Ocala, Florida – March 06, 2025 – Spencer Smith (USA) has been a consistent name amongst high-placed riders at the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). On Thursday, Smith teamed up with Keeneland, to claim bronze honors  in the $116,000 Adequan® WEF Challenge Cup Round IX CSI 5* at Wellington International.

Coming home mistake free indeed over Alan Wade’s (IRL) short course, Smith and Ashland Farms & Storm Ridge Capital’s 12-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Carmena Z x Quattro B) registered the third-fastest clean performance amongst the 16 combinations that took part in the tiebreaker.

Final Results – $116,100 Adequan WEF Challenge Cup Round IX CSI 5*

1) Darragh Kenny (IRL) & Zero K – 0 / 0 – 34.86

2) Daniel Bluman (ISR) & Gemma W – 0 / 0 – 36.07

3) Spencer Smith (USA) & Keeneland – 0 / 0 – 36.52

Source: Press Release from Wellington International

Photos: © Wellington International / Sportfot / Cassidy Klein

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