Three in a row sounds pretty nice to James Chawke. The Irishman has pulled off a hat trick, having topped the three most recent Welcome Speed classes at Desert Circuit, taking his third victory Wednesday in the $10,000 Adequan® 1.35m Welcome Speed with his trusty...
Thermal, Calif. – Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) will award the leading open jumper rider and leading hunter rider from the 2023 Desert Circuit a brand-new Top Jock Double Door Tack Box during Week IX of Desert Circuit. The Top Jock Double Door Box features a...
Luckily for Katie Laurie (AUS), she knows Django II like the back of her hand. She had a couple advantages on her side Sunday of Desert Circuit VII, ultimately bringing home the win in the $145,100 CSI3* TALUS Grand Prix. The first advantage was being last in the...
Karrie Rufer has known for quite some time that she had a special horse on her hands with Stern Dei Folletti. Now, with several grand prix and FEI wins under their belts, the rest of the world knows it too. Saturday afternoon, she and the Morning Star...
The Canadian anthem played a second time in the Grand Prix Arena during Desert Circuit VII as Ali Ramsay (CAN) took victory in the $38,700 Ramard CSI3* 1.50m Speed. Aboard Conrado 12, as second to last in the starting order, Ramsay took her second FEI win of the...
Vanessa Mannix’s (CAN) New Year’s resolution was to go faster. Her speed gears have kicked up a notch every week through the season at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP), and during Desert Circuit VII, she got the win she’d been vying for all season. Aboard...
Anyone watching Wednesday’s $10,000 Voltaire Design 1.35m Welcome Speed to open Desert Circuit VII felt a bit of déjà vu as James Chawke and Gamble took their second consecutive victory in the weekly class at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). Over Joey Rycroft’s...
Kent Farrington’s (USA) cross-country trip to the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) paid off in spades Sunday afternoon as he and Orafina took top call in the $226,000 Adequan® CSI4* Grand Prix to conclude Desert Circuit VI. With the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood...
Lorcan Gallagher has spent quite a bit of time in the desert this season chasing down a win. During Desert Circuit VI, with his longtime partner Hunters Conlypso II, he finally got the victory he’s been eyeing all season long. The $50,000 Whittier Trust National Grand...
Gregory Wathelet (BEL) proved his dominance of the desert once again Friday of Desert Circuit VI, claiming another victory, this time in the $145,100 Pomponio Ranch CSI4* 1.50m Welcome Prix. With Berline Du Maillet Z, his first of two mounts to jump clear over Alan...
