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PRESS KIT CONTACTS PRESSE Presse spécialisée française et étrangère Pascal RENAULDON, Jessica RODRIGUES, Diane PROUHET Agence R&B Presse Tél. : +33/ 03 44 620 621 / Mail : [email protected] Portables sur le Jumping : 06 20 41 91 99 / 06 71 91 66 88 Presse régionale Marie-Sol FOURNIER & Elodie CAMPELLO Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux Tél. : 05 56 11 99 32/43 / Mail : [email protected] Feb 2-5 2017 INDEX Press release - Jumping International de Bordeaux It just keeps getting better and better p.3 Sport p.5 Presentation of the World Cup Events p.6 Factsheet Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping p.7 Factsheet FEI World CupTM Driving p.8 DEVOUCOUX Indoor Derby p.9 Factsheet DEVOUCOUX Indoor Derby p.10 Class schedule p.11 Championnat Antarès des partenaires p.13 Jumping L’Expo p.15 Jumping L’Expo – in 7 highlights p.16 Jumping L’Expo – animations p.18 Breeding p.19 Le Salon des Etalons de Sport p.20 Practical information p.22 Press information p.25 Fiche d’identité Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux p.26 2 Feb 2-5 2017 Press Release JUMPING INTERNATIONAL DE BORDEAUX World Cup since 1978 It just keeps getting better and better The European league got underway in Oslo in mid- October. The competition consists of 13 legs, with the final to be held this year in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Strategically, Bordeaux has been a permanent fixture for the best European riders since 1978. Many other events will be taking place alongside this highlight of the Jumping International de Bordeaux. They all have one thing in common: excellence! The event takes on a whole new dimension this year, featuring four key areas: high-level sport, breeding, an equestrian show and a trade fair. It's also a day longer and will run from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th February. Ever since 1978, the aim of this event has been to showcase the best of the horse world. The best of show jumping, of course, with this historic leg of the LONGINES FEI World Cup (which attracts the best riders on the planet as well as the French Olympic champions this year). The best of eventing, with the DEVOUCOUX Indoor Derby (in which our other French Olympic champions will be competing). The best of carriage driving (where the best drivers in the world will be putting on a breath-taking show with an outstanding line-up once again this year including the titleholder, the Netherlands’ Ijsbrand Chardon). The best of the equestrian sector, with a trade fair, Jumping L’Expo, ever popular for its friendly atmosphere and high quality offer. All these “bests" are joined this year by two newcomers: a second trade fair concentrating on breeding, and an equestrian show that has already proved extremely successful at the Great Stables in Chantilly where it was created. BREEDING : the « great » sires of tomorrow The 2017 edition of the Jumping International de Bordeaux will open this year on Thursday 2nd February with a brand-new area dedicated to the breeding sector: the Salon des Etalons de sport (Sport Horse Stallion trade fair). A forum that is set to become an unmissable fixture for professional breeders. It will be focusing on the genetics of tomorrow, and in particular on young stallions and presentations in a new arena with tiered seating in the exhibition area (free admission). Around the arena there will be twenty stands showcasing the major French stud farms. Veteran sires will be on show in the main arena to be admired by professionals and the public alike. In the evening, the young stallions will have their moment in the spotlight, as they compete in two international classes (on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd February) open to 7 and 8 year-old approved stallions from all stud books. It will provide a fantastic showcase to see the great sires of tomorrow in action, ridden by some of the best riders in the world and will help breeders make their choice for the 2017 breeding season. 3 METAMORPHOSES, a dream-like production appearing for the first time at the Jumping de Bordeaux This “virile” event will be followed by the feminine elegance of the seven female riders from the Musée du Cheval de Chantilly and their fifteen horses. They will be performing an exclusive show called Métamorphoses for the first time outside the place where it was created. The show created and directed by Sophie Bienaimé has played to full houses in the Great Stables every Sunday since April. Métamorphoses is a combination of poetry and equestrian prowess, taking elements from Haute-Ecole, equestrian theatre, acrobatics (audiences in Bordeaux will be able to see the former world champion Nicolas Andreani in full artistic flow), a liberty dressage number (featuring the wonderful Sylvie Willms) and original music composed, played and sung live by the Sarocchi quartet. JUMPING L’EXPO, the friendly trade fair More than just a trade fair, it's the heartbeat of Jumping L’Expo, known by all, public and professionals alike, as a not-to-be-missed, friendly area where you can shop for all your stabling requirements! Visitors will be able to discover the best new equipment of the season along with horse care and well-being products, feed, transport, facilities as well as artwork and decorative objects. It's also an opportunity to rub shoulders with and watch the greatest riders in the world in the paddock in the centre of the exhibition area. There will be tiered seating around the arena for the first time this year, which will once again be showcasing the many different equestrian disciplines with a packed and varied programme of demonstrations throughout the event. Admission to Jumping L’Expo is free of charge. SPORT, it’s always about sport Sport is and will remain the heart and soul of FEI Show Jumping World Cup legs, the DEVOUCOUX Indoor Derby, the LAND ROVER Show Jumping Grand Prix, the traditional Partner and the Tournée des As classes. Sporting events of all kinds and for all levels right up to the highlight on Saturday evening, 4th February, with the Longines FEI Show Jumping World Cup, the most exciting competition of the winter season. Bordeaux will be the twelfth of thirteen legs in the European League, the most fiercely competitive of the seventeen world leagues, and the one that provides the most World Cup qualifiers. A class where everyone will be willing the French Olympic champions to shine, just like they did in 2016. Last February, Kévin Staut and Rêveur de Hurtebise rode fantastically to win the class. The opportunity to see them again in 2017 is one of the many reasons not to miss this year's edition. Kevin Staut’s and Rêveur de Hurtebise‘s great start to 2016 (with a victory in Bordeaux) was the beginning of their journey to the holy grail: an Olympic gold medal in Rio. * European jumping league 2016/2017 1. Oslo (NOR) – Alberto Zorzi (ITA) 7. La Corogne (ESP) – Carlos Lopez (COL) 2. Helsinki (FIN) – Romain Duguet (SUI) 8. Londres (GBR) – Scott Brash (GBR) 3. Lyon (FRA) – Daniel Deusser (ALL) 9. Malines (BEL) – Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) 4. Vérone (ITA) – Abdel Saïd (EGY) 10. Leipzig (ALL) – Grégory Wathelet (BEL) 5. Stuttgart (ALL) – Christian Ahlmann (ALL) 11. Zürich (SUI) – Eduardo Alvarez Aznar (ESP) 6. Madrid (ESP) – Marcus EHNING (ALL) 12. Bordeaux (FRA) – 05.02.2017 13. Göteborg (SWE) – 26.02.2017 Final in Omaha (USA), from March 27th to April 2nd 4 SPORT Feb 2-5 2017 PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD CUP EVENTS Penultimate leg of the Longines FEI World Cup and Winner in Las Vegas in 2015 and in Göteborg in last leg before the final of the FEI World Cup Driving, 2016, the Swiss Steve Guerdat is the reigning title the Jumping International de Bordeaux honors the holder. Bordeaux will be the perfect opportunity to disciplines of equestrian sport over a weekend of prepare for the final of 2017. intense emotions. More than 30 years a`er being associated with this prestigious circuit, Bordeaux is FEI World CupTM Driving still present, unavoidable rendez-vous in the annual schedule. The first FEI World Cup Driving was launched in 2001 and Bordeaux was already one of its stages at that Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping time ! The FEI World Cup Driving for Four-In-Hand Championships are exclusively held in Europe comprising 9 qualifiers and reserved for the 10 best Since 1979, the World Cup has been played out in drivers in the world. These drivers may choose their several leagues spread across 5 continents. Unique events by groups of 5, bearing in mind that any one indoor competition, this qualifying circuit will decide driver may only compete in four stages, with only his the 40 riders who will compete during the final in three best scores being considered. The Omaha, USA, from March 27th to April 2nd 2017. The competitors earn points at each of the stages and European League is the largest, since it qualifies 18 the six best drivers in the overall ranking will be riders; indeed, Europe boasts the majority of the qualified for the final which will be held in Göteborg dominant nations in the sport such as Germany, from February 22nd to February 26th 2017. Great-Britain, and France. TM Palmares Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Palmares FEI World CupTM Driving 2016. Ijsbrand Chardon (NED) 2016. Kevin Staut & Rêveur de Hurtebise (FRA) 2015. Boyd Exell (AUS) 2015. Bertram Allen & Romanov (IRL) 2014. Boyd Exell (AUS) 2014. Marcus Ehning & Cornado NRW (GER) 2013.