Last Updated on November 14, 2026 by adminahb
Nina Mallevaey & Destine to Be. Photo © Sportfot
Wellington, Fla. – November 13, 2026 — France’s Nina Mallevaey and her partner Destine to Be topped the $62,500 Arthramid by Contura Vet CSI3* Grand Prix Qualifier on Friday, the final week of fall competition during Wellington International’s Annual Series in Wellington, Fla.
As international competition returned to the main ring at Wellington International, 116 horses trotted up for three-star competition this week. Fifty-seven made up Friday’s start list over courses set by Olympic course designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil.
Destine to Be, a 10-year-old Anglo-European gelding (Diamant de Semilly x Grandilot) owned by the Rein Family, was the penultimate contender in a competitive jump-off that saw 13 double-clear rounds. Putting her gelding’s natural speed to good use, Mallevaey — current world no. 8 — stopped the clock at 37.56 seconds to secure their 12th international victory together.
“The speed has always been there, but as our partnership has developed, I’ve learned how to use it better. He is incredibly fast across the ground, and doesn’t waste much time in the air, which makes him very competitive,” said Mallevaey, who has had the ride on Destine to Be since the start of 2024, and earned a CSIO5* Nations Cup win this summer in Gassin-St. Tropez.
“He has given me some incredible moments,” continued Mallevaey. “He did his first five-star season this year and placed in almost all grands prix he did. He’s definitely a very special horse, and I’m incredibly grateful to have him.”
World no. 10 Daniel Bluman (ISR) rode Kester de Nyze Z, owned together with Over the Top Stables, to second place in 38.04 seconds. Venezuelan Olympian Luis Fernando Larrazabal and his 2023 Pan American Games mount Baroness took third in 38.21 seconds for owners Jack Alan and Leeann Ablin.
Camille Maynard and Dutton Hail Hunter Derby Victory
Camille Maynard of Ocala, Fla. rode Dutton to the top of the $1,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Pilates Rocks, as derby competition highlighted Friday’s program in the Grand Hunter Ring at Wellington International.
Run in the popular “hunt & go” format, the derby combined a traditional classic hunter round and a handy round into a single, continuous trip over a course designed by Semantha Burger. Dutton, a 9-year-old Holsteiner gelding by Cannabis Z, carried Maynard to a score of 181 to take the win for owner Susan Ross.
Lainie Wimberly of Ridgefield, Conn. was the closest challenger in the irons of Serafina, ending in second place on a score of 177 for owner Emilio Mora. Rounding out the top three, Maggie Jacobs of Mount Vernon, Ohio pocketed a 174 riding Olaf, owned by Leyla Stables.
Learn more about the Annual Series HERE.