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Keri Potter & Kalimera van de Nethe Z put $100,000 National Grand Prix in 2025 winning column

Keri Potter adds to victories on Kalimera van de Nethe Z

November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PMBy k.braddick

Keri Potter & Kalimera van de Nethe Z put $100,000 National Grand Prix in 2025 winning column

Keri Potter and Kalimera van de Nethe Z put another victory in the year's results in taking the $100,000 National Grand Prix at Desert International Horse Park in her home state of California.

Keri and the 10-year-old mare owned by USA Olympic team silver medalist Carl Cook was the fastest in both the first round on 70.586 secs. and the jump-off in 37.169.

The combination won the opening $30,000 competition of this event five days earlier.

Keri and Kalimera have won five CSIs in California and Michigan this year. The pair began their international partnership 15 months ago.

Mexico's Arturo Parada Vallejo on Valento, 14-year-old gelding, was runner-up with no faults and a jump-off time of 37.883 secs.

Kyle King of USA and Kayenne Z were also clear in both rounds with a jump-off time of 39.238 secs. to place third

Results:

Horse - Rider - Round 1Jump Off

  1. KALIMERA VAN DE NETHE Z - Keri Potter (USA) 70.586 | 37.169
  2. VALENTO - ARTURO PARADA VALLEJO (MEX) 78.848 | 37.883
  3. KAYENNE Z - KYLE KING (USA) 77.607 | 39.238
  4. JAGUAR FIGHTER GO - ARTURO PARADA VALLEJO (MEX) 75.379 | 40.007
  5. DJANGO II - KATIE LAURIE NZL) | 76.64 | 40.503
  6. ZELLA 2 - ARIEL MARX (USA) | 79.887 | 43.192
  7. BEN 431- LUCY DAVIS KENNEDY (USA) 76.59 4 0 4 | 37.369
  8. DAIDO VAN 'T RUYTERSHOF Z -JAMES CHAWKE (IRL) 78.506 4 0 4 | 37.757
  9. CAPITALE 6 - CHARLIE JONES (GBR) 76.196 4 0 4 | 38.867
  10. CLEAR HEART- JAMIE GORNALL (IRL) 77.712 4 0 4 | 41.164
  11. COPYCAT - LORCAN GALLAGHER 75.178 4 0 4 | 42.626

12. INDEPENDENCE TN - KATHERINE HUFFSTUTLER (USA) 78.007 4 0 4 | 42.64

13. NKH VITTORIO S - MATT WILLIAMS AUS) 74.846 4 0 4 | 43.391

14 KANDERSTEG W - ARIEL MARX (USA) 80.355 4 0 4 | 44.338

15 COCETTE DU PLEVAU Z - EMILY ESAU WILLIAMS (USA) 77.429 4 0 4 | 44.551

16 INDUS VAN HET KEYSEREYCK - CAMILO RUEDA (COL) 4 0 4 | 74.423 - - -

17 QADIM DE REGOR - LINDSAY ARCHER (USA) 4 0 4 | 74.819 - - -

18 QUANTICO 23 - MARIANO MAGGI (SWE) 4 0 4 | 75.4 - - -

19 BORDEAUX - ARTURO PARADA VALLEJO (MEX) 4 0 4 | 77.041 - - -

20 CHARLIE RED WINE CS - SIMON SCHROEDER (GER) 4 0 4 | 77.174 - - -

21 MONSEIGNEUR - MATT ARCHER USA) 4 0 4 | 79.398 - - -

22 CORNET'S COOKIE - ALEXANDRA BIEDERMAN (USA) 4 0 4 | 80.684 - - -

23 TULARA ZIRENSKY - KATIE LAURIE (NZL) 4 3 7 | 83.334 - - -

24 DAWSONS GOLD - CHRISTOPHER FELLERS (USA) 8 0 8 | 76.121 - - -

25 TWILIGHT - NICOLAS GAMBOA (COL) 8 0 8 | 76.285 - - -

26 NIJINSKY 10 - REAGAN TOMB (USA) 8 0 8 | 76.672 - - -

27 HAVANA - KASSIDY KEITH (CAN) 8 0 8 | 76.873 - - -

28 REPLAY TOUCH VAN DE STAPELHEYDE - KYLE KING 8 0 8 | 77.192 - - -

29 FIRST LADY SL - JAMIE GORNALL (GBR) 8 0 8 | 78.582 - - -

30 LARETTO - ARTURO PARADA VALLEJO (MEX) 8 0 8 | 78.854 - - -

31 KALIA D - CHELSEA BRITTNER (CAN) 8 0 8 | 78.924 - - -

32 LAS VEGAS 216 - MAGGIE KEHRING (USA) 8 0 8 | 79.275 - - -

33 CORNETTA ROUGE PS NICOLE HAUNERT(USA) 12 0 12 | 75.577 - - -

34 CHANCE ENCOUNTER - MARTIEN VAN DER HOEVEN (USA) 12 0 12 | 76.894 - - -

35 CASTOR - ARTURO PARADA VALLEJO (MEX) 12 0 12 | 77.052 - - -

36 JACKSONVILLE EUROHILL - CHARLIE JONES (GBR) 12 0 12 | 77.666 - - -

37 SILVESTER VAN'T AMELDONK Z - CAROLINE VAN DER MERWE (USA) 12 8 20 | 88.752 - - -

IRISH DU CAILLOUALLISON KROFF (USA) - - RF - - -

CASIRA - MARK KINSELLA (IRL) - - RT - - -

MARQUIS LE BEAU COURALLY - MARK KINSELLA (IRL) - - RT - - -

IGOR DE HIMBE - KERI POTTER (USA) - - RT - - -

COOKIE DOUGH 5 - VALENTINA LEHNER (USA) - - EL - - -

DANGER CIVIL VH LINDENHOF Z - MARK FINNERTY (IRL) - - DNS - - -

Keri Potter and Kalimera van de Nethe Z. Photo by High Desert Sport Photo

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