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JAMES BENEDETTO
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Birthdate: September 21, 1964
Hometown: Northport, New York
Coach: George Morris
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As a junior rider, James Benedetto divided his time between equitation and dressage. In 1979, he won the Northeast Regional Dressage Finals at First Level riding Majestic Fox and Second Level riding Mr. B. In 1981, he was forced to make a decision between competing in the Northeast Regional Dressage Finals or the Maclay Medal Finals. The Maclay Medal Finals won out, and James has not looked back from the show jumping ring since.
James has recently enjoyed grand prix success on several horses including Midnight, Trulli, and Kannan’s Gigi. Riding Alsvid, James won the Six-Year-Old division of the Eastern Young Horse Finals held at the 2007 CSI-W Hampton Classic. James found the black gelding in Belgium as a four-year-old, and has been so impressed by his talent that he also bought his younger brother.
A graduate of Hofstra University in Business Finance, James and his wife, Kristin, have two sons, James Jr. and John.
Midnight 1994 bay KWPN gelding by Garavola, 16.3hh
Owner: Stonyhill Equestrian Center
Trulli 1996 Dutch Warmblood mare by Quidam de Revel
Owner: Equinimity LLC
Kannan S Gigi Z 1998 Zangersheide mare by Kannan
Owner: Equinimity LLC
Comtesse du Lys 1999 Oldenburg mare by Champion du Lys
Owner: Equinimity LLC
Alsvid 2001 black gelding, 16.2hh by Escudo I
Owner: Equinimity LLC
Quimar 1999 bay stallion
Owner: Equinimity LLC
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2010
9th $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m, CSIO4* WEF VIII, Wellington, FL Let’s Go
6th $8,000 1.45m, CSI2* WEF VII, Wellington, FL Trulli
10th $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m, CSI2* WEF VII, Wellington, FL Quimar
4th $8,000 1.45m, CSI3*-W WEF V, Wellington, FL Trulli
9th $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m, CSI3*-W WEF V, Wellington, FL Quimar
7th $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed, CSI2* WEF IV, Wellington, FL Let’s Go
10th $6,000 1.40m Speed, CSI2* WEF III, Wellington, FL Quimar
10th $6,000 1.40m, CSI2* WEF III, Wellington, FL Quimar
2009
9th $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, Hampton Falls, NH Trulli
8th $7,500 1.45m Open Jumper, CSI4*-W Hampton Classic, NY Trulli
8th $50,000 1.50m Lafarge Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows N. American, AB Trulli
5th $35,000 Pengrowth Cup, CSI5* Spruce Meadows North American, AB Trulli
3rd $20,000 1.40m Canadian Cup, CSI4* Spruce Meadows Canada One, AB Comtesse du Lys
2nd $25,000 1.40m West Jet Cup, CSI4* Spruce Meadows Canada One, AB Trulli
9th $30,000 Hagyard Classic, CSI2* Kentucky Spring Horse Show II, KY Trulli
6th $5,000 1.40m Jumper, CSI2* Kentucky Spring Horse Show II, KY Comtesse du Lys
4th $20,000 Bluegrass Classic, CSI2* Kentucky Spring Horse Show I, KY Trulli
2008
8th €135,000 Samsung Super League Final, CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP Kannan S Gigi Z
7th €6,000 1.45m Copa White Label, CSIO5* Barcelona, ESP Kannan S Gigi Z
1st Nations’ Cup, CSIO Lipica, SLO Kannan S Gigi Z
8th $200,000 CN WorldWide Grand Prix, CSI4-W* WEF IX, FL Kannan’s Gigi
3rd $60,000 Spy Coast Grand Prix, CSI3* WEF IV, Wellington, FL Kannan’s Gigi
10th $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series III, CSI3* WEF IV, Wellington, FL Kannan’s Gigi
2nd $20,000 1.50m Classic, CSI2* WEF III, Wellington, FL Kannan’s Gigi
2007
1st $30,000 Six-Year-Old Eastern Finals, CSI-W Hampton Classic, NY Alsvid
9th $75,000 Budweiser Grand Prix, CSI3* Lake Placid, NY Trulli
10th $7,500 1.45m Open Jumper, CSI3* Lake Placid, NY Trulli
7th $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix, HITS-On-The-Hudson II, Saugerties, NY Trulli
8th $1,500 Six-Year-Olds, CSI5* CN Wellington Finale, FL Alsvid
5th $1,500 Six-Year-Olds, CSIO5* CN Wellington Open, FL Alsvid
3rd $1,500 Six-Year-Olds, CSIO5* CN Wellington Open, FL Alsvid
7th $6,000 1.40m Acorn Hill Challenge, CSI-W Zada Masters, FL Wotan
5th $1,500 Six-Year-Olds, CSI-W Zada Wellington Masters, FL Alsvid
2005
8th Grand Prix, CSI3* Port Mort, FRA Midnight
10th $20,000 1.50m Classic, CSIO CN Wellington Finale, FL Midnight
2004
4th $15,000 1.50m Classic, Lake Placid Horse Show, NY Midnight
6th $15,000 1.50m Classic, I Love New York, Lake Placid, NY Midnight
8th $7,500 1.45m Open Jumper, I Love New York, Lake Placid, NY Midnight
1st Welcome Stake, Ox Ridge, CT Midnight
2003
6th Grand Prix, Old Salem, NY Hakim
4th Grand Prix, Ox Ridge, CT Hakim
2002
3rd International Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows, AB Kondor
2001
2nd CN Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows, AB Kondor
2nd Pepsi Challenge Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows, AB Kondor
2nd Esso Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows, AB Kondo
