NORTH SALEM, N.Y.--Darragh Kenny of Ireland on Serendepety won the $10,000 FEI 4* Two-Phase, the first class in the FEI division at the Old Salem Farm September Horse Shows, Week 1, on Thursday, Sept. 12.
Darragh Kenny on Serendepety(Photo by SEL Photography)
Kenny is no stranger to winning at Old Salem Farm, especially with Serendepety.
On Thursday, he beat a field of 41 starters over Ken Krome’s 14-effort, 1.45m course in the $10,000 FEI 4* Two-Phase.
“Serendepety is a really fast mare,” Kenny said. “She’s really stepped up to the 1.45/1.50m level, and I just had a bit of fun with her today. She’s super quick across the ground and really light, and I just had to turn back in a couple of places for the time. She was great."
“She’ll jump the 1.45m class again on Saturday,” he said. “My other horses, Rockstar and Chaccoletto, will jump the 1.50m tomorrow, then Rockstar will jump in the class on Sunday.”
Zayna Rizvi on Oryzon Van Het Schaeck placed second, clean in 26.21 seconds and Will Simpson on Chacco P was third in 26.40 seconds.
THE $5,000 FEI 2* Speed Class followed later in the afternoon with 43 entries competing over Krome’s 13-effort, 1.40m course.
Just third to go in the order, Ireland’s Simon McCarthy set a blazing time to beat of 58.26 seconds on Good Mood Semilly.
His lead held through the end of the class, with only Georgina Bloomberg coming within five seconds of that time.
She placed second place in 63.13 seconds on Copernicus.
Simon McCarthy of Ireland on Good Mood Semilly won the $5,000 FEI 2* Speed Class.
“She’s naturally very, very fast,” McCarthy said. “She’s a pretty new horse for me, so I’m just trying to figure her out right now. She’s jumped quite a few clear rounds with me recently, so today, I decided to see what would happen if I went fast. She’s just as good about that!"
“She’ll jump again tomorrow in the 2* Ranking Class, and then she’ll be done for the week,” he said. “My other horse, Narcotique V/H Dingenshof),will be in the 1.50m class tomorrow and then the class on Sunday.”
Delaney Flynn finished third in 67.49 seconds on My Lady Carthago.
There were several champions decided in the hunter rings, including Performance 3’3” Hunter Champion Leisure, ridden by Halie Robinson.
Crystal Blue won the Green 3’3”/3’6” Hunter Championship with Lainie Wimberly in the irons.
With performances that helped her earn the Grand Hunter Championship, Holly Orlando won the Performance 3’6”/High Performance 4’ Hunter Championship on Soane and the Green 3’ Hunter Championship on Creed.
