Articles: Horse News
Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star Win
$25,000 Fieldstone Grand Prix
Charlie Jacobs and Flaming Star won the $25,000 Fieldstone Grand Prix. Photo
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East Aurora - August 21, 2012 - Deeridge Farm has taken the first week of
the Fieldstone Summer Showcase by storm, scoring top honors in the hunter
and jumper rings. Charlie Jacobs led the way with his talented mount Flaming
Star, capturing the victory in the $25,000 Fieldstone Grand Prix for the
second year in a row. His son, Charlie Jr, was the winner of the $1,500
Dover Children's Hunter Classic aboard Rainer, and his daughter Katie
claimed the Children's Hunter Horse Championship with Jouet. Melissa Jacobs
also earned winning honors to take home the Amateur-Owner Hunter
Championship riding So You Say. Finally, Maggie Robinson received the win in
the $500 M&S Children's Hunter Pony Classic aboard Dawn's Early Light.
The $25,000 Fieldstone Grand Prix was the highlight event on Saturday
afternoon. Despite rain on Friday evening, the grass field at Fieldstone
held up beautifully, and Charlie easily mastered Philip DeVita Jr.'s first
round track to advance to the jump-off with Flaming Star. The pair was the
last to tackle the short track, and the clocked in three seconds ahead of
the leader to take the winning honors with a fault-free round.
"Flaming Star is one of those horses that the quicker you ride him, the more
careful he gets," explained Charlie. "I think some people saw that when I
ran to fence two in the jump off and still had the confidence that he was
going to leave it up."
Earlier in the week, Charlie Sr. and Charlie Jr. competed against one
another in the $2,500 Equifit 2'9" Open Hunter Derby. Charlie Sr piloted
Sorcerers Stone to a second place finish, while Charlie Jr. and Rainer
captured the fifth place award. "I'm really proud of my son," smiled Charlie
Sr. "He's been out of the ponies about two years now, and to see him ride
out there on the grass field, jumping those jumps, has been really fun."
Charlie Jr. was also the winner of the $1,500 Dover Children's Hunter
Classic with Rainer, and took home the Children's Hunter Horse Reserve
Championship after his sister Katie stepped up to earn the championship
title. Katie and Jouet earned two first place ribbons and two second place
ribbons for the prestigious honor.
Charlie Sr also had two nieces competing at the Fieldstone Summer
Showcasing. Melissa Jacobs and her veteran partner So You Say were in top
form during the Amateur-Owner Hunters, earning two first place ribbons, two
second place ribbons, and a third place ribbon for the championship
award. In the pony ring, Maggie Robinson showed her mounts Dawn's Early
Light and Carebear to top prizes during the Children's Pony Hunters, and
went on to capture to the first and second place honors in the $500 M&S
Children's Hunter Pony Classic, respectively.
"This horse show has been good to me," expressed Charlie Sr. "My wife and
children are all riding here and it's about an hour from our home in Weston,
so we really make this a family event."
Deeridge Farm will continue to compete at the Fieldstone Show Park for the
second week of the Summer Showcase before returning to New York for the
Hampton Classic at the end of August.
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