Emily Miles Rides 9YO Sole Mio to USA Developing Grand Prix Championship
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WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 27, 2023–Emily Miles rode the nine-year-old Sole Mio to the USA Developing Grand Prix championship Sunday in a sweep of both Festival of Champions competitions for the title.
Emily of La Cygne, Kansas, and the Rhinelander stallion were awarded 70.092% for the victory after winning the Intermediate II on 68.970% for a championship total of 69.643%.
Sole Mio, owned by Leslie Waterman, won the 5-year-old national title in 2019 as well as competing at the World Young Horse Championships the same year.
Ali Potasky of Versailles, Kentucky and the 10-year-old Inxs were runner-up in the Grand Prix on 69.398% to become reserve champion.
Rebecca Rigdon of Encinitas, California and Iquem, 10-year-old KWPN mare, placed third on 68.194%.
Fontenay, a Hanoverian gelding, was ridden by Canadian Sven Smienk to win the six-year-old championship on a Final score of 88.200%.
G.Q., a Danish Warmblood gelding competed by David Blake of Encinitas, California was reserve champion on 86.400%.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | C | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Emily Miles (USA)
Sole Mio
|
70.092% | 70.694 | 71.666 | 67.916 |
| 2. |
Ali Potasky (USA)
Inxs
|
69.398% | 68.611 | 70.416 | 69.166 |
| 3. |
Rebecca Rigdon (USA)
Iquem
|
68.194% | 68.611 | 67.500 | 68.472 |
| 4. |
Karen Lipp (USA)
Infinity
|
68.009% | 68.333 | 67.638 | 68.055 |
| 5. |
Marcus Orlob (USA)
Spirit of Joy
|
66.157% | 66.944 | 65.972 | 65.555 |
| 6. |
Hope Cooper (USA)
Destar
|
65.509% | 65.416 | 66.111 | 65.000 |
| 7. |
Marta Renilla (USA)
WEC’s Señor Rubinstein
|
64.583% | 63.472 | 64.444 | 65.833 |
| 8. |
Martin Kuhn (USA)
Ronin
|
63.472% | 62.500 | 65.555 | 62.361 |
| 9. |
Hope Cooper (USA)
Tripple X
|
61.759% | 61.805 | 61.666 | 61.805 |
| 10. |
Ali Potasky (USA)
Irintha
|
61.250% | 61.805 | 61.250 | 60.694 |
| 11. |
Jordan Rich (USA)
Incredible Jacky
|
55.509% | 53.888 | 57.083 | 55.555 |
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| Rank | Competitor | Score | C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Sven Smienk (CAN)
Fontenay
|
88.200% | 88.200 | |||
| 2. |
David Blake (USA)
G.Q.
|
86.400% | 86.400 | |||
| 3. |
Ashlyn Dodge (USA)
Maebria DG
|
80.800% | 80.800 | |||
| 4. |
Mackenzie Peer (USA)
Franeur
|
80.600% | 80.600 | |||
| 5. |
Lindsey Holleger (USA)
MW Fürstencharmant
|
80.000% | 80.000 | |||
| 6. |
Dawn White-O’Connor (USA)
Magnifico
|
79.200% | 79.200 | |||
| 7. |
Petra Warlimont (USA)
Don Hannes
|
77.800% | 77.800 | |||
| 8. |
Anartz Chanca Palomares (USA)
Dante Rubin M.R.
|
77.800% | 77.800 | |||
| 9. |
Kymberly Pullen (USA)
Mojito
|
77.600% | 77.600 | |||
| 10. |
Lauren Chumley (USA)
Masterful Dream
|
77.600% | 77.600 | |||
| 11. |
Lillian Simons (USA)
Hosanna
|
76.600% | 76.600 | |||
| 11. |
Nora Batchelder (USA)
Scintillating RH
|
76.600% | 76.600 | |||
| 13. |
Sarah Sharpe (USA)
Dreamliner
|
72.600% | 72.600 | |||
| WD |
Willy Arts (USA)
Makanabria DG
|
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