OCALA, Florida, Mar. 6, 2026–Jodie Kelly-Baxley and Grayton Beach on Friday won the CDI3* Grand Prix on a personal best score for the pair’s third Big Tour victory in the past four months.
Jodie of Destin, Florida and the 15-year-old Dutch-bred gelding scored 68.152% for the World Equestrian Center win to qualify for the Grand Prix Special.
Jodie and Grayton Beach won Grand Prix last November and a month ago, the first international victories since the partnership began Big Tour two years ago.
Nora Batchelder of the Ocala area community of Williston on the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare was runner-up on 67.283%.
Claire Darnell of Wellington and Harrold S, 14-year-old KWPN gelding, scored 66.891% to win the Grand Prix to qualify for the Freestyle.
Argentina’s Leonardo Antonio Godoy on Marques Do Lis placed second on 66.370% with only four combinations in the class.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jodie Kelly-Baxley (USA) Grayton Beach | 68.152% | 68.261 | 66.739 | 66.739 | 67.500 | 71.522 |
| 2. | Nora Batchelder (USA) Nova | 67.283% | 65.652 | 68.043 | 67.609 | 69.348 | 65.761 |
| 3. | Ellesse Gundersen (USA) Quintessential 4 | 66.435% | 68.196 | 67.217 | 65.587 | 66.891 | 64.283 |
| 4. | Leonardo Antonio Godoy (ARG) Mundial O C | 65.696% | 65.326 | 66.087 | 65.326 | 67.065 | 64.674 |
| 5. | Alexandra Duncan (CAN) Hitmaker | 65.326% | 64.130 | 65.978 | 66.196 | 66.739 | 63.587 |
| 6. | Shelly Francis (USA) Dante | 62.739% | 60.543 | 63.261 | 62.065 | 63.478 | 64.348 |
| ELIM | James Koford (USA) Fire Fly | eliminated | |||||
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| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Claire Darnell (USA) Harrold S | 66.891% | 64.130 | 66.848 | 67.826 | 68.478 | 67.174 |
| 2. | Leonardo Antonio Godoy (ARG) Marques Do Lis | 66.370% | 66.957 | 64.565 | 66.630 | 66.413 | 67.283 |
| 3. | Charlotte Osborne (GBR) Fruhlingszauber | 64.348% | 63.478 | 64.674 | 64.565 | 65.435 | 63.587 |
| 4. | Micaela Mabragaña (ARG) Belatrix RH | 60.870% | 59.022 | 61.304 | 60.109 | 61.522 | 62.391 |
| WD | Shelly Francis (USA) Estero | withdrawn | |||||
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