It was deja vu for Aiken’s Daniel Geitner who captured the $25,000 Ameriprise Financial Halloween Grand Prix while riding Aiken resident Kyle Register’s Trading Places Nov. 4 during the first week of the Atlanta Fall Classic at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Ga. The tandem teamed to win the $25,000 Central Equine Grand Prix Nov. 11.

It’s been a banner year for Geitner and Trading Places, an 8 year-old Argentine Warmblood, who won the EMO Grand Prix in Tryon, N.C. on July 17, the Classic Equine Equipment sponsored by Lucky Sevens Welcome Stakes in the Atlanta Spring Classic and the Opening Welcome Stakes and the GALA Grand Prix on Jan. 27 during GALA’s January Jazz II competition.

“They were real nice shows in Conyers,” said Geitner. “They had one Grand Prix during each of the first two weeks, and two the last week, one on Thursday and one on Sunday. Trading Places was great — he won the first two Grand Prixs, and he was sixth in the Thursday Grand Prix, and fifth in the Sunday Grand Prix during the last week of the show. He almost won both of those Grand Prixs. He was unlucky and had a rail down in both jump-offs. He handled the pressure very well. I’m quite pleased.”

Geitner is looking forward to the Progressive Show Jumping Rally on Dec. 8-9. He captured the Level IV and V class at the September rally while riding the Genin Group’s Camilla.

“We’ll do the PSJ Jumper Rally, and then we’ll take it easy until January. We’ll go to Jacksonville and to HITS in Ocala,” said Geitner.

The Aiken-based rider has also enjoyed success this year with Aiken resident Mrs. Charles Bostwick’s 8 year-old Rhinelander mare Sympa.

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