Danielle Menker and Sedrick Top the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby Presented by FreeJump

Wellington, FL – August 27, 2022 – Saturday featured two derbies on the grass during the ESP Summer III horse show at Equestrian Village, paramount of those being the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby presented by FreeJump. Earning the highest scores in both the Classic and Handy rounds of riding, Danielle Menker of West Palm Beach, FL, and Sedrick, owned by Sergent Stables LLC, captured the top spot on the leaderboard after accumulating 176 total points.

Earlier in the day in the $1,000 2'6"/2'9" Hunter Derby presented by Score At The Top, Marcus Cmola Au of Boca Raton, FL, and Shea Fennelly’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang captured the top spot in the class with a final score of 160 after two rounds of riding.

Cmola Au’s derby win with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the team’s second championship of the weekend, having already earned the tricolor honors in the USHJA 2’9” Hunter division. The consistent partnership rode to two first-place finishes and two second-place ribbons throughout the division to earn the title.

The ESP Summer III horse show will continue throughout the weekend, concluding with the $25,000 FreejumpGrand Prix on Sunday as the highlight event of the competition.