DEVON, Pa.--McKayla Langmeier on Pepita VD Rollebeek won the $32,000 Jet Run Welcome Stake speed class on Tuesday evening, May 26 the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair.
McKayla Langmeier on Pepita VD Rollebeek (Photo by Phelps Sport)Over a course set by Ireland’s Colm Quinn, 36 competed, and, with some going for speed and some schooling, 13 finished clean.
Langmeier was clean in 57.340 o win over Daniel Bluman of Israel on Gemma W, clean in 58,439, with Charlotte Jacobs on Rincoola Milsean third in 58.480.
Tanner Korotkin on Etonemoi del Cabalero was fourth in 58.580, Raleigh Hiler on Lennox VD Bisschop was fifth in 60.060, and Chloe Reid on Chelsea 179 was sixth in 60.720.
JJ Torano, 15-years-old, in his first FEI competition, on I Am Inge, was clean in 61.080 to place eighth, and McLain Ward on First Lady used the class to get the mare familiar with the ring and finished clean with five time faults
“This is my first time competing during senior week," said Langmeier. "I used to come every year when I was a junior, and I haven’t been back since I aged out,”
LANGMEIER is 26 now, so it's been eight years since she competed at Devon.
“I thought it was an excellent first course," she said. "The plan with Pepita today was really to go out there and try to go for the win, and thankfully, it happened.”
"I thought she handled the track well," she said. "She really tries over this type of course. She has a big stride so she's able to leave out a stride in a few places. I got her a a 7-year-old, so I've brought her up into bigger levels. She''s 11 now."
“It feels amazing, said Langmeier. "It was really cool to have the blue cooler on my horse and to bring it back to the stable.”
Scott Stewart of Flemington, N.J., who was Devon Leading Hunter Rider for many years but lost the title to Nick Haness for the last three years, had a good beginning on regaining the trophy with a championship and a reserve after hunters' two opening days.
Stewart rode Stephanie Danhakl’s Cadet to win two of the four over fences classes, finishing with 30 points to win the Green Hunter, 3'6" division.
Douglas Wheeler's First Edition, ridden by Hunt Tosh, was reserve.
In Green Conformation Hunter, with a clean sweep over fences and a total of 49 points over the two days of competition, Lynn Olson’s In The End, ridden by Victoria Colvin, was the Green Hunter Conformation Champion .
Stewart on Dr. Betsy Parker's Rosewood was reserve.
Rindy Dominguez’s Lyrical, ridden by Jennifer Hannan was Green Hunter 3'9" champion with 28 points, 18 over fences and 10 under saddle.
Big Picture LLC's Simba de Vinck, ridden by Halie Robinson, was reserve.
