Lexington, Ky. – July 25, 2018 – Aaron Vale was not going to waste a moment making sure everyone knew he was the man to beat during the opening day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. Vale not only won the 1.40m Open Jumpers on the 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Elusive, but also bested the the field of the remaining 16 horse-and-athlete combinations to claim second place with Acolina R. Hayley Waters rounded out the top three spots with a speedy finish on Bijou Du Pont Rihen.
Katherine Newman Captures Green Hunter Incentive Stake Win With Dandelion
Hunter horses kicked off Wednesday competition in the Stonelea Ring. The Green Hunter division combined competitors from the 3’6″ and 3’9″ heights where Katherine Newman and Dandelion rose to the the top with a victory in the Green Hunter Incentive Stake.
Newman and the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by Allwyn Court and The Dandelion Group, bested the other entries with a score of 85 to claim the win just ahead of Geoffrey Hesslink and High Society with a score of 84.5 in second and Christopher Payne and Ovo with a score of 84 in third.
