Ilan Bluman on Acajou wins $120,000 CSI3* Grand Prix at Ocala
Irish riders take second and third places
7 December 2025 at 2:29 pmBy k.braddick
Ilan Bluman on Acajou won the $120,000 CSI3* Grand Prix at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida Saturday night.
The Colombian rider and his 10-year-old mare led the jump off of 10 combinations to post a double clear of the 1.50-meter course in a time of 34.85 secs.
This was the first international victory for the duo since a pair of wins in Ocala in February.
Ireland's Dylan Daly on the 15-year-old mare Cinderella Z was second on 35.12 secs.
Compatriot Paul O'Shea on Imerald Van't Voorhof, 17-year-old gelding, was also clear on 35.20 secs. to place third.
Results:
$120,000 1.50m CSI3* Grand Prix
Place Horse/Rider Nation JO Faults JO Time
1 Acajou/Ilan Bluman COL 0 34.85
2 Cinderella Z/Dylan Daly IRL 0 35.12
3 Imerald Van't Voorhof/Paul O'Shea IRL 0 35.20
4 Scoop De Septon Z/Luis Sabino Goncalves POR 0 35.78
5 Dax 68/Tanimara Macari MEX Tanimara Macari 0 36.59
6 Cordani Ps/Beat Mandli SUI 0 37.86
7 Boreale De Fondcombe/Sarah Segal USA 4 35.29
8 Oliver Van’t Heike/Tiara Bleicher GER 4 37.34
9 Frieda/Grant Seger USA 4 37.62
10 Butterfly/Gavin Moylan CAN 4 39.24
Photo: Ilan Bluman of Colombia on Acajou after winning $200,000 World Equestrian Center CSI3* Grand Prix in Ocala.
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