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Devon, PA - July 7, 2012 - For the second time this year, Louise Serio piloted the five-year-old gelding Corvine to a National Hunter Derby victory. During their first derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, Serio and Corvine held the leading score from start to finish, and during the Brandywine Valley Summer Series’ $5,000 Get Real Get RAW USHJA National Hunter Derby they did it again. Winning the first round with a score of 82 and following with a score of 87 in the handy round, a grand total of 179 captured the victory for the talented young mount. Kristy McCormack was only two points away, riding Sundance to a total score of 177 for second place, while Serio’s second mount Black Jax picked up the third place honors.