Doug Payne and Running Order Win Virginia CCI1*
Doug Payne, 27, of Pottersville, New Jersey galloped cleanly around the steeplechase phase last weekend at the Virginia CCI1* long-format three-day event in Lexington, Virginia with Stone Hill Farm’s seven-year-old Irish Thoroughbred gelding Running Order, finishing the challenging event on their dressage score of 53.5. Complete results available on the Virginia Horse Trials website. Emily Daily photo.
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