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Déjà vu for Tiffany Foster and Victor in $125,000 WEF Challenge Cup


Foster and Victor claimed victory in the $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round V – Section B held Thursday, February 6, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Welling- ton, FL. Two weeks earlier, the pair enjoyed the exact same placing, winning the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round III – Section B on January 23. In what was the largest starting field in the


history of the WEF Challenge Cup, 116 horses attempted the first round track set by 2012 Lon- don Olympic course designer Bob Ellis. A total of 30 were successful, including the three Canadi- an entries of Foster riding Victor, Eric Lamaze aboard Zigali P S and Yann Candele with Show- girl.


gelding (Elmshorn x Grandeur) owned by the Ziegler family’s Artisan Farms. Artisan Farms also owns Lamaze’s mount, Zigali P S, who placed third in Section A, and are part of the


here,” said Foster of Victor, her partner of the past four seasons and her 2012 Olympic mount. “He’s really fast, and now it’s getting fun because I know him so well and I can go really fast with him! Once you get on a roll, it seems like you gain confidence and you’re prepared to take some risks and the horses rise to the occasion.” Victor is a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood


the jump-off, but Foster showed the men how it was done, putting the pedal to the metal and slic- ing all the turns to stop the clock in 44.04 seconds. Twelve more horses would follow, with only 2012 Olympic team gold medalist Ben Maher of Great Britain posting a faster time of 43.44 to win Sec- tion A with Urico, and putting Foster in the top spot in Section B. “He is really confident and comfortable


All three would repeat their faultless form in Wellington, Florida – Vancouver’s Tiffany


Watermark Group that owns Candele’s mount, Showgirl, who was fourth in Section B. “I have to give all the credit to Eric,” explained Foster,


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