Press release from Split Rock Jumping Tour, edited by World of Showjumping

Two weeks of hunter, jumper, and equitation competition concluded Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park for the Split Rock Jumping Tour's (SRJT) Fall series, with the $100,000 CSI3* Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. It was Zume Gallaher and her 11-year-old stallion, Ellouthago PS (Elvis Ter Putte x G'Wendelina), who topped the all-female podium.

The 16-effort first-round track, designed by Anderson Lima (BRA), saw only four clear combinations after a 35-horse and rider field. After a clean first round, Jonathan Corrigan and Tricolor MB (Numero Uno x Rocadero) led the way in the jump-off, crossing the timers with 46.31 on the clock and an unlucky rail, leaving them on a score of 4. Last year's Fall Classic CSI3* winners, Lacey Gilbertson and LouLou MPSZ (Lord Pezi Junior x Semper Fi 4), were next in the ring. Keeping the jumps up, they ended with a time of 46.63. The long-time partners Gabriela Reutter and Maharees Rock (Obos Quality 004 x Ballysimon) delivered a quicker round at 44.63, although with a clipped rail, they left with a 4-fault score. It was last but not least, Zume Gallaher and her partner of 4 years, Ellouthago PS, laying it down, crossing the timers at 42.61 with a no-fault score. 

"Speechless", Gallaher responds when asked about her stallion, Ellouthago PS, "I've had this horse for 4 years, and this has been a long time coming." The Blue Gate Stables LLC's stallion jumped consistently throughout the Split Rock Jumping Tour's Fall Series, ultimately leading to the pair's first CSI3* win together. "This is my first time in Kentucky, but not at a Split Rock show. I absolutely loved it. Split Rock always does a super job managing. I love the course designers they bring in, the venues are amazing, and everything always runs really smoothly. We love coming to Split Rock shows."