Shane Sweetnam Races to the Win in the $37,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Speed Class
Three-star international jumper competition continued on Friday, January 14, 2022, at the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, with the $37,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Jumper speed class. Shane Sweetnam (IRL) ran away with the win aboard Caraghs Quality Lady, owned by Anna Beth Athey.
There were 37 entries to contest the course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) and Andy Christiansen Jr. (ECU), 17 of which went clear.
McLain Ward (USA) had the time with Bonnie M Z in 63.52 seconds, but an unfortunate rail at the ‘b’ element of the Bainbridge Companies double combination proved costly. It was Sweetnam’s quick and fault-free effort with Caraghs Quality Lady in 66.67 seconds that would be victorious.
Natalie Dean (USA) had a clean effort in 67.38 seconds with Nespresso Van’t Laekhof, a nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by Cicero Z x Grandeur owned by Marigold Sporthorses LLC, for second place. In third place was Hector Florentino (DOM), who stopped the clock in 67.62 seconds riding Wyndmont’s 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Meadow Vale Cruise by Creevagh Ferro x Cruising.
Final Results: $37,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m CSI3*
1 CARAGHS QUALITY LADY: 2013 Irish Sport Horse mare by OBOS Quality 004 x Limmerick
SHANE SWEETNAM (IRL), Anna Beth Athey: 0/66.67
2 NESPRESSO VAN’T LAEKHOF: 2013 Belgian Warmblood gelding by Cicero Z x Grandeur
NATALIE DEAN (USA), Marigold Sporthorses LLC: 0/67.38
3 MEADOW VALE CRUISE: 2011 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Creevagh Ferro x Cruising
HECTOR FLORENTINO ROCA (DOM), Wyndmont: 0/67.62
4 BOHEME DE LA ROQUE: 2011 Selle Français mare by Kannan x Quick Star
GRACE DEBNEY (GBR), Temple Equestrian LLC: 0/68.45
5 AUSTRIA 2: 2008 Holsteiner mare by Casall x San Patrignano Corrado
KENT FARRINGTON (USA), Take the High Road LLC: 0/68.85
6 SEMPA FIDELIS: 2009 Hanoverian mare by Stakkato Gold x Concetto Famos
GEORGINA BLOOMBERG (USA), Gotham Enterprizes LLC: 0/69.14
7 FIREWALL: 2010 KWPN gelding by Lexicon x Padinus
ALBERTO MICHAN (ISR), Eduardo Leon: 0/69.78
8 CAROLLO: 2009 Mecklenburger gelding by Chacco-Blue x La Piko
GIAVANNA RINALDI (USA), Anton Marano: 0/72.37
9 CLIFF Z: 2008 Zangersheide gelding by Canturano x Quasimodo Z
MATHEW BODDY (GBR), Gotham Enterprizes LLC: 0/72.41
10 GAZELLE ES: 2011 KWPN mare by Diarado x Ukato
JONATHAN MCCREA (USA), Windsor Show Stables: 0/73.41
11 DOUGIE DOUGLAS: 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Douglas x High Roller
KATHERINE DINAN (USA), Grant Road Partners LLC: 0/73.9
12 GELANO: 2011 KWPN gelding by Eldorado van de Zeshoek x Celano
BRIAN MOGGRE (USA), Ann C Thompson: 0/74.16
Press WEF | Photo © Sportfot Shane Sweetnam and Anna Beth Athey’s Caraghs Quality Lady
