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Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 5  

Grand prix action for Week 4 of the Winter Equestrian Festival moved over to the grass derby field at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and Todd Minikus and Babalou 41 sped to the top in Sunday's $216,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 4. Minikus topped a three-horse jump-off over Olympian Sergio Alvarez Moya of Spain and G&C Unicstar de l'Aumone in second, and young U.S. rider Jennifer Gates  riding Pumped Up Kicks for third.

Wellington, Fla.—Feb. 2 

Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince were victorious in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4 at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

"I am just thrilled with him," Chapot said of the 13-year-old Selle Francais gelding (Diamant de Semilly x Rosire) that she owns in partnership with McLain Ward. "Going first [in a jump-off] is always a little difficult, but I felt like I had a good plan with him. He just really rose to the occasion and jumped super today."

Just about half a second—that's the margin of victory Eric Lamaze had over Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum in the $180,000 Adequan Grand Prix.

Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 emerged victorious after a bold gallop to the last oxer. See how they pulled it off:

 

Wellington, Fla.—Jan. 28  

Eric Lamaze, Canada's 2008 Olympic individual gold medalist and 2016 Olympic individual bronze medalist, guided his Rio mount Fine Lady 5 to victory in the $130,000 Adequan® Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday night at the Winter Equestrian Festival, making it two grand prix wins in a row after he’d claimed the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 on Houston.

Canada’s Eric Lamaze scored his first win of the 2017 competition season by taking the victory in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 3 at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

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