Ilan Bluman on Acajou wins $120,000 CSI3* Grand Prix at Ocala

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.