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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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USA
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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
1995 bay Rhinelander gelding, 16.3hh
Owner: Stonyhill Equestrian Center
Kannan’s Gigi Z
1998 Zangersheide mare
Owner: Equinimity LLC
Alsvid
2001 black gelding, 16.2hh by Escudo I
Owner: Equinimity LLC
Trulli
Dutch Warmblood mare
Owner: Equinimity LLC
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2008
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
