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Kama Godek and Lady Stakkata Score $25,000 George P. Ohrstrom Grand Prix Victory at Lexington Spring Encore
Lexington, Va. – May 3, 2025 – An enthusiastic crowd gathered Saturday afternoon at the Dee Dee Arena for the highlight event of the Lexington Spring Encore: the $25,000 George P. Ohrstrom Grand Prix, part of the 2025 Festival of Champions, presented by Attwood Equestrian. Six horse-and-rider combinations advanced to the jump-off, where Kama Godek…
Read MoreKenzie Smith and Sundown Shine in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Lexington Spring Encore
Lexington, Va. – May 2, 2025 – Friday morning at the Virginia Horse Center brought the competitive energy as top hunter riders gathered for the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, sponsored by the Simons Callagy Fund. In a field packed with talent at the Lexington Spring Encore, it was junior rider Kenzie Smith aboard Sundown…
Read MoreMarylisa Leffler and Zaza Z Clinch Victory in $5,000 Welcome Open Jumper Stake at Lexington Spring Encore
Lexington, Va. – May 1, 2025 – A competitive field of riders took to the Dee Dee Arena Thursday morning to contest the $5,000 Welcome Open Jumper Stake during the Lexington Spring Encore, part of the 2025 Festival of Champions, presented by Attwood Equestrian, at the Virginia Horse Center. In the end, it was Marylisa…
Read MoreMary Lisa Leffler and Gentleman Jack Garner First Grand Prix Victory in $25,000 Rockbridge Grand Prix at Lexington Premiere
Lexington, Va. – April 26, 2025 – Speed and accuracy took center stage Saturday evening during the $25,000 Rockbridge Grand Prix, the main event of the Lexington Spring Premiere and part of the 2025 Festival of Champions, presented by Attwood Equestrian, at the Virginia Horse Center. The competitive field of athletes was narrowed down to…
Read MoreGuy Cambria and Figure of Speech Capture $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Lexington Premiere
Lexington, Va. – April 25, 2025 – Spectators lined the Sandy Gerald Ring Friday morning as top horse-and-rider combinations competed for top honors in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Virginia Horse Center. The class marked the first of three derbies featured on Triple Crown Derby Day, a weekly highlight of the Festival…
Read MoreMary Lisa Leffler Scores One-Two Finish in $5,000 Welcome Stake to Kick Off Lexington Spring Premiere
Lexington, Va. – April 24, 2025 – Mary Lisa Leffler of Rolling Acres came out strong Thursday morning, delivering all the right answers to kick off the 2025 Lexington Spring Premiere, part of the Festival of Champions, presented by Attwood Equestrian, at the Virginia Horse Center. She garnered the top two spots with speedy jump-off…
Read MoreFestival of Champions
Spend Spring at the Virginia Horse Center’s 2025 Lexington Spring Series Prize List and Schedule Now Available Online Lexington, Va. – March 18, 2025 – Spring has arrived, and the Virginia Horse Center is hard at work preparing for the first half of the 2025 Festival of Champions. We are pleased to announce that the prize…
Read More2025 Mid-Atlantic Dressage Festival and Lexington CDI3* Prize List Now Online
Lexington, Va. – March 11, 2024 – The Virginia Horse Center is pleased to announce that the prize list for the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Dressage Festival and Lexington CDI3* (MADFest), presented by Täkt Saddlery – Hand-Crafted, Bespoke Saddles for Dressage, Show Jumping, and Eventing, is now available online. MADFest returns to the Virginia Horse Center for its fourth year, May…
Read MoreLexington Friday Wrap Up!
Photo above, pictured left to right: Anne Marie Rooks. Mike and Betsy Rooks, Guy Cambria and Tiffany Cambria The $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by MJR Horse Transportation, kicked off Triple Crown Derby Day in the Anderson Coliseum and welcomed twenty-five horse and rider teams on the hunt for the blue. Nancy Wallis of Ewing, New Jersey, designed…
Read MoreLexington National Saturday Wrap-UP!
‘Hat Trick’ for Isabella Salas Wins the VHSA/EMO Junior Championship on the Flat, VHSA/EMO Hunter Seat Medal Finals, and the Overall VHSA/EMO Horsemanship Award Photograph above: E. Sue Bopp, President of the EMO Agency, presented Isabella Salas with the awards for winning the VHSA EMO Hunter Seat Medal Finals. Photograph © KMK Photos Congratulations to Isabella…
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