Tracy Fenney Bookends the Podium in the $50,000 First Equestrian Grand Prix

By Jumper News USA on June 16, 2026

Ocala, Florida – June 14, 2026 – Tracy Fenney (USA) closed out a remarkable weekend at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with yet another victory, this time piloting the renowned MTM Apple (Favorit Ask x Kong’s Whopsie) to the win in Sunday’s $50,000 First Equestrian Grand Prix. Fenney also secured a third-place finish aboard MTM Can Talk To Me.

A field of 23 horse-and-rider combinations tackled Andy Christiansen’s (ECU) final Grand Prix track of the week. The course proved demanding from start to finish, with a tight time allowed catching several competitors throughout the first round. Only six combinations managed to leave all the rails in place and advance to the jump-off.

Fresh off her victory in Saturday night’s $85,000 4CYTE Grand Prix CSI 2* aboard MTM Pablo, Fenney returned to the WEC Grand Arena looking to continue her momentum. First to return for the jump-off, she partnered her longtime mount MTM Apple, a 15-year-old Danish Warmblood mare known for her experience and competitive spirit.

At the sound of the tone, Fenney laid down a target that would ultimately prove impossible to catch. “Apple goes like Apple goes,” laughed Fenney. “She’s got such a big stride, and she obviously has the left drift, but sometimes that works to my advantage. I knew in one of the lines the seven would be right there, and I was going to do it going to the last jump. She kind of got rowdy and went left, right, left, and then I held her back out for one more stride. She’s just so quick, and you don’t think she’s going to be quick.”

The pair crossed the timers in an impressive 35.401 seconds, setting a mark that none of the remaining competitors could match.

**Taylor St. Jacques** (CAN) & **Gold du Rouet**

Taylor St. Jacques (CAN) came closest to Fenney’s time, guiding Bridlegate Farm’s Gold du Rouet (Consul DL Vie Z x Camera du Rouet) to a clear jump-off round in 37.078 seconds for second place.

**Tracy Fenney** (USA) & **MTM Can Talk To Me**

Fenney still had one more opportunity to add to her impressive weekend. Returning aboard MTM Can Talk To Me (Catoki x Ocarina), owned by Nina Koloseike, she produced another efficient effort, stopping the clock in 37.252 seconds to secure third place.

Despite her size, MTM Apple has built a reputation for surprising competitors with her speed. “A friend of mine always says, ‘Here comes that Tracy on that old grey mare,’” Fenney shared. “He didn’t know her at that point. He said, ‘This class has been really fast.’ Then he watched me go in and thought, ‘There’s no way this big mare is going to get in within that time.’ Then I beat them by like three seconds. He was absolutely shocked. Now he’s a big fan of hers because of that.

“She’s such a cool horse. She knows how much to give and how much not to. She kind of double-kicked over a couple jumps because she was like, ‘Oh, I might hit this… I’m not going to hit it.’”