Last Updated on February 16, 2024 by adminahb
Feb.15, 2024 – Ocala, FL – Sunny skies set a beautiful stage for the featured jumper event Thursday morning at the fifth week of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. The $25,000 Alliant Private Client Cup is a weekly occurrence throughout the ten-week-long festival and offers jumper riders a great way to get into the Grand Prix ring and get some prize money prior to Saturday’s main event. Piloting six of the original 28 combinations, Ireland’s Jordan Coyle gave himself a strong upper hand to take the winning title, and he did so aboard King Kannan GP.
Philipp Schwender (GER) built a proper track for his field and managed to advance 11 of the first round’s field into the jump off. Coyle jumped clear on four of six mounts he had entered, which left him with a very busy jump off to prepare for.
“It’s always frustrating for me when someone holds the class up with a lot of horses,” Coyle admitted. “So we tried to do a good job of getting through them quickly.”
The victory came down to a battle between Coyle and last week’s winners, Samuel Pegg and Gin Tonic 158, as the only two pairs to clock in a fault-free effort under 40 seconds. Hot on the heels of an impressive podium finish during the $385,000 Fidelity Investments CSI5* Grand Prix in Wellington, Florida last Saturday, Coyle continued on his hot streak to ultimately produce the winning time of 38.55 seconds with Elan Farm’s nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Kannan).
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