LAKE PLACID, N.Y.--Mark Bluman of Colombia on Phelian De Septon won the $45,000, FEI 3* Welcome Stake on Thursday, July 3 at the I Love New York Horse Show, Week 2 of the Lake Placid Horse Shows.

Mark Bluman on Phelina De Septon (Photo by KindMedia)Bluman won over a 36 horse starting field at the newly renovated North Elba Showgrounds. 

He was one of 11 entries to qualify for the jump-off by going clean over the 16 fence first round course designed by Alan Wade of Ireland.

Fourth to go in the jump-off course, Bluman had the first clean round, finishing in 38.19 seconds to take the lead.

Of the remaining entries, only Brian Moggre on Edgard de Prefontaine, winners of the first week’s $45,000 FEI 3* Welcome Stake, could beat his time, finishing in 36.20 seconds, but with a rail down at the last fence for four faults to eventually place fifth.

Sam Walker of Canada on Carruso PJ placed second with a clean round in 38.69 seconds with Campbell Brown on Colina Z third, clean in 40.81 seconds.

 

REBECCA CONWAY Conway on Con Coleur, clean in 43.39, was fourth.

“I was early in the jump-off, and I stuck to my plan,” Bluman said. “The mare is naturally very fast, so I counted on her moving fast across the ground and it worked out. Sam was very close, and I think he could have maybe done one less and caught me, but a lot of people were trying to go fast and rails kept coming down. Sometimes you need luck, and today, the luck was on our side.”

Caroline Signorino on Liberty won over a 21 horse field in the 1.20m Amateur Jumper Class, repeating their win from the first week’s Lake Placid Horse Show.

Rachelle Laprade placed second on Liza, with Jean Sheptoff on Chiquita third.