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HORSE SHOWS IN THE SUN
Jill Henselwood and Toyz R Us Win $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at
HITS Ocala I Winter Classic |
OCALA, FL (February 11, 2001)--Jill Henselwood,
39, of Oxford Mills, Ontario, Canada, won the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS
Ocala I Winter Classic in Florida, today, riding Toyz R Us. A field of 35
horses competed on the course designed by Conrad Homfeld of Southampton, New
York. Eleven horses had clear first rounds and moved on to the jump-off. Five
riders were fault-free on the short course, but Henselwood was almost two
seconds faster than even her closest competitor, Aaron Vale, of Rembert, South
Carolina, riding Elan Coriana owned by Elan Farms, who placed second. Jonathan
Millar, 27, of Perth, Ontario, Canada, riding his Fine Line, was just fractions
behind Vale and took third. Jonathan bested his father, eight-time Olympian Ian
Millar, who placed sixth on Mont Cenis and seventh on Dorincord, both owned by
Millar Brooke Ltd. Henselwood took home $15,000 for Toyz R Us' owner, Jupiter
Farms Ltd. Toyz R Us is a 10-year-old, 16-hand, bay Dutch Warmblood mare
imported from Emile and Paul Hendrix of the Netherlands.
Mr. Homfeld was the Course Designer for the World Cup Final held in Las Vegas,
Nevada in 2000, and was a member of the Gold Medal Team at the 1984 Los Angeles
Olympics where he claimed the Individual Silver Medal. He is this year's
recipient of the Mr. & Mrs. William C. Cox Memorial Trophy for Show Jumping
Course Designer of the Year. For today's Round One, Mr. Homfeld set a
16-obstacle course that included three double combinations--Fences No. 4, 9,
and 12. He did not build a triple. Time Allowed was set at 85 seconds--a tight
time that was exceeded by eight riders.
For the 11-horse Jump-Off, Mr. Homfeld built seven fences, repeating the double
at Fence No. 12 and set the Time Allowed at 53 seconds. Carlos Lopez of Canada
was first in the order and set the pace with a clear round in 48.662 on Money
Talks owned by King Ridge Stables. Lopez held the lead until Aaron Vale, who
was fourth in the order of go, edged him out of the lead with his time of
45.474 on Elan Coriana. Lopez ended up in fourth place. Jill Henselwood was
sixth in the order of go, and snatched the lead from Vale with her time of
43.551 on Toyz R Us. Henselwood held the lead until the end, besting two more
of the double-clears that followed her. Paul Matthews, of Somerset, Virginia,
on La Rocca, owned by Eva Castegren, went sixth in the order and was clean but
his time of 52.328 put him in fifth place. Last to go was Jonathan Millar on
Fine Line, who chased the leaders and was fault-free in 45.667, but had to
settle for third place.
Henselwood was named to the Canadian Equestrian Team in 1991 and has remained a
member ever since. She has represented Canada at the 1992 World Cup Final, the
1994 World Equestrian Games, the 1995 and 1999 Pan American Games and in
numerous Nations' Cups. In 1996, Jill finished third in the Canadian Olympic
Selection Trials, but declined a position on the Team due to the age and
inexperience of the qualified horse, Aerial. Jill claimed the Chrysler Leading
Canadian title at the prestigious Spruce Meadows Masters in 1997 with the
Swedish Warmblood mare, Til Tomorrow. In 1999, they were members of the bronze
medal team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Jill and her husband,
Bob, own and operate Juniper Farms in Oxford Mills, just outside of Ottawa,
where Jill coaches many promising show jumping riders.
Today's class was a qualifying Grand Prix for the Cosequin U.S. Grand Prix
League Invitational Finals to be held in Culpeper, Virginia, September 26-30,
2001.
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix, February 11, 2001
HITS Ocala Winter Circuit I, Ocala, Florida
Course Designer: Conrad Homfeld
Place/Horse/Rider/Owner/Prize Money/Rd 1/Rd 2/Faults/J-O Time
1/Toyz R Us/Jill Henselwood/Juniper Farms Ltd/$15,000/0/0/43.551
2/Elan Coriana/Aaron Vale/Elan Farms/$11,000/0/0/45.474
3/Fine Line/Jonathan Millar/Jonathon Millar/$6,500/0/0/45.667
4/Money Talks/Carlos Lopez/King Ridge Stables/0/0/48.662
5/La Rocca/Paul Matthews/Eva Castegren/0/0/52.328
6/Mont Cenis/Ian Millar/Millar Brooke Ltd/0/4/48.331
7/Dorincord/Ian Millar/Millar Brooke Ltd/0/4/50.582
8/Thin Air/Amy Reistrup/Double R Partners/0/8/45.849
9/Carling King/Kevin Babington/Saly Glassman/Kindle Hill/0/8/47.710
10/Hanastasia/Frankie Chesler/Sher-Al Farms/0/8/48.088
11/Expresso Thyme/Yann Candele/Eric Lamaze/0/E
12/Ears to You/Callan Solem/Quiet Winter Farm/ 1/2/NA
Number of Horses who competed in this class: 35
Class Prize Money: $50,000
Show Jumping Action Continues at Ocala Winter Circuit 2001:
Ocala Winter Festival February 14-18
Ocala MastersFebruary 21-25
Ocala Tournament February 28-March 4
Ocala Winter Finals March 7-11
Featured Events:
$50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix Sunday, February 18 1pm
$50,000 HITS Grand Prix Sunday, February 25 1pm
$50,000 Cosequin® Grand Prix Sunday, March 4 1pm
$50,000 East Meets West Hunter Challenge Sunday, March 11 11am
presented by The Chronicle of the Horse
$100,000 Grand Prix Sunday, March 112pm presented by Great American Insurance
HITS GOLDEN HILLS INTERNATIONAL SHOW GROUNDS: 7500 Hwy. 27 West; Ocala, Florida
34482; Directions: Interstate 75 to Ocala Exit for Rte. 27. Go west to Golden
Hills. Horse show entrance is three miles on the left. Telephone:
352.620.2275; website: www.HitsShows.com
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