Ocala, FL – The primary Saturday night time Grand Prix of the 2025 Summer time Collection at World Equestrian Middle – Ocala (WEC) introduced 50 horse-and-rider combos to the WEC Grand Enviornment for the $16,999 Golden Ocala Regional Grand Prix. Ultimately, it was Sharn Wordley (NZL) who returned to WEC in successful type, capturing the highest spot aboard Della Wordley’s Hagelin (Stolzenberg x Graefin High) after an exhilarating four-horse jump-off.
FEI Degree II course designer Eric Hasbrouck (USA) set a demanding observe that noticed solely 5 clear rounds contained in the tight time allowed. The jump-off featured a number of the quickest riders: Camille Maynard (USA), Maya Denis (MEX), Lauren Balcomb (AUS), and Wordley himself—who certified two mounts however selected to avoid wasting Brin D’or De Haute Melen Z for Week II’s CSI3*.
Camille Maynard and her longtime associate Jack Straw (Quatro De Riverland x Jonquille D’elle), a 15-year-old Selle Français gelding owned by M&M Sporthorses, set the tempo with a tidy clear in 47.416 seconds. Maya Denis adopted aboard her personal Callypso de la Hamente Z (Chellsini Z x Vesta De Greenbay), a nine-year-old Zangersheide gelding, taking a decent inside flip early within the course to cease the clock in a swift 43.838 seconds.
Wordley and Hagelin entered the ring with intent. “It was a bit greater than we have been considering it was going to be,” he stated of the first-round observe. “My horses haven’t proven in two months, so I introduced them out tonight to get them prepared for the remainder of the circuit, however I’m glad I did, as a result of they really feel nice now,” he laughed.
With Balcomb and Verdini d’Houtveld Z nonetheless to return, Wordley wasn’t taking any probabilities. “She did almost the identical quantity of strides as me, however couldn’t stand up to it as a result of he misplaced his traction for a second, so she did a circle and schooled round. She most likely would have overwhelmed me, if he hadn’t had carried out that. Hagelin is quick, however ‘Dini’ is turbo charged.”
Wordley and Hagelin delivered a fast and tidy jump-off spherical to shave off simply sufficient time, stopping the clock in 42.987 seconds to take the win. “I wished to get him again within the groove of issues. We all know one another fairly properly, however he can generally be a bit humorous below the lights, however tonight he was nice. He was so quick and so cautious.”
Wordley now seems forward to the remainder of the 2025 Summer time Collection, able to rotate his horses via the upcoming worldwide competitors.
Sharn Wordley and Hagelin accepting their first place awards, introduced by Mason Jordan on behalf of the Roberts Household, alongside Wyatt Swim, Jim Wolf of World Equestrian Middle, Hannah Swim, and Jennifer Evans. Photograph by Andrew Ryback Images
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