Richard Spooner

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Past and Present Winning Grand Prix Horses: Kirk, Robinson, Cosino, Southshore, Incento, Bradford, Hilton Flight, Roxy-Z, Quirino 3, Millennium, Ezrah, Live  Fire

  • Founder and Chairman of the W.C.A.R. - 501c3
  • Past Board/Committee member USET,WCAR,AHSA,PCHSA
  • Consistently rated amongst the top 30 riders in the World
  • Competed in 4 Nation Cups Winning 1 Gold Medal and 3 Silver.
  • Competed in World Cup Finals 7 times.
  • Fourth Place World Cup Finals 1998
  • PCHA Leading Grand Prix Rider Eleven Years in a Row
  • United States Grand Prix Rider of the Year 1999, 2000, 2001
  • Competed in Nation Cup Finals 2001 Madrid Spain
  • Fourth place overall in the Riders Tour Germany 2001
  • Grand Prix wins: 95 as of 2/27/07
     
2007-4GP

Winner – (Ace)
$40,000 Jack Daniel's Grand Prix Jan 15th

Winner – (Robinson)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 11th

Winner – (Ace)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 23rd

Winner – (Cristallo)
$75,000 Hits Grand Prix Feb 25th

2006-5GP

Winner – (Quirino 3)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 3rd

Winner – (Live Fire)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 10th

Winner – (Quirino 3)
$75,000 Hits Grand Prix March 5th

Winner- (Cristallo)                                                              $50,000 Showpark World Cup Grand Prix Sept 1

Winner- (Cristallo)                                                              $50,000 Oaks World Cup Grand Prix Sept 6

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year

2005 -8 GP

Winner – (Quirino 3)
$50,000 HBO World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar Oct 1

Winner – (Ezrah)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 4th

Winner – (Hilton Flight)
$75,000 WCQ Grand Prix Feb 6th

Winner – (Quirino 3 and Millenium Tied)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 13th

Winner – (Ezrah)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix March 11th

Winner - (Ezrah)
$150,000 Ford World Cup Grand Prix March 13th

Winner – (Robinson)
$25,000 Spring Classic I San Juan Capistrano, California April 3rd

Winner – (Millennium)
$35,000 Spring Classic III San Juan Capistrano, California April 16th

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year

2004 -10 GP

Winner - (Bradford, 2nd on Hilton Flight, and 3rd on Robinson)
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix Feb 1st

Winner – (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 13th

Winner – (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix March 5th

Winner - (Hilton Flight)
$150,000 Ford World Cup Grand Prix March 14th

Winner - (Robinson)
Round 1 OLYMPIC TRIALS May 14th

Winner - (Hilton Flight)
Round 1 OLYMPIC TRIALS May 14th

Winner - (Robinson)
Round 6 OLYMPIC TRIALS May 23rd

Winner – (Bradford and 2nd on Sunrise)
$30,000 Ford Motor Company U.S Jumping Derby August 24th

Winner – (Hilton Flight)
$40,000 Showpark Grand Prix Sept 3rd

Winner – (Hilton Flight)
$40,000 Los Angeles International Grand Prix Sept 25th

Silver Medal Winner - (Robinson)
Nations Cup, Spruce Meadows Masters

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year

Winner - (Hilton Flight)
PCHA Horse of the Year

2003 -14 GP

Winner – (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 7th

Winner – (Robinson)
$75,000 Bayer/USET WCQ Grand Prix Feb 9th

Winner – (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix, Indio, California

Winner – (Robinson)
$50,000 Kings Shavings Grand Prix, Indio, California

Winner – (Robinson)
$35,000 San Juan Capistrano Grand Prix, California

Winner – (Bradford)
$30,000 Oaks Grand Prix, San Juan Capistrano, California

Winner – (Robinson)
$50,000 Grand Prix of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada

Winner – (Robinson)
$25,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar, California

Winner – (Hilton Flight)
$40,000 Esso Imperial Oil Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows, Canada

Winner – (Bradford)
$40,000 Ford Motor Company U.S. Jumping Derby

 Winner – (Bradford)
$40,000 Grand Prix of Showpark

Winner – (Hilton Flight)
$75,000 BP Cup, Spruce Meadows, Canada

Winner – (Quirino 3)
$25,000 Oaks Blenheim Grand Prix

Winner – (Robinson)
$35,000 Grand Prix of Los Angeles

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year

Winner - (Robinson)
PCHA Horse of the Year

2002 - 9GP

Winner - (Incento)
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix January 30

Winner – (Robinson)
$50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix Lexington, Kentucky

Winner – (Robinson)
$35,000 Oaks Classic Grand Prix

Winner - (Incento)
$30,000 Oaks Summer Classic Grand Prix

Winner - (Incento)
$30,000 La Farge Cup Spruce Meadows, Canada

Winner – (Robinson)
$200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup Spruce Meadows, Canada


Winner – (Robinson)
$175,000 Chrysler Classic Spruce Meadows, Canada


Winner – (Hilton Flight)
$40,000 U.S. Jumping Derby

Winner – (Roxy Z)
$25,000 World Cup Grand Prix of San Juan Capistrano

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
North American Champion (2002)

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year

2001- 9GP

Winner - (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix January 28

Winner - (Southshore)
$50,000 EMO Grand Prix January 30

Winner - (Bradford)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix February 4

Winner - (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix March 2

Winner - (Robinson)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix March 9

Winner - (Southshore)
$150,000 Ford World Cup Grand Prix March 11


Winner - (Robinson)
$35,000 Lexus of Glendale Grand Prix May 28

Winner - (Incento)
$25,000 Oaks Blenheim Classic Grand Prix June 8

Winner - (Robinson)
$100,000 Grand Prix of Tahoe July 22

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
P.C.H.A Grand Prix Rider of the Year

Winner – (Richard Spooner)
United States Grand Prix Rider of the Year

Winner - (Robinson)
PCHA Horse of the Year

2000 – 9GP

Winner - (Southshore)
$50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix

Winner - (Robinson)
$150,000 Ford Grand Prix


Winner - (Southshore)
$50,000 Oaks Classic Grand Prix

Winner - (Southshore)
$30,000 Spruce Meadows Grand Prix

Winner - (Incento)
Round 3 OLYMPIC TRIALS


Winner - (Kirk)
$25,000 Treatwells Summer Classic

Winner - (Robinson)
$100,000 Lake Tahoe Cosequine Grand Prix

Winner - (Kirk)
$25,000 Waterfront Hilton Grand Prix

Winner - (Southshore)
$35,000 Oaks International Grand Prix

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
P.C.H.A Grand Prix Rider of the Year

1999- 9GP

Winner - (Kirk)
$25,000 Cosequin Grand Prix

Winner - (Robinson)
$50,000 World Cup Grand Prix Indio

Winner - (Robinson)
$150,000 Finova Grand Prix Indio


Winner - (Robinson)
$45,000 Grand Prix of California

Winner - (Robinson)
$40,000 Pedigree Grand Prix Los Angeles

Winner - (Kirk)
450,000 SEK Grand Prix Bratislava, Slovakia

Silver Medal Winner - (Kirk)
Nations Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia

Winner - (Southshore)
$25,000 Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort Grand Prix

Winner - (Southshore)
$45,000 Cosequin Grand Prix of Showpark

Winner - (Southshore)
$50,000 Oaks International Grand Prix

Winner - (Robinson)
PCHA Horse of the Year two years in a row

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
PCHA Rider of the Year four years in a row

1998- 7GP

Winner - (Cosino)
Grand Prix of Indio

4th Place - (Cosino)
Volvo World Cup Finals - Helsinki, Finland


Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix “The Oaks”

Winner - (Robinson)
$40,000 US Jumping Derby

Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix $50,000 “The Oaks International”

Winner - (Kirk)
Grand Prix $35,000 LA International

Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix $40,000 LA National

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
P.C.H.A Grand Prix Rider of the Year

Winner - (Robinson)
P.C.H.A Grand Prix Horse of the Year

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
AGA West Coast Rider of the Year

*Voted as one of the top 20 riders in the world by L’ANNEE HIPPIQUE

1997- 6GP

Winner - (Robinson)
Cosequin Grand Prix of Indio

Winner - (Kirk)
$150,000.00 Grand Prix of Indio


Winner - (Kirk)
Grand Prix, San Juan Capistrano

Gold Medal Winner - (Robinson)
Nations Cup, -Falsterbo, Sweden


Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix Ball of Fire, -Falsterbo, Sweden

Silver Medal Winner - (Robinson)
Nations Cup, -Gijon, Spain


Winner - (Kirk)
Lala Cup, -Monterey, Mexico

Winner - (Kirk)
P.C.H.S.A. Grand Prix Horse of the Year

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
P.C.H.S.A. Grand Prix Rider of the Year

1996- 5GP

Winner - (Kirk)
Grand Prix, San Juan Capistrano

Winner - (Kirk)
Grand Prix “The Oaks”

Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix, Pebble Beach

Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix, “The Oaks International

Winner - (Robinson)
Grand Prix, Cow Palace

Winner - (Kirk)
C.T.B.A. Thoroughbred Horse of the Year

Winner - (Richard Spooner)
P.C.H.A. Grand Prix Rider of the Year

1990-1995

Winner of hundreds of national jumper classes and jumper
Championships

1989

Worked for George Morris and later went on to work for Ian Millar.

1988

Winner - United States Equestrian Team Equitation Finals

Winner - Bronze and Silver Medals from the USET for winning over
Twelve medal classes through out 1998

Reserve Champion American Horse Show Association Equitation Finals

Reserve Champion ASPCA National Equitation Championships

Voted Best Junior Rider in the Nation (Horses Magazine)

1987

Qualified for all major Equitation Finals

Ninth Place American Horse Show Association Equitation Finals

1986

Winner - (Reserve Bid)
Los Angeles Horse Show Association Equitation Finals