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Spruce Meadows National Tournament

CN Reliability Grand Prix

Only two combinations in the CN Reliability Grand Prix went clean. Eric Lamaze and Hickstead (Hamlet x Jomara star pref prest by Eksteins, breeder B. van Schijndel) showed in top form and lead by two seconds winning the top prize of over € 52,000. Pablo Jose Barrios was eighth with G & C Quick Star (Quick Star x Famose star prest sport/spr by Grannus, E. & M.J. Sleutels). Brainne Goutal rode the Nimmerdor-descendant Onira (out of K. Ylona D by G.Ramiro Z, breeder: P. Wolters) to tenth place. Hickstead was not only successful in the Reliability Grand Prix, earlier he took second at the 1.60m.

The Derby

Pablo Jose Barrios and G & C Sinatra (Epilot x Odette W sport/sp by Libero H, breeder: J. Dubbeldam) were the strongest in the Derby and managed to leave everyone behind. Leslie Howard and Raimond W (Indorado x Medorette W elite by Glennridge, breeder: Peter Wolters) also had a strong ride and finished in third place. Femke van den Bosch rode Tom Tom (Calvados x Fvonia by.Joost, breeders: Mts G.J. and J. Grobbe) to sixth place.

Other

In both the 1.45m and 1.50m classes Beezie Madden rode the mare Prima (Kigali x Hillerthal star by Nimmerdor, breeder P. Kindt) to first place. Eric Lamaze’s and his other successful horse Also Take Off (Numero Uno x Odile sport/sp by Indoctro, breeder J. Coolen) won two 1.50 classes and placed second in another class. Brianne Goutal rode the elite mare Ralvesther (Calvaro Z x Esther* pref prest elite sport/sp by Zevenster, breeder: J. Moerings) to a first and second place in the 1.50m.  In the 1.45m second prize went to Kent Farrington with Uceko (Celano x Patricia by Koriander, breeder K. van den Hof).

Source IW for the KWPN

*Esther was a ZZ jumper herself and also produced the Grand Prix jumper Manchester (s.Guidam), international jumper Twisther (s.Farmer) and ZZ-jumpers Vesther and Winchester (both by Guidam).

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