Harrisburg, Pa. – October 15, 2025 – If you wanted to win in the jumpers at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Wednesday, October 15, you needed to be named Laura Chapot. There were two classes on offer, beginning with the $10,000 1.30m Two Phase, followed by the $10,000 1.40m Two Phase, and Chapot won both, riding Tyson Fury and C&C Willow, respectively.

A regular at the Pennsylvania National, Chapot was looking to get a good start to her week in the opening rounds. She had three horses in the 1.30m class, and “Tyson” was the second of her three rides.

“She is a pretty competitive horse,” said Chapot of the Irish Sport Horse mare. “In fact, she’s probably more difficult to slow down than to go forward. So, for her, I wanted her to just have a good experience, and for sure she could be competitive to win the class, but also just a positive, forward experience, because as I said, her biggest fault might be that she jumps too high, and she’s a little bit difficult in between the jumps if you try and slow her down too much. So just trying to keep it smooth and keep her focused on the fences, and then she gives it her all every time.”

Chapot has had the 8-year-old mare since the end of her 4-year-old year and has been gradually bringing her up the levels. They will stick to the 1.30m classes this week as competing indoors is a new experience for the mare.

Because Tyson is quite feisty, Chapot felt confident she would put in a good showing despite being on the greener side. They stopped the clock in 26.39 seconds, giving her a comfortable win margin over another of her mounts, Calafornia, who finished second with a time of 27.14 seconds. Steven Bluman took third with Over The Top Stables LLC’s Cachemire De Braize (27.53 seconds).

“She’s just a very quick horse, and she wastes no time,” Chapot said. “She’s quick across the ground, and even though she sometimes jumps a little bit big, she’s quick in the air and gets right to the next fence. So, they say sometimes it’s easier to go faster than slower with her.”

Chapot also wanted to set a good tone with C&C Willow, and they put in a lightning-fast round, stopping the clock in 25.63 seconds to win over Carly Campbell Cooper and Katcha HD, owned by Ashlynn Crowley (26.24 seconds). Evan Coluccio and Contario 8, owned by Hidden Ridge, finished third in 28.44 seconds.

“It’s nice that it’s a power-and-speed because you don’t have to go fast the whole way around,” Chapot said. “And the jump-off, basically there were a couple inside turns you could make, so I just wanted to be smooth and prompt and not too crazy.”

Chapot got the 10-year-old mare, owned by Mary Chapot, at the end of Willow’s 7-year-old year from Irish show jumper Christian Coyle, and Laura credited Coyle with giving the mare a good foundation. Willow will compete in Thursday evening’s $30,000 1.40m Welcome and the $100,000 Grand Prix de Grand National on Saturday, and Laura felt winning the opening class set the tone looking ahead.

“With her, it doesn’t hurt to keep her motivated and keep her into it,” she said. “I don’t think I necessarily need to hold her back, that it affects her too much down the line. In fact, I think sometimes it makes her a little bit more game and more ready for the next class. So, I thought that she had a good shot at this class, so we never turned down that opportunity.”

For full results from the $10,000 1.30m Two Phase, click here, and click here for complete results from the $10,000 1.40m Two Phase.