Spirit of Joy Ridden by Marcus Orlob to USA 6-Year-Old Championship Preliminary Win

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Spirit of Joy ridden by Marcus Orlob to win the preliminary USA Championship for 6-year-olds. © 2020 SusanJStickle.com

WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 21, 2020–Spirit of Joy was ridden by Marcus Orlob to victory in the preliminary U.S. six-year-old championship test Friday.

The Westfalen gelding by Sir Calypso received a score of 8.96 from the panel of four judges at the Festival of Champions.

Marcus, 38, of Annandale, New Jersey, and Spirit of Joy received 9.5 for the trot, 8 for walk, 9.3 for canter, 8.8 submission and 9.2 for perspective.

Marcus, originally from Dusseldorf, Germany, competed Spirit of Joy at the 2019 festival. He was second in the four-year-old division on Flambeau Thursday and third on Glory Day, owned by Alice Tarjan whom he coaches.

Jennifer Schrader-Williams of Roy, Washington and Joppe K placed second on 8.26 with Spain’s Pablo Gomez Molina on Baltasar de Ymas third on 8.22.

The final of the six-year-old division is scheduled for Sunday.

Results:

6-Year-Old Preliminary  

      Judges: Janet Lee Foy, Scott Peterson, William Warren &
Ulf Wadeborn		 
Pl. Score % Nat.AthleteHorse C 
1. 89.600 USAMarcus OrlobSpirit of Joy 89.6 
2. 82.600 USAJennifer Schrader-WilliamsJoppe K 82.6 
3. 82.200 ESPPablo Gomez MolinaBaltasar De Ymas 82.2 
4. 79.100 USARebecca RigdonJagger 79.6 
5. 76.200 USANicole LevyDark Knight 76.2 
6. 75.600 USAStacey HastingsHermes BRH 75.6 
7. 74.200 USAJennifer TruettAbsolute Dream 74.2 
8. 73.800 USAHillary MartinFortunata 73.8 
9. 72.800 USAKaitlin BlytheJustice OF 72.8 
10. 72.600 USAHeather Salden KurtzJjaguar B 72.6 
11. 71.200 USAMeredith Kaplan KenyonJulinda M 71.2 
12. 69.000 USAJudy EthellJackpot Royal 69 
13. 68.400 USANichole Suzanne SmithSijam 68.4 
SCR   USAJason CantonFelicita   
SCR   USAJason CantonFrisantos