Hilary McNerney is Uncatchable in the CSI2* $62,500 Grand Prix at WEF
Juan Manuel Gallego is the Runner-up
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AMBy a.dunne
Hilary McNerney and her 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Corlando won the CSI2* $62,500 Chrome Horse Tequila Grand Prix on Sunday during the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington.
They were first to go in the jump-off and flowed from beginning to end, with efficient turns and just the right jump angles, exiting the ring with a time that none of the remaining 13 competitors could touch.
Second and third places
Juan Manuel Gallego and the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Oriana Van 't Ruytershof came the closest and finished in second place in the 1.45-meter class.
Alison Robitaille and Claire de Lune 33, an 11-year-old Holsteiner mare, stopped the clock with a time that put them in third place.
The class on the final day of week five of WEF began with 45 competitors.
Top Eight Results
1 Hilary McNerney (USA) - CORLANDO - 0/35.25
2 Juan Manuel Gallego (Spain) - ORIANA VAN 'T RUYTERSHOF - 0/36.52
3 Alison Robitaille (USA) - CLAIRE DE LUNE 33 - 0/36.87
4 Cassidy Rein (Canada) - QUIERO - 0/37.39
5 Wilton Porter (USA) - STERNMARKE 3 - 0/38.13
6 Vaness Hood (Israel) - KALIDAH - 0/38.98
7 Dana Escales (USA) -OMBRE D'EMMA = 4/36.01
8 Aley Russell (USA) - DA SILVA VAN'T SCHAAPHOF Z - 37.2
Photo credit: Wellington International // Grace Klement
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