Canada’s Ian Millar Leads Team to Win Florida’s $2 Million Great Charity Challenge, Dressage Team Led by Doda Miranda 3rd
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 1, 2014–Canada’s Ian Millar, Kelly Soleau and Emily Kinch were the winning team in the fifth annual FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge and earned $150,000 for their charity, Speak Up for Kids, on Saturday night.
The three riders made up the top team out of 35 pro-am combinations paired with Palm Beach County charities that splt up $2 million that had been raised for the signature event of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival.
In second place was the team for Wellington PTO/PTA/PTSA, sponsored by EnTrust Capital and Rose Hill Farm as well as corporate sponsor Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC. The team consisted of Ken Berkley, Cloe Hymowitz, and Lilli Hymowitz and won $125,000 for their charity.
Four-time Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes’s charity, Musicares, picked up $112,5000 for the third place team made up of Alvaro ‘Doda’ de Miranda, Paige Bellissimo and Alex Crown, sponsored by Dressage Team and the Rizvi Family and corporate sponsors Carol Cohen, Diamante Farms, Michael Collins, Mike Davis, Rose Peslar (Everglades Dressage), Tim Dutta, Arlene “Tuny” Paige and the Van Kampen Foundation.
In addition to the competition, the evening featured a concert by Hunter Hayes that helped draw thousands of fans to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
Rank CHARITY SPONSOR CORPORATE SPONSOR PROFESSIONAL 1m20 1m10 Time
1 Speak Up for Kids Lothlorien Bass, Bolfo, Newlands and Rowland Ian Millar Kelly Soleau Emily Kinch 93.107
2 Wellington PTO/PTA/PTSA EnTrust (Rose Hill Farm) Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC Ken Berkley Cloe Hymowitz Lilli Hymowitz 95.056
3 Musicares – Hunter Hayes Dressage Team and Rizvi Family Carol Cohen, Diamante Farms, Michael Collins, Mike Davis, Rose Peslar (Everglades Dressage), Tim Dutta Tuny Paige and the Van Kampen Foundation Alvaro “Doda” de Miranda Paige Bellissimo Alex Crown 96.117
4 Lighthouse for the Blind Double “C” Farm (Creel Family) Fumero Law Group Haylie Rolfe David Oberkircher Megan McDonald 96.267
5 Seagull Industries for the Disabled Trelawny Farm Gold Coast Feed & Supply Samantha Ramsay Katherine Straus Elizabeth Craven 96.484
6 Adopt-A-Family of the Palm Beaches, Inc. Bellissimo Family Sexton Engineering Tim Gredley Nicole Bellissimo Yasmin Rizvi 96.867
7 Connor Moran Children’s Cancer Foundation Newstead Farm (Firestone) Marcum LLP Connor O’Regan Christina Firestone Noel Fauntleroy 97.862
8 HomeSafe Postage Stamp Farm The Bainbridge Companies Alejandro Karolyi Kalvin Dobbs Emma Heise 97.937
9 The Alliance for Eating Disorders Green River (Roger and Jennifer Smith) Equine Tack and Nutritionals Colin Syquia Sarah Kerins Sophie Simpson 98.125
10 Foster and Adoptive Parent Association of Palm Beach County G&C Farm (Mirabal Family) Rolex Luis Larrazabal Emanuel Andrade Gustavo Mirabal 98.128
11 Wellington Cares Double H Farm Trump International Maggie Jayne Giavanna Rinaldi Ailish Cunniffe 98.422
12 The Children’s Foundation Equine Assisted Therapy Starwyn Farm (Goldstein Family) Gary Czajkowski Danielle Goldstein Kara Chad Chloe Reid 98.578
13 Equestrian Aid Foundation Pasmore Stables Wellington Equestrian Realty Catherine Pasmore Pippa Allen Kelly Arani 98.799
14 Wounded Warriors Crown Family Jamaica Tent Britni Raflowitz Lillie Keenan Alex Crown 99.585
15 Women’s Circle Ashland Stables (Fleishhacker Family) Engel & Völkers Sandra Dalman Javan Dalman Victoria Arute 99.786
16 Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County Monika and John Preston and Spy Coast Farm Enterprise Rental Cars Shane Sweetnam Tom Foley Lindsey Tomeu 99.906
17 Blooming with Autism Boyer/Van Kampen Foundation Bank of America Kristen Vanderveen Bryn Sadler Chelsea Babcock 100.327
18 Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Inc. Kadley Farm (Gierkink Family) Wrenwood Farm Julie Welles Addison Gierkink Kendra Gierkink 100.571
19 Wayside House, Inc. Pine Hollow Farm (Dvorkin Family) ESI David Blake Nicole Berman Jennifer Pennebaker 100.824
20 Restoration Bridge International Smith and Bloomberg Families Palm Beach Illustrated Ramiro Quintana Tori Smith Sheer Levitin 101.483
21 Take Stock in Children Bruce Duchossois Salamander Farm Todd Minikus Tori Corts Jennifer Frank 101.494
22 Danny and Ron’s Rescue Tequestrian Farms (Tisbo Family) Pegasus Builders Lauren Tisbo Lauren Ward Oliver McCarthy 103.909
23 The Children Healing Institute JKG Farm Fidelity Investments® Hardin Towell Jennifer Gates Sara Nordstrom 104.788
24 New Urban Community Development Corporation Burrows, Kalman and Pin Oak W Development Laura Kraut Paris Sellon Bobby Kraut 104.846
25 Palm Beach School for Autism Goshen Hill Ingram & Raynes Alexandra Paillot Emmanuelle Mille Caroline Moran 105.355
26 Spirit of Giving Network Fair Play Farm (Kasowitz Family) FTI Consulting James North Myrto Illiadis Sammy Kasowitz 106.442
27 Big Dog Ranch Brushwood Stables Palm Beach Equine Clinic Sandra Dalman Kenya Greenberg Ericka Baran 106.676
28 Boca Raton’s Promise- the Alliance for Youth Cynthia Sulzberger and Steven Green Dever Golf Cars Mario Deslauriers Lucy Deslauriers Lily Barnard 107.817
29 Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County Patten Family Chronicle of the Horse Amy Momrow Hannah Patten Francesca Eremeeva 108.107
30 Healing Horse Therapy Center Further Lane Farm Jones Awnings and Canvas, Inc. Mary Manfredi Sophie Michaels Brooke Bidwell 112.728
31 The Unicorn Children’s Foundation Louisburg Farm and AAA Equestrian Neil Hirsch Lauren Hough Nina Ulenberg Ahmed Alali 115.286
32 Urban Youth Impact Mershad Team 2 Suncast® Maggie Mcalary Gabriela Mershad Paige Bellissimo 118.960
33 Pediatric Oncology Support Team (POST) Stateside Farm (Goddard Family) Galle Law Group Jenn Goddard Devon Degen Isabella Russekoff 138.978
34 The Arc of the Glades Equinimity Intrepid Electric Richie Moloney Jeremy Sweetnam Dylann Ephriamson 151.855
35 Polo Players Support Group Mershad Team 1 Hollow Creek Farm Stephen Moore Andre Mershad Alex King EL
