Kent Farrington & Myla Master the Competition in the $62,500 Arthramid Vet Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3*

Wellington, Florida, United States – April 11, 2025 – World no. 2 Kent Farrington (USA) could not be caught in the $62,500 Arthramid Vet Qualifier CSI 3* on Friday. He and Myla, owned by Haity McNerney, topped a stacked field of 73 to pocket a victory on the grass derby field during the second week of the Spring Series, presented by Florida Coast Equipment. The Wellington International Spring Series, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, continues for five weeks through May 11 and is highlighted by two CSI 3* competitions.

“This is a nice experience for these horses before going into the summer,” said Farrington of the courses on the field designed by Mexico’s Ana Catalina “Catsy” Cruz. “Myla has stepped up to the top level and this is her first win this season. She’s a strong part of my team that I’ll take to jump some nations cups this summer for Team USA.”

The track suited Myla’s cat-like speed and agility. “It’s a big field and they used a lot of it in the jump-off. That’s really about carrying a continuous rate of consistent speed for the course, which she has being that she’s a smaller thoroughbred type horse. She naturally covers the ground quite quickly.”

Farrington and Myla, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare (Crunch 3 x Quadros), stopped the second-round timers at 44.76 seconds for the win.

Fellow U.S. athlete Marilyn Little (USA) did her best to chase down the two-time Olympian but came up short in 45.45 seconds riding La Contessa.

Third place was presented to Ireland’s Robert Blanchette (IRL), riding Chardonnay for owner Ridersmith. 

Farrington had a banner season during the winter months in Wellington with back-to-back five-star grand prix victories to his credit. The success has him knocking on the door of the world no. 1 title, an honor he also held for almost a year in 2017/2018. 

“It would be nice to do it again with a new group of horses,” he admitted. “That would be exciting for my whole team to get back there again, but it’s not something that we chase. I think that’s when you make poor decisions in management. We set out our calendar, and if we do end up getting world no. 1, it’s a consequence of great results.”

The Wellington International Spring Series, presented by Florida Coast Equipment, has attracted a high level of both horse and rider talent to remain in Florida after the conclusion of the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The level is a record-setting one for the series. 

“I think that’s the evolution of what South Florida has become; you have multiple venues which I think helps strengthen all of the venues because it gives people a reason to come to Florida and multiple places where they can base and show, run a business, have a great lifestyle and have high level sport,” said Farrington. “That leads to having a longer season that people are more interested in staying for. When you have great weather and conditions like today, I think it’s an easy choice for people to stay.”

Final Results – $62,500 Arthramid Vet Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 3*

1) Kent Farrington (USA) & Myla – 0 / 0 – 44.76

2) Marilyn Little (USA) & La Contessa – 0 / 0 – 45.45

3) Robert Blanchette (IRL) & Chardonnay – 0 / 0 – 45.76

Source: Press Release from Wellington International

Photos: © Wellington International / Sportfot

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