THERMAL, California, Nov. 13, 2026–Geñay Vaughn on her American team horse Gino captured the US Open CDI5* Grand Prix Friday night in a field whittled down to nine starting combinations.
Geñay of Elk Grove, California and the 15-year-old Dutch bred gelding scored 69.544% for the victory in the first competition for the pair since returning from a summer tour in Europe.
Fellow Californian Kristina Harrison-Antel of Los Angeles on Finley, also a Dutch-bred gelding aged 16, was runner-up on 67.478%.
Ali Potasky of Versailles, Kentucky on the 13-year-old gelding INXS was third on 67.283%.
Devon Kane of Wellington, Florida was the highest ranked at 3rd after 22 qualifying events in the final lineup to score 67.217% for fifth place.
The Freestyle that will decide how to split up the $200,000 in the final prize money is scheduled for Saturday.
Results
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Geñay Vaughn (USA)
Gino
|
69.544% | 67.935 | 70.435 | 68.152 | 70.761 | 70.435 |
| 2. |
Kristina Harrison-Antell (USA)
Finley
|
67.478% | 69.239 | 67.174 | 66.304 | 67.174 | 67.500 |
| 3. |
Ali Potasky (USA)
Inxs
|
67.283% | 65.761 | 67.500 | 67.174 | 68.043 | 67.935 |
| 4. |
Micah Deligdish (ISR)
Carpe Diem De Massa
|
67.239% | 66.848 | 67.826 | 67.174 | 68.370 | 65.978 |
| 5. |
Devon Kane (USA)
Vamos
|
67.217% | 69.022 | 63.804 | 66.087 | 68.152 | 69.022 |
| 6. |
Michael Klimke (GER)
Harmony’s Dante’s Peak
|
66.565% | 64.674 | 66.304 | 67.717 | 68.370 | 65.761 |
| 7. |
Cyndi Jackson (USA)
Florisson
|
64.717% | 64.783 | 65.217 | 63.043 | 65.109 | 65.435 |
| 8. |
Nadine Schwartsman (USA)
Royal Flash R
|
64.544% | 65.217 | 63.261 | 62.283 | 66.522 | 65.435 |
| 9. |
Charlotte Jorst (USA)
Niquel CAP
|
63.804% | 66.413 | 61.522 | 61.957 | 63.804 | 65.326 |
| WD |
James Koford (USA)
Fire Fly
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