Ocala, Florida – February 01, 2025 – The Ocala Premiere, the third week of the 2025 Hits Ocala Winter Circuit at the newly renovated Hits Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, continued to deliver world-class show jumping action. Riders from around the globe returned to this premier venue, which has become a seasonal hub for top equestrians. The highlight of the week was the $80,000 Voltaire Grand Prix on Saturday, February 1, drawing an elite field of competitors and keeping spectators on the edge of their seats. In the end, Hayley Waters Wear (USA) and Over Lux earned reserve honors for Team USA.

Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations took on the challenging track designed by Martin Otto (GER), with eight jumping clear to move on to the shortened course for a thrilling jump-off. 

Amateur rider Hayley Waters Wear (USA) and Chuck Waters’s Over Lux, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Lux Z x Cruising), secured second place with a time of 45.017 seconds.

Close behind, Tracy Fenney (USA) and her superstar partner MTM Apple, MTM Farm’s 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Favorit Ask x Willemoes), rounded out the podium in 45.154 seconds.

Final Results – $80,000 Voltaire Grand Prix

1) Sharn Wordley (NZL) & Hagelin – 0 / 0 – 43.679

2) Hayley Waters Wear (USA) & Over Lux – 0 / 0 – 45.017

3) Tracy Fenney (USA) & MTM Apple – 0 / 0 – 45.154

Source: Press Release from Hits Horse Shows

Photos: © Hits Horse Shows / ESI Photography

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