Bennett-Awad and Gin 'N Juice Aim For Repeat At Galway Downs
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Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin N Juice Photo: StockImageServices.com Canadian Olympians Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin 'N Juice, winners of the CIC3* at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials in 2013, will be aiming to win two in a row on March 28-30 at the Temecula Downs Event Center. Bennett-Awad, 36, has based her training operations at Kingsway Farm, across the street from Temecula Downs, for a decade. It was there that she met Gin 'N Juice, who was bred by the Kingsway Farm owners, Terry and Linda Paine. "She caught my attention right away—she was walking around on her hind legs, then leaping through the air!! I'd never seen such an athletic little horse before!" recalled Bennett-Awad of Gin 'N Juice, now 14. Since that exciting introduction, they've also won the Bromont CCI3* (Canada) in 2009 and were members of the silver-medal Canadian team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. In 2012 they were members of the Canadian team at the London Olympics, and this year Bennett-Awad hopes to join the Canadian team at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Aug. 23-Sept. 7, in Normandy, France. But they'll be facing stiff competition in the 18-horse CIC3* field at Galway Downs. Kristi Nunnink, of Auburn, Calif., and her powerful gray mare R-Star finished third in 2013, leading after the show jumping phase before 8.8 time faults cost them the victory. Lauren Billys, of Sanger, Calif., and Ballingowan Ginger
Bennett-Awad and Gin 'N Juice Aim For Repeat At Galway Downs
Bennett-Awad and Gin 'N Juice Aim For Repeat…
Bennett-Awad and Gin 'N Juice Aim For Repeat At Galway Downs
Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin N Juice Photo: StockImageServices.com Canadian Olympians Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin 'N Juice, winners of the CIC3* at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials in 2013, will be aiming to win two in a row on March 28-30 at the Temecula Downs Event Center. Bennett-Awad, 36, has based her training operations at Kingsway Farm, across the street from Temecula Downs, for a decade. It was there that she met Gin 'N Juice, who was bred by the Kingsway Farm owners, Terry and Linda Paine. "She caught my attention right away—she was walking around on her hind legs, then leaping through the air!! I'd never seen such an athletic little horse before!" recalled Bennett-Awad of Gin 'N Juice, now 14. Since that exciting introduction, they've also won the Bromont CCI3* (Canada) in 2009 and were members of the silver-medal Canadian team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. In 2012 they were members of the Canadian team at the London Olympics, and this year Bennett-Awad hopes to join the Canadian team at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Aug. 23-Sept. 7, in Normandy, France. But they'll be facing stiff competition in the 18-horse CIC3* field at Galway Downs. Kristi Nunnink, of Auburn, Calif., and her powerful gray mare R-Star finished third in 2013, leading after the show jumping phase before 8.8 time faults cost them the victory. Lauren Billys, of Sanger, Calif., and Ballingowan Ginger