BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y.--Brianne Goutal-Marteau S & L Marlon VD Heffinckw on the first class of the Hampton Classic Horse Show, a national jumper class with 43 entries.
Brianne Goutal Marteau on S L Marlon VD Heffnick (Photo by KindMedia)Goutal-Marteau won the $30,000 Wellington Jumper Classic, held in a winning round format with a clean round in 40.483
The show offers $1 million in prize money, and the highlight of the week is the $400,000 Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix on Sunday, Aug. 31.
International jumper classes begin Thursday.
Goutal-Marteau was 1.4 seconds faster than second placed Sam Walker of Canada.
“I have a horse who rode a bigger stride than Sam’s,” Goutal-Marteau said. “My horse was fast everywhere; I was able to take advantage of his big stride from jumps one to two to three. Our whole team is so excited to be here for the Classic’s 50th anniversary. It’s just great to be back.”
Walker Funny on Star Semilly was second, clean in 41.838 seconds, and Uma O’Neill of New Zealand on Luigi D’Eclipse was third.
