Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 24, 2024 – Ahead of the team’s Saturday night Grand Prix win, Nicholas Dello Joio (USA) and Dylano Van De Heide Z (Denzel Van’t Meulenhof x Feinschnitt I van de Richter) secured their first big victory of the week in the $32,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*. Dello Joio and the 2014 Zangersheide gelding owned by Wembley Farms Inc locked in a double clear performance, marking a 32.50 second jump off.

Alexandra Worthington (USA) and Turn A Blind Eye’s De L’oiseliere (Kapitol D’argonne x Unknown), the 2013 Selle Français gelding, recorded 33.19 seconds in the jump-off to land second place in the Welcome Stake.

Aboard Iniesta V (Zambesi TN x No Limit), the 2013 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by the Saudi Arabia Equestrian Federation, Abdulrahman Alrajhi (KSA) placed third with a time of 33.85 seconds. 

Final Results – $32,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*

1) Nicholas Dello Joio (USA) & Dylano Van De Heide Z – 0 / 0 – 32.50

2) Alexandra Worthington (USA) & De L’oiseliere – 0 / 0 – 33.19

3) Abdulrahman Alrajhi (KSA) & Iniesta V – 0 / 0 – 33.85

Source: Press Release by Rette Solomon for TIEC – Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort

Photo: © TIEC / Natalie Suto Photography / Bailey Beck

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