With a score of 74.5, Arnaud Ferret and Patrona Whiz won the first slate of the Intermediate Open at the SWRHA on Thursday evening.
“She was very good everywhere for me. She went pretty fast, and was with me every step of the way,” he recalled. “I’ve been showing her, and if something isn’t right I just end up schooling, because it’s no big deal. I don’t put pressure on her, and just teach her.”
Patrona Whiz, owned by Diane Beckman, is a five-year-old mare by Spooks Gotta Whiz out of Smokin Jeanie Jag. “I thank Diane for trusting me with this mare. I love her, and they’re keeping her as a broodmare later. I also thank the team behind me,” he said.