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February 15th 2009 - Ado Annie and Peter Leone
place 2nd in the Inaugural Palm Beach Derby!
Just 2 seconds behind USA's double gold medallist, Beezie Madden, Sequoyah's Ado Annie and Peter Leone place second in the Inaugural Palm Beach Derby! It was very fitting as her retirement is scheduled in just two weeks. Over 3000 spectators showed up to see one of the biggest events in the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
Thirty-four horse and rider combinations from six nations, including Olympic gold medalists Beezie Madden, Leslie Howard and Peter Wylde of the USA, Eric Lamaze of Canada and Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil, contested 19 natural obstacles that included a Devil's Dyke, a table, a Palm Maze over a course of 1,000 meters (0.6 miles) designed by Richard Jeffery of Great Britain

Peter Leone of Greenwich, Conn. and a Team USA silver medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics on Sequoyah's Ado Annie placed second with 2008 Olympic individual gold and team silver medalist Eric Lamaze of Canada on Lord du Janue finishing third.

"She was a carefully chosen mare for this event," Leone said. "She is a derby specialist. She is a special horse and this is her venue."
The results:

1. Beezie Madden on Creme Brule
2. Peter Leone on Sequoyah's Ado Annie
3. Eric Lamaze on Lord du Janue
4. Benjamin Meredith on Calmar 3
5. Katherine Miracle on Miss Liberty 7
6. Mario Deslauriers on Lutopia
7. Beezie Madden on Prima
8. Mario Deslauriers on Paradigm
9. Charlie Jayne on Gangsta
10. Norman Dell Joio on Equinox
11. Natalie Johnson on Rodenburgh's California
12. Lisa Silverman on Flubber Cocoy