350.000 dollars for Bella Donna.

For the first time the HITS Winter Circuit in Thermal, California, was closed with a GP doped with $ 1,000,000. Never was a national event so important. Some of the best American riders were qualified, but one by one they failed. Margie Engle, Mclain Ward, Peter Wylde and Rich Fellers, they all made mistakes in this 1.60 m competition. The Canadian John Pearce and his championship horse Chianti were the first to finish with a clear round. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Belladonna – they spent the winter at their home especially for this event – also resolved the expectations and delivered a zero score. In the jump-off Pearce made a mistake. Meredith kept it safe, but flirted with the clock. She got three penalties for time, but won the competition. (source: www.galop.be) At our breeding farm, we have the full sister of Bella Donna. She is in foal to Cascavelle NT (Cassini I x Caretino).