SEPTEMBER 2012 THE RIDER /47
Yann Candele Wins $50,000 NationWide Auto Warranty Grand Prix at Inaugural Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments
Orangeville, Ontario - Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, claimed his second grand prix victory in a row at the inaugural Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments held August 15-19 at the Orangeville Agricultural Society (OAS) Event Centre in Orangeville, ON.
Candele claimed victory in the $50,000 Grand Prix, presented by NationWide Auto Warranty, on Sun- day, August 19, riding Carlotta Sin- gular la Magnifica. Two days earli- er, he had won the $25,000 Hayes Co. Grand Prix aboard Game Ready, a 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Susan Grange, while Carlotta Singular la Magnifica placed second.
As the traveling alternates for the Canadian Olympic Show Jump- ing Team at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Candele and Car- lotta Singular la Magnifica were making their first competitive appearance since arriving back on Canadian soil. The long trip home didn’t hamper their performance. The pair jumped to the top of the starting field of 22 horses to take the win in the $50,000 Grand Prix, pre- sented by NationWide Auto Warran- ty.
Candele and Carlotta Singular la Magnifica were one of six horse/rider combinations to jump clear and advance to the jump-off over the track set by two-time Olympic course designer Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela, who also arrived direct from London. As the last rider to return to the grass ring for the jump-off, Candele had the advantage of knowing exactly what he had to do to win. None of the other riders who had gone before him had been able to turn in a clear round, leaving the door open for Candele and Carlotta to post a fault- free performance.
“She was really great today,” said Candele of Carlotta Singular la Magnifica, a 10-year-old bay Han- noverian mare owned by Susan Grange. “I was the last to go in the jump-off and no one had gone clear before me, so I made the decision not to run her hard, and instead try for the clear round. She delivered just like I knew she would. It was a very exciting class.”
Noveko” Rebello, fourth riding Under- groud des Hautes and sixth with Unik Circa. Despite his sec- ond place finish, Lam- ontagne didn’t leave the Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments empty-handed. In addition to presenting the $50,000 Grand Prix, title sponsor NationWide Auto Warranty offered two 2012 Kia Soul vehi- cles, valued at approx- imately $22,000 each, to the winners in both the Junior/Amateur and Open Jumper divi- sions. After an intense week of competition, Lamontagne and Nicole Walker of Aurora, ON, drove away with the brand- new cars which are theirs to keep.
takes here and there, so it wasn’t the best week I’ve ever had in terms of my riding, but I couldn’t be happier with my horses.” Show organizers Hayes Co., who previously managed show jumping tour- naments in Sutton, Collingwood and Ottawa, celebrated their 28th year by mounting the Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments in their hometown of
Orangeville. Two-time Canadian Olympian Jay Hayes, his wife Shawn, and their three daughters, Lauren, Ainsley and Regan, as well as son-in-law Johan Leti- monier, all call the area home.
For more information on the Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments, including complete results, please visit
www.hayesco.ca.
Walker was one of 23 competitors to qualify for the chance to win a car in the Junior/Amateur “Win- ner Take All” competi-
Yann Candele and Carlotta Singular la Magnifica. Photo by Ben Radvanyi
tion on Sunday, August 19, having placed sixth in the Junior/Amateur 1.30m class on Thursday and second in the class on Saturday. Competi- tors earned points throughout the week with the top six from each Junior/Amateur division advancing to Sunday’s final, where the slate was wiped clean and riders had just one chance to win a brand-new vehi- cle.
week, I think she really likes the grass footing here. I was so excited for this event. I’m still shocked that I won a car”
“ think the idea to give away a car was great,” explained Walker, 18. “It drew a lot of competitors to the show, and it was a fun class to watch and to be in.”
While they stopped the clock in the slowest jump-off time of 57.71 seconds, their double clear perfor- mance secured the win over second place finisher Francois Lamontagne of St. Eustache, QC, who qualified three horses for the jump-off. Lam- ontagne finished second aboard
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Championships were awarded in four different cate- gories (Bella Forma, Pleasure, Performance and Fino). The end of the day saw presentations of High Point Awards for the show. High Point Horse of Show was awarded to Mercenario deLa Libertad, owned by Camilla Willings and Robert Meakins and shown by Camilla Willings and Emma Peirson. Reserve High Point Horse of Show was awarded to El Entrenador de MGM, owned by Nate Meakins and shown by Nate Meakins, Emma Peirson and Camilla Will- ings. High Point Junior Rider was awarded to Emma Peirson.
amazing! I actually took it for a little spin in the grand prix ring after the victory gallop and I’m really looking forward to driving it some more.” Walker, who trains with Cana- dian Olympian Beth Underhill, earned her new vehicle with the help of a different type of horsepower, Catania van de Dwerse Hagen, her 10-year-old Bel- gium Warmblood mare. The pair has been competing together for the past three seasons.
“She felt super in today’s class,” said Walker. “She’s been excellent all
Many thanks to all the won- derful volunteers who worked so hard to make the Canadian Paso Classic a successful event. Many thanks to our won- derful sponsors, including our Gold Sponsor, Hacienda Santa Maria and our Silver Sponsor, Dr. Luis Ezqueda, our Friends of CCPFHA including Forest Gait Farm, Fina Vista Farm, Kathryn Giffen, Brubacher’s Harness & Supply, Dr. Maryn Potter and LaGuia Magazine. And our class sponsors including Anne Hull, Artworks Paso Finos, Ebenzer Kennels, Petise Paso Finos, Shannon Behmann, Car- ole Kirton.
Full class results are available for viewing at www.central-
canadapfha.com.
She continued, “The car looks
Lamontagne claimed the second car up for grabs after capturing the Leading Jumper Rider Award, which was open to competitors in the 1.15m, 1.25m, 1.35m, and 1.40m classes, as well as the Modified Grand Prix, Open Welcome, and Grand Prix. The top prize was awarded based on the number of points earned in various classes held throughout the week.
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“It was absolutely amazing to win the car,” said an excited Lamon- tagne. “I came here with winning the car in mind and, every day, I was competing with the intention of win- ning it.”
He continued, “I had five hors- es here, who were all competing at the different heights. They were all great this week. I made some mis-
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