Richard's Winning Grand Prix Horses
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Kirk * Robinson * Cosino * Southshore * Incento * Bradford * Hilton Flight * Roxy-Z * Quirino 3 * Millennium * Ezrah * Live Fire * Ace * Cristallo * Airtime * Gerry the Grey * Pako * Cordoba * Apache * Conquest de Paradiso
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Career Highlights
- Founder and Past 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 14 Nation Cups Winning 4 Gold Medal and 3 Silver.
- Competed in World Cup Finals 10 times.
- Fourth Place World Cup Finals 1998
- PCHA Leading Grand Prix Rider 13 Years
- 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
- Eighth Place overall in the Global Chapionship Tour 2008
- Grand Prix wins: 119 as of Dec. 31, 2009
Wins 2009 - 12GP
- Winner – (Quirino 3)
$25,000 Desert Circuit I Grand Prix Jan 23rd
- Winner – (Quirino 3, Ace 2nd Place)
$50,000 EMO Desert Circuit I Grand Prix Jan 25th
- Winner – (Cordoba, Ace 2nd, Pako 3rd)
$50,000 Desert Circuit VII Grand Prix March 15th
- Winner – (Cristallo)
$25,000 Equifit Grand Prix March 26th
- Winner – (Ace, Cristallo 2nd)
$100,000 Del Mar National Grand Prix May 2nd
- Winner - (Cristallo)
CSIO5* Rome Super League Nations Cup May 29
- Winner - (Cristallo)
CSIO5* St. Gallen Super League Nations Cup June 6
- Winner – (Cristallo)
$400,219 Monte Carlo Global Champions Tour Grand Prix June 27th
- Winner – (Conquest de Paradiso)
$25,000 Blenheim Summer Classic Grand Prix August 9th
- Winner – (Cristallo)
$25,000 LA International Welcome Stake Grand Prix Sept 17th
- Winner – (Apache)
$25,000 Del Mar International II Grand Prix Oct 25th
- Winner – (Apache)
$50,000 LA National WCQ Grand Prix Nov 14th
- Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year
- Winner – (Ace)
Pacific Coast Horse of the Year
Wins 2008 - 10GP
- Winner – (Gerry the Grey)
$25,000 Desert Premier Grand Prix Jan 13th - Winner – (Ezrah)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix Jan 25th - Winner – (Quirino)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix Feb 21st - Winner - (Ezrah)
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix March 6th
- Winner - (Ace, 2nd on Apache)
$50,000 Desert Circuit Grand Prix March 9th - Winner – (Cristallo)
$200,000 Invitational Grand Prix of the Desert March 16th
- Second - (Cristallo)
$200,000 Budwieser Invitational April 5th
- Winner - (Cristallo)
$441,114 Grand Prix of Monte Carlo, Monaco June 28th
- Winner - (Ace)
$25,000 Showpark All Seasons Grand Prix Aug 28th
- Gold Medal Winner - (Cristallo)
BMO Nations Cup, Spruce Meadows Masters Sept 6
- Third - (Cristallo)
$1,000,000 CN Internation Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows Sept 7
- Winner - (Ace)
$25,000 Las Vegas Grand Prix Oct 30th
- Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year
- Winner - (Cristallo)
PCHA Horse of the Year
Wins 2007 - 7GP
- 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
- Winner - (Airtime)
$30,000 Ariat Grand Prix March 9th
- Winner - (Airtime)
$35,000 Las Vegas Classic Grand Prix April 20th
- Second - (Cristallo)
$178,236 Grand Prix of Rome, Italy
- Winner - (Pako)
$25,000 DelMar National Grand Prix Oct. 20
Wins 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
Wins 2005 - 8GP
- 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 April 16th
- Winner – (Richard Spooner)
Pacific Coast Rider of the Year
Wins 2004 - 10GP
- 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 - 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
Wins 2003 - 14GP
- 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
Wins 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
Wins 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
Wins 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
Wins 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
Wins 1998 - 6GP
- Winner - (Cosino)
Grand Prix of Indio WCQ
- 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
Wins 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.A. Grand Prix Horse of the Year
- Winner - (Richard Spooner)
P.C.H.A. Grand Prix Rider of the Year
Wins 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
Career Highlights Prior to Grand Prix Competition
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

