Mark Bluman and Phelina de Septon Capture the 5* Winning Round in the Desert
Another Colombian, Roberto Teran, Takes Third
15 December 2025 at 1:29 pmBy a.dunne
Three is a lucky number for Colombian Mark Bluman. He and the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Philina de Septon were the last to go in the jump-off and clocked in at 33.33 seconds to win the $62,500 1.50m FEI 5* Winning Round by BrainJava.
Ireland's Conor Swail and the 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding Theo 160 finished second in the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) class in Thermal, California. Roberto Teran of Colombia, with Condara, a 13-year-old Mecklenburg mare, came in third.
Canadian Erynn Ballard had the fastest jump-off time with Her Game Ball BG but pulled a rail to finish fifth.
Top 5 results:
1 Mark Bluman - PHELINA DE SEPTON - 0/33.33
2 Conor Swail - THEO 160 - 0/34.17
3 Roberto Teran - CONDARA - 0/34.99
4 Natalie Dean - FORNETT D'EMERAUDE - 0/37.65
5 Erynn Ballard - HER GAME BALL BG - 4/33.14
There were 12 clear first rounds. The top 10 returned for the jump-off in reverse order.
Bluman is with Team Maccabi United; Swail and Dean with Trelawny Trailblazers; Teran with Helios; and Ballard with the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) Roadrunners.
ClipMyHorse.TV has more from the broadcast of MLSJ from Desert International Horse Park HERE.
Photo courtesy of Major League Show Jumping
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