DARREN CHIACCHIA
U.S. Three Day Event Team, 2002 World Equestrian Games

Horse: R.G. Renegade - Bay Thoroughbred gelding (Selle Francais), 17.1 hands, 12 years old
Owner: Colleen Hofstetter

Home: Springville, NY
Born: September 18, 1965

Veteran rider Darren Chiacchia and Windfall added a win to their resume when the pair earned first place at Over The Walls Three-Day Event in Hardwick, MA, in 2001. Later that year, Chiacchia and Herz Prinz finished in second place at the Commonwealth International Three Day Event CCI* in The Plains, VA

	Darren Chiacchia. © Brant Gamma

Chiacchia and R.G. Renegade placed 15th in the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI**** in 1998 and then finished 7th in the USET Three-Star Spring Championship at Foxhall Farm in May 2000. R.G. Renegade was the USCTA Reserve Champion Horse of the Year in 1999.

Chiacchia has had consistent success over the years with top finishes at the United States' most prestigious events--the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event Presented by Bayer, Fair Hill International and the MBNA Foxhall Cup.

Career Highlights

2002

USAE Horse Trials Winter One Day & Combined Test		4th/ Ahlerich
Virginia Horse Trials- Open Preliminary		1st/ Windfall
Virginia Horse Trials- Open Preliminary		2nd/ Felicia
Beaulieu North American Championship CIC***, Chatsworth, GA		2nd/ Windfall
Popular Place Farm Winter Horse Trials		2nd/ Power Ty

2001

Commonwealth Int?l Three Day Event, CCI*, VA		2nd/ Herz Prinz
Morven Park Advanced Horse Trials, Leesburg, VA		17th/Power Ty
Over The Walls, Hardwick, MA		1st/Windfall
		5th/R.G. Renegade

2000

Foxhall Cup CCI***, Foxhall, GA		7th/R. G. Renegade
Fair Hill International CCI***, Fair Hill, MD		9th/Power Ty

1999

Bromont CCI**, Quebec, Canada		1st/R. G. Renegade
USCTA Reserve Champion Horse of the Year

1998

Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI***, KY		16th/Jaguar
Morven Park Fall Horse Trials, Open Preliminary V, Leesburg, VA		6th/Power Ty

1995

Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI***, KY		3rd/
Team Member, 1995 European Championship, Italy

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