Bliss Heers did it twice, and the Grand Prix Qualifier of Week Ten of the Summer Series was entirely hers.
Bliss Heers (USA) claimed the $32,000 LeMieux CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier at the 2026 Summer Series Week X at World Equestrian Center Ocala, designed by Leopoldo Palacios (VEN), with 27 combinations on course, only 2 qualifying for the jump-off on a track where the time allowed proved decisive for numerous combinations. Heers crossed the jump-off finish in 50.48 seconds with 2 time faults to take the win.
Farinjo des Mec is an 11-year-old bay SF stallion (Carinjo x Kannan), owned by Bridgeside Farms LLC.
Sharn Wordley (NZL) finished second with Conto Blanco 4, an 11-year-old grey DSP gelding (Cellestial x Kolibri) owned by Della Wordley, with 2 time faults in 50.92 seconds. Maleah Lang McMahon (AUS) completed the podium with Central Park, a 15-year-old bay NZWB gelding (Eurosport Centavos x Silk and Spice) owned by McMahon herself, with 2 faults in the first round in 81.06 seconds, without returning for the jump-off.
Quality Star Z, a 13-year-old grey Zangersheide gelding (Quality Time TN x Cash) owned by Bridgeside Farms LLC, gave Heers fourth place with 2 faults in 81.87 seconds, completing her remarkable double finish in the class. Samuel Parot (CHI), No. 7 in the Tu Mundo Ecuestre Latin Show Jumping Ranking, rounded out the Top 5 with Chrystal Blue, a 15-year-old bay OS gelding (Chacco-Blue x Calvaro F.C.) owned by Ilan Ferder, with 4 faults in 77.62 seconds, the fastest first-round time among those with 4 faults.
Latin & Pan American Presence
A Pan American victory and double finish for Bliss Heers (USA), first and fourth place. Samuel Parot (CHI), No. 7 in the Latin Ranking, fifth with the fastest first-round time among those on 4 faults. Gabriela Reutter (CHI) eighth with 4 faults in 79.75 seconds, Diego Bedoya (BOL) eleventh with 5 faults and fourteenth with 8 faults, Manuel G. Torres (COL) fifteenth with 8 faults, Andressa Porter (COL) eighteenth with 10 faults, Luis Pedro Biraben (ARG) twenty-fifth with 20 faults, and Gustavo Prato (ARG) twenty-sixth with 32 faults.
Top 5 Results — $32,000 LeMieux CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix Qualifier | 2026 Summer Series Week X — WEC Ocala
| Pos. | Athlete | Horse | R1 | Jump-Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bliss Heers (USA) 🇺🇸 | Farinjo des Mec | 0 | 2 / 50.48 |
| 2 | Sharn Wordley (NZL) 🇳🇿 | Conto Blanco 4 | 0 | 2 / 50.92 |
| 3 | Maleah Lang McMahon (AUS) 🇦🇺 | Central Park | 2 / 81.06 | — |
| 4 | Bliss Heers (USA) 🇺🇸 | Quality Star Z | 2 / 81.87 | — |
| 5 | Samuel Parot (CHI) 🇨🇱 | Chrystal Blue | 4 / 77.62 | — |
