54/ AUGUST 2011 THE RIDER
Canadian Para-Dressage Winning Streak Continues
Canadian Para-Dressage Winning Streak Continues at
Bishop Burton CPEDI 2*
Ottawa, ON —Canadian Para-Dressage riders have earned top scores and contin- ued their winning ways during the first two days of competition at the Bishop Burton CPEDI 2*, being held July 22–24, 2011, at Bishop Burton College, Bever- ley, GBR.
In the Grade 1A Novice Test, Jodie Schloss of Toronto, ON, riding Inspector Rebus, her own 13-year-old Dutch Warm- blood gelding, earned a score of 64.64% which was good for second place. Close behind Schloss was Robyn Andrews of St Johns, NL, who rode Fancianna, her 10- year-old warmblood mare to third place with a score of 64.03%.
Riding her 2010 World Equestrian Games mount Why Not G, an eight-year- old Dutch Warmblood gelding that she co-owns with Kelleigh Kulscar, Eleonore Elstone of Langley, BC received a score of 64.60% for another first place finish in the Grade IV Novice test.
Ashley Gowanlock of Vancouver, BC, won the Grade IB Novice test riding Lauren Barwick’s horse Ferdonia 2, a 12- year-old Oldenburg mare, with a score of 72.14%. Riding Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell’s Donnymaskell, a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Gowanlock received a score of 69.04% for second place. In Grade II, Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, rode Off To Paris, Equine Canada’s 10-year-old Oldenburg mare, to victory earning a score of 72.06% for the win. With her second horse Ferdonia 2, her own 12-year-old Oldenburg mare, Barwick scored 71.11% for second overall.
In the Team tests, which occurred on July 22, Schloss earned 66.86% for second on Inspector Rebus, and Andrews was third with 65.78% Fancianna. Gowanlock earned another first place fin- ish, scoring 74.32%, on Ferdonia 2 in Grade 1B. Riding Donnymaskell, Gowan- lock earned 68.86% for second spot. In the Grade II Team test Barwick was first with Ferdonia 2, scoring 73.02%, and sec- ond with Off To Paris with 71.75%. Elstone also earned a first place finish with Why Not G, with a score of 67.24%, in Grade IV.
Eric Lamaze and Hickstead Make History at Spruce Meadows
Calgary, Alberta – Olympic Champi- ons Eric Lamaze and Hickstead made show jumping history yet again by winning the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a record fourth time. The crowning event in the five-week Spruce Meadows summer tourna- ments was held July 9 in Calgary, Alberta.
The competition continues with the Individual Freestyle Tests for all Grades on July 24th.
“Viterra would like to congratulate the entire team, including the riders, own- ers, coaches, chef d’équipe, managers, grooms and support staff, for their exper- tise in bringing Canada to the forefront of Para-Equestrian sport,” said Bill Mooney, Viterra’s senior vice-president, Feed Products.
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Having previously won the event in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Lamaze and Hickstead were strong favourites coming into Saturday’s $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Eliz- abeth II Cup. Run in a format that sees the top 12 riders return for the second round, both Rich Fellers of the United States riding Flexible and Lamaze aboard Hickstead jumped two clear rounds to force a jump-off. Lamaze was first to go, and laid down another flawless trip in a time of 43.32 seconds. Fellers and the Irish-bred Flexible, renowned for their speed, were up on the clock with a time of 42.82 seconds, but the final fence came down, taking their hopes for victory with it.
“It was a big course, bigger than I would have thought,” said Lamaze of the challenging track set by Ger- man course designer Werner Deeg. “I went first in the jump-off and I don’t think I could go any faster if I got to do it again. Rich is incredibly fast with that horse, but he had the last rail.”
For the win, Lamaze earned $66,000 in prize money, bringing his career earnings at Spruce Meadows to $3,042,297 and placing him firmly at the top of the all-time money won list. With four victories to his credit in the $200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup in the past five years, Lamaze continues to make history at the Cal- gary show jumping venue.
“It is a competition that every- one wants to win, it is a five-star event and $200,000 in prize money,” noted Lamaze. “We are here at Spruce Mead- ows for five weeks and Hick- stead jumped well all the time, but he today was great. It was going to be hard to have a rail
“Eric Lamaze and Hickstead captured the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a record fourth time at the Spruce Meadows “North American” Tournament on July 9 in Calgary, Alberta.” Photo Credit – Spruce Meadows Media Services
down with the way he was jumping today.”
Lamaze, who is currently ranked the number one rider in the world, and Hickstead will now travel to Aachen, Germany, to defend their title in the €350,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen on July 17.
“Last year the same thing hap- pened – I won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup then arrived in Aachen, did one class, and then won the Grand Prix,” noted Lamaze, who broke a bone in his left foot during the first round of competition in the Aachen Grand Prix last year. “This year, I will have the exact same routine as I did last year. I have a routine that I follow with the horse. He feels great, and he is going to come into Aachen feel- ing good.”
Hickstead, a 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Ash- land Stables and Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable, will depart Calgary and fly to Europe on Monday night. Lamaze leaves Spruce Mead- ows with several wins to his credit, earned with Hickstead as well as
Coriana van Klapscheut, a nine-year- old Belgian Warmblood mare he owns in partnership with Artisan Farms. It was a winning weekend for Team Lamaze as his student, 16- year-old Caitlin Ziegler, won the $31,000 1.50m AON Cup riding Valencia on July 7. Earlier on Satur- day, before his win in the $200,000 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup, yet another Lamaze-trained rider, Tiffany Foster of Schomberg, ON, claimed the $80,000 1.50m TD Cup riding Victor.
“While winning was incredible, I am just as proud to see two of my students win this week,” said Lamaze. “Both Cait and Tiffany gave us quite a thrill with their victo- ries. They have both worked hard, rode well against some of the top rid- ers in the world, and really earned it.”
Following Aachen, Lamaze will remain in Europe for the duration of the summer, returning to Canada for the Spruce Meadows “Masters” Tournament from September 7 to 11.
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