Just three months after Abigail Wexner purchased Authentic so Olympic team gold medalist Beezie Madden could keep riding her 2004 Athens partner, they all gathered at Wexner's home for the $75,000 New Albany Classic Grand Prix Invitational.

And Authentic gave his new hometown crowd in New Albany, Ohio, a lot to cheer about on Sept. 25 as he carried Madden to the best performance in the three-horse jump-off to take the blue ribbon.

"I've had this horse for three months," said Wexner grinning ear to ear. "It's awesome that he won!"