Tamie Smith and Phillip Dutton In Early Control of CCI4*-L/CCI3*-L at Jersey Fresh

Not many surprises to be found at the top of the early leaderboards at Jersey Fresh International, presented by B.W. Furlong and Associates and Zoetis Equine, where the CCI4-L and CCI3-L kicked off their dressage phase today. With a little over half of each division riding their dressage tests today, it’s Tamie Smith and Ruth Bley’s EnVogue in charge of the CCI4-L with a score of 24.3 while Phillip Dutton and Caroline Moran’s Quasi Cool will take the early lead in the CCI3-L on a score of 27.4.

Fresh off of a second place finish in the CCI4-S at Kentucky last month, EnVogue (Earl – Laurena, by Laurie’s Crusador) was originally penciled in for her CCI5 debut in Lexington before Tamie elected to do one more CCI4*-L instead. After a gutsy performance over a testing (to say the least) cross country, Tamie said she was maybe kicking herself a bit for dropping down a level – but without a doubt this weekend will still be a great challenge for the 16-year-old Hanoverian mare’s spring season finale. It’s likely to be a bit different of a track than the mare saw in Kentucky; Jersey Fresh is known for its twisting and turning nature, but a heavy downpour yesterday should make for some excellent ground for those looking to make a crack at the time.

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*Article writtnen by: Sally Spickard *