Sergio Alvarez Moya and Charmeur Top $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI
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WEEK 12 March 29-April 2, 2017 EDITOR: JENNIFER WOOD Sergio Alvarez Moya and Charmeur Top Kent Farrington Clinches Suncast® 1.50m $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* Final, Ward Takes Suncast® Series Overall Kent Farrington and Dublin raced to the win in the $130,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Final. ©Sportfot 2016 U.S. Olympic team silver finish off with them both going Sergio Alvarez Moya and Charmeur won the biggest event of the season on Saturday medalist Kent Farrington and his clear in the 1.50m final was a night in the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*. ©Sportfot mount Dublin were the winners great accomplishment for them of the $130,000 Suncast® 1.50m regardless of their results. The win Spanish Olympian Sergio Alvarez trusted my horse. Then to the next oxer Championship Jumper Classic was a bonus.” Moya was the big winner in the $500,000 I had a good gap as well, so I could go Final on Saturday night at the Farrington purchased Dublin, a Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* riding Charmeur and keep on pushing. I actually saw one Winter Equestrian Festival. After ten-year-old German Sport Horse on Saturday, March 25, at the 2017 Win- stride less to the next vertical, but I thou- the final competition of the 2017 (Cobra x Calido), at the start of ter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Welling- ght that was maybe too much. I don’t series, two-time Olympic team the winter. The gelding previously ton, FL. Moya beat out two-time Olympic think I left much room for the others, and gold and one-time team silver showed with Carly Anthony (USA) team gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) it worked out well.” medalist McLain Ward (USA) under the ownership of Artisan aboard veteran partner Rothchild, and secured his lead in the standings Farms. young up-and-comer Karen Polle of Moya had a fantastic WEF circuit, and took home the championship placing third in week three’s $130,000 title overall. “He is extremely careful,” Japan riding With Wings. Adequan® Grand Prix CSI 3* and second ® Farrington detailed. “He is actually Guilherme Jorge (BRA) set the course in week four’s $216,000 Ariat Grand Prix The 1.50m final held its first quite difficult to ride. He is so for the highlight event of the WEF circuit CSI 4* with G&C Unicstar de l’Aumone, round on Saturday afternoon, careful that he borderlines on too featuring 40 of the season’s top com- third in week seven’s $380,000 Suncast® with forty-nine entries starting careful almost, where he goes too petitors from 17 different countries. Five Grand Prix CSI 5* aboard Arrayan, and over Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) high. I think this horse really nee- entries conquered the first round course again third in week nine’s $380,000 first-round course, and 13 advan- ds to bond with a rider and have a without fault to jump-off, and only two Douglas Elliman Grand Prix CSI 5* with cing to the evening jump-off. Only lot of confidence. I actually carry a were clear in the tiebreaker. Charmeur before taking the biggest prize four riders cleared both rounds without fault. lot of speed with him, even in the Polle and With Wings were first to in week eleven. first round, to give him confidence jump the short course in 39.54 seconds, Remarking on his success, Moya Portugal’s Luciana Diniz was so that he does not go too high. with one rail down, and ultimately stated, “For me, this is one of the best first to clear the short course in “Whether or not he will allow finished third. Moya and Charmeur shows in the world. Most of the best and 44.26 seconds aboard her own you to really have total control followed, setting the challenge with a most competitive riders in the world are and Arnaldo Diniz’s Lennox to end over him, I do not know,” Farring- clear round in 37.76 seconds. Beezie here. I think that to have so many weeks in third place. Ali Wolff cleared the ton continued, “but if we can find Madden (USA) and Abigail Wexner’s here, and to be so consistent, is a great track next in 48.93 seconds riding a good compromise in the middle Coach had one rail in 40.20 seconds to opportunity to bring a horse up like this. Quirie 2 to a fourth place finish. like today, then I think he has a place fifth. Laura Kraut (USA) and St. I have had Charmeur since he was six Canada’s Tiffany Foster upped big future. Time still has to show Bride’s Farm’s Confu also dropped one years old, and I just feel very happy and the pace in 43.05 seconds with us, but we are off to a great start, rail in 39.81 seconds to take the fourth very proud that we got to win a five-star Artisan Farms’ Brighton to place and we will see where it takes us place prize. Last to go, Ward and Sa- grand prix here. I have a feeling that this second. Last to go, Farrington from here.” gamore Farm’s Rothchild raced through is the grand prix that every rider in the took the win in 41.90 seconds the course, taking a different inside turn circuit wants to win, and I was just lucky with his own and Tanma Corp.’s Remarking on his jump-off, that no one else tried, but still crossed that I won this one, and not the others. Dublin. Farrington added, “I trust that the timers in second place with a time of “I am really excited. I thought horse’s quality, so I know that I 38.30 seconds. “The horse does not have so much ex- can really go at high speed to the perience at this level,” Moya continued. the horse went great today; I jumps and trust that he is going to “I am super happy. My horse jumped “He just got better and better here at this thought both of my horses did,” miss the rails. I thought he did an amazing,” Moya said of his ten-year-old show. I think it is a great place to bring Farrington stated following his incredible roll back to the vertical Dutch Warmblood gelding (Numero Uno horses up, and obviously to jump such a win, as well as an eighth place by the in-gate. I do not think I x Gelha’s VDL Emilion). “I just went as grand prix they have to be really ready. I finish aboard Sherkan d’Amaury. even touched the reins there; he fast as I could. I saw Karen go, and then think from here on, we can go anywhere “I have been bringing them along just flew back on that jump. That I knew I had to start fast from jump one, in the world.” this winter really slowly. I started is probably where he won it.” and keep going to the end. My plan was them both in the 1.35m and built to go one more stride to the combination, Please turn to page 6 them up this whole winter. To Please turn to page 5 but I had a good eight strides, and I just Page 1 WEEK 12 March 29-April 2, 2017 PBIEC Week 12 Upcoming Events LUNCH & LEARN SERIES GLADIATOR POLO™, $50,000 HOLLOW CREEK FARM UNDER THE WANDERERS CLUB: RELAX, UNWIND, On Thursday, March 30, the Lunch & Learn PRESENTED BY U.S. POLO ASSN. 25 GRAND PRIX SERIES FINAL AND ENJOY WELLINGTON’S BEST KEPT SECRET Series will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The next event of the Gladiator Polo™ series, The best 30 riders under the age of 25 at WEF The Wellington Club. The topic is “Signs and presented by U.S. Polo Assn., will be held on have qualified through the series this WEF Symptoms of a Stroke” with Adam Bromberg, Friday, March 31, at Equestrian Village – The circuit to compete in the $50,000 Hollow Creek Wilson, and a popular 24-hour stringing and MD, Vice Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Stadium at PBIEC. Gates open at 6 p.m., and it Farm Under 25 Grand Prix Series Final on Sun- racquet customization service. 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