52/ APRIL 2023 THE RIDER Aaron Vale & Prescott Run Away With The $100,000 Captiveone Advisors Grand Prix Victory
Ocala, FL – The energy level was at an all-time high at World Equestrian Center – Ocala this evening as a slew of the world’s top show jumping athletes put forth their best efforts in hopes of securing the $100,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix vic- tory. With thousands of spectators cheering them on, trailblazers Aaron Vale (USA) and his longtime partner Prescott (Lordanos x Bb Carvallo) established a blistering jump-off pace that simply could not be beat.
FEI Level III course
designer Catsy Cruz (MEX) set the elaborate tracks that allowed an even eight competitors from three countries return for the jump-off. Aaron Vale and the
11-year-old Holsteiner gelding Prescott were the first pair to return down the ramp into the WEC Grand Arena. At the sound of the
tone, the pair were off, “From one to two, I knew [MTM Apple] could make five. I caught the jump good enough where I think I could have done it, but going first it was a little greedy, so I held up and did the six. I got a fast seven to the next and when I landed, I just went race- horse speed and was able to relax the last stride or two to the vertical. I was aggressive to the combina- tion and caught it per- fectly. Prescott is a little weak turning right and leaving right, and he got lucky with the rub. I think he knocked it out with his front legs and knocked it back in with his back legs,” laughed Vale. “It ended up working
out because when he hit it, I took a breath for a sec- ond,
then the crowd
cheered and I knew it ended up staying in, so I kicked back into gear and found the last jump per- fectly,” shared Vale. The pair flew through
the timers stopping the clock at an uncatchable 33.917 seconds. “It’s funny, you jump
enough classes and it’s the little things that make the difference. Hitting that jump and the crowd’s reac- tion set me up for a perfect final fence. If I would have jumped it well, I might have tried to be too aggres- sive to the last and had it down, but it worked out perfectly,” said Vale. “You can’t beat the
crowd here. Last week everyone was on the edge
Rowan Willis & Wellington Grey Goose flying to second place. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
of their seats during the class and tonight they were all about the jump-off. Prescott really likes show- ing here under the lights and always does well,” told Vale. Rowan Willis (AUS)
and his own 12-year-old Warmblood mare Welling- ton Grey Goose (Corlen- sky x Grandira) were on the pair’s heels stopping the clock at 35.684 sec-
onds to secure the second- place spot on the leader- board. Dorothy Douglas
(USA) and Davenport Farms’ MTM Pablo (Perigueux x Celina) were the only other pair to nav- igate a clean jump-off. Douglas and the ten-year- old Warmblood gelding were quick and clear in 37.349 seconds to round out to top three.
Kyle Dewar (CAN)
and his own Clever Van De Helle received the fastest four-faulter award in the $100,000 Cap- tiveOne Advisors Grand Prix, delivering a time of 71.923 seconds with one rail down. Penny Brennan re-
ceived the $5,000 ‘Luck of the Draw’ award.
Watch the winning
Aaron Vale & Prescott accepting their first-place award presented by Judy Doyle of CaptiveOne Advisors and Jim Wolf of World Equestrian Center. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
Aaron Vale & Prescott in the $100,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
jump-off from the 2023 Winter
Spectacular
$100,000 CaptiveOne Ad- visors Grand Prix at World Equestrian Center – Ocala.
https://youtu.be/D6LscmE sOc4
$100,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix Results:
Aaron Vale & Prescott winning the $100,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
1 Prescott, Aaron Vale (USA), Thinkslikeahorse: 0 | 0 | 33.917 2 Wellington Grey Goose, Rowan Willis (USA), Rowan Willis: 0 | 0 | 35.684 3 MTM Pablo, Dorothy Douglas (USA), Daven- port Farms: 0 | 0 | 37.349 4 MTM Apple, Tracy Fen- ney (USA), MTM Farm: 0 | 4 | 34.444 5 Vesta De Lavardin, Daniel Geitner (USA), November Hill, Inc.: 0 | 4 | 38.461 6 Quirado RC, Richard Spooner (USA), Show Jumping Syndications In- ternational: 0 | 4 | 39.008 7 Nono VD Withoeve, Santiago Lambre (BRA), All In Horses and Jan De Waard: 0 | 4 | 39.710 8 Whoop De Doo, William Simpson (USA), 5 Roost- ers: 0 | 4 | 41.240 9 Clever Van De Helle, Kyle Dewar (CAN), Kyle Dewar: 4 | 71.923 10 Orlando Van Klap- scheut, Jelmer Hoekstra, Jelmer Hoekstra: 4 | 72.551
Photos courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography. Videos available at Clip-
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https://www.clipmyhorse.t v/en_US/
Visit Show Management System for the daily class schedule, estimated start times, orders of go, counts, live scoring and results -
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Aaron Vale & Prescott flying to first place in the WEC Grand Arena. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
Dorothy Douglas & MTM Pablo rounding out the top three. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
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