right down to the finish, Mariano Maggi and Quantico 23 closed out Desert Circuit 8, presented by Adequan, with a win in the $30,000 Marshall + Sterling 1.40m Open Classic on Sunday, March 2. Fourteen horses from the...
Thermal, CA – March 1, 2025 – There was no catching Sameh El Dahan on Saturday night, March 1, at the Desert International Horse Park. Aboard WKD Toronto, the British rider took the win in the $75,000 Adequan Grand Prix by a margin of more than eight seconds. On the...
