26/ THE RIDER EXTRA APRIL 2010
USET Foundation Congratulates 2010 Maxine Beard Award Recipient Nicholas Dello Joio
Gladstone, New Jersey - April 12, 2010 -The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that Nicholas Dello Joio is the 2010 recipient of the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Developing Rider Award. His selection is based on his past performances and future potential to represent the United States in international competition. Dello Joio, upon receiving word of his selection, said “It is a real honor to have been recommended by George Morris and Ronnie Beard and provided the opportunity by the USET Foundation out of so many great competitors.”
Notice to the Industry: ORC licenses Fort Erie for 78 race dates
The Executive Director of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) has issued the 2010 Licence to Operate a Racetrack to Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) for Fort Erie Race Track. The issuance of the licence includes approval of a 78 race date schedule to begin May 1 and run- ning through October 26.
Each year, the USET Founda- tion selects a promising developing rider to be the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Developing Rider Award recipient based on their competitive record to date. In late 2009, Dello Joio posted two back-to-back wins at the Atlanta Fall Classics I and II, an accomplishment he regards as his most mem- orable to date. Riding Malcolm, a twelve- year-old chestnut gelding by Concorde, Dello Joio captured the first Grand Prix win of his riding career in the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix at the Atlanta Fall Classic I. Just one week later, Dello Joio put in a repeat performance, taking home top honors in the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix at the Atlanta Fall Classic II.
Dello Joio took over the ride on Mal- colm from his father, Olympian Norman Dello Joio, almost a year ago. In addition to the duo’s ninth place finish in the $40,000 Kentucky Grand Prix, they also contributed to the fifth place finish of the Zone 4 Team at the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Young Rider Championships in Lexington, KY. Earlier in the season, Dello Joio had success with another horse, Draco, with whom he finished second in the $25,000 Hagyard Classic at the Kentucky Summer Classic and fifth in the $15,000 1.45m Scot- labank Cup at Spruce Meadows Continental. Starting his riding career at the age of 14, Dello Joio recalled, “I was travelling in Europe with my family when I decided I wanted to give it a shot. Nelson (Pessoa) was a good friend of my Dad’s and lent me a pony to show in the Children’s Jumpers. Once I started showing, I was hooked. It was a lot of fun, and at the time I didn’t really know what I was doing so I would just go around as fast as possible - I won a lot of classes and I fell off in a lot of classes.” It was not long thereafter that Dello Joio start- ed riding in the equitation division with Missy Clark and John Brennan of North Run. Clark and Brennan lent him Lucky 4, a horse he had great success showing in the Chil- dren’s Jumpers.
From January to March this year, Fort Erie Racetrack had con- tinued to operate for the purposes of the simul-
George H. Morris, Jane Clark, Nicholas Dello Joio, and Ronnie Beard for the Maxine Beard Award Presentation at the 2010 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational. Photo © Anne Gittins 2010.
A junior at Florida International Univer- sity in Miami, FL, Dello Joio commutes back and forth from Miami to Wellington through- out the winter as he works towards not only furthering his equestrian career, but also fin- ishing a bachelor’s degree in Business Man- agement.
Looking forward in 2010, Dello Joio hopes to be selected for the Show Jumping International Young Riders Tour, as well as Spruce Meadows. Regarding the Internation- al Young Riders Tour, he said, “It would be a great international experience. George (Morris) has been telling me for quite some time that I need to go abroad and I think this Tour would be a great opportunity.” As his career continues to evolve, Dello Joio expressed, “I would like to keep riding well, and keep getting better and better. I’d also like to hopefully find a couple more horses to have to show, and bring along a few young horses to build a little more of a string.”
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Dello Joio received his Maxine Beard Award trophy at the American Invitational on April 10 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. In addition, he will be cre- dentialed and travel with the U.S. delegation a few days later to the World Cup Finals in Geneva, Switzerland from April 13 - 18, where he will observe the operations of an international championship, including the stabling area, veterinary inspections, school- ing and walking the course with the U.S. Show Jumping Coach, George H. Morris.
Previous Recipients of the Maxine Beard Award
Dello Joio’s career evolved quickly, pro- gressing from the Children’s Jumpers to the Grand Prix level in just a few years. “Before I started riding, I travelled with my family. I liked to watch and I feel I gained a lot of experience simply by observing some of the best riders in the world - whether it be at the World Cup Finals or the big shows in Europe,” he recalled. “Watching really helps me more than anything. I seem to learn best if I watch; sometimes if I have a problem and can’t figure something out on a horse, I’ll always ask my Dad or another professional to get on and show me, and then it makes it easier.”
Throughout the course of his career, Dello Joio has continued to train in the jumpers with his father, Norman Dello Joio. He said, “Having my Mom (Jeanie) and Dad together as a team of support has really encouraged me to excel as fast as I possibly could. I have learned so much from them, and also from Missy and John.”
2009 - Ashlee Bond and Michelle Spadone 2008 - Hillary Dobbs 2007 - Brianne Goutal 2006 - Charlie Jayne 2005 - Cayce Harrison 2004 - Georgina Bloomberg 2003 - Michael Morrissey and Paige Johnson
2002 - Molly Warmington 2001 - Kent Farrington and Richard Rinehart
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The United States Equestrian Team Foundation (http://www.uset.org) is the non- profit organization that supports the competi- tion, training, coaching, travel and education- al needs of America’s elite and developing international, high-performance horses and athletes in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation.
For more information on the USET Foundation, please call (908) 234-1251, or visit USET ONLINE at http://www.uset.org.
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ORC application process, which will ensure the operation of the facility until a new management struc- ture is put in place. Simi- larly all documents have now been filed with the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency, which will mean no disruption of cus- tomer service during this period of transition.
cast facilities on an extension of the 2009 licence granted to Nordic Gaming Corpora- tion. A management agreement between Nordic and FELRC was filed as part of the
by everyone involved bodes well for the future of Fort Erie Race Track.
John L. Blakney Executive Director
gratulates all the parties on successfully negotiat- ing the necessary details surrounding this transi- tion – the patience and perseverance exhibited
The ORC con-
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