Gulfport, Miss.
March 6, 2011 is likely to hold a special meaning for Frances Land from now on as the date she won her first Grand Prix. Land, 16, and her Merlin topped the $25,000 Equifit Grand Prix at Gulf Coast Magnolia Classic IV today after jumping two clear rounds.
“It’s all a little surreal right now!” she said.
But it was a victory that almost wasn’t. In the jump-off, Merlin clipped the top of a vertical—the second-to-last fence—and the rail bounced up out of its cups before settling back down.
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