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AUGUST 2017 THE RIDER /33


Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 Defend Title in Aachen


Aachen, Germany – Canadian Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist Eric Lamaze successfully defended his title with Fine Lady 5 to win the €100,000 Turkish Airlines Prize of Europe for the second year in a row on Wednesday, July 19, at CHIO


in similar conditions, they arrived here in Aachen ready to go,” said Lamaze, who di- vides his time between training bases in Wellington, FL, and Brussels, Belgium. “It is fantastic to have a venue like Spruce Mead- ows. Fine Lady didn’t win anything in Cal- gary but she was close a few times, and she gave me a lot of confidence coming into today’s competition.”


“For the horses that jumped in Calgary


final event before the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and opted not to compete in the high- light event, the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen. This year, he has a different strategy, and will now rest Fine Lady 5 in preparation for Sun- day’s feature. Part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, Lamaze won the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen in 2010 riding the great Hickstead, despite breaking his foot during the


Last year, Lamaze used Aachen as his


competing at Aachen with Chacco Kid, his 2015 Pan Am Games team gold medal partner Coco Bongo, and the eight-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, Jewel 8. For more information on Eric Lamaze,


visit www.EricLamaze.com.


competition. In addition to Fine Lady 5, Lamaze is


Canada’s Eric Lamaze won the €100,000 Turkish Airlines Prize of Europe riding his 2016 Rio Olympic bronze medal mount, Fine Lady 5, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, on July 19 in Aachen, Germany. Photo by Arnd Bronkhorst Photography


following four weeks of competition at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB. During the final week of competition, Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 placed third in the $500,000 CSI5* ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, earn- ing enough prize money for Lamaze to sur- pass $5 million in career earnings at the Calgary venue alone.


Frank Rothenberger of Germany, Lamaze commented, “The course was big, and in- cluded a pair of double liverpools that caused a lot of problems. When we first walked it, a lot of riders thought it was too big for the first day, but you have the best in the world competing here and ended up with 20 in the jump-off.” Lamaze arrived in Aachen, Germany,


of the 14-year-old bay Hanoverian mare (Forsyth x Drosselklang II) owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms in partnership with Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Sta- ble. “To win here in Aachen is very presti- gious, especially for a Canadian, and it’s very special to win two years in a row. You don’t ever forget competing at Aachen with all of its history, and you certainly don’t ever forget winning.” Of the track set by course designer


bronze medal partner, Fine Lady 5, were one of 20 combinations from the original 60- horse starting field to qualify for the jump- off. It was a star-studded jump-off featuring numerous Olympic medalists but, when it comes to speed, few are faster than Lamaze and Fine Lady 5. The pair raced around the expansive grass arena, posting the winning time of 42.97 seconds to hold off four-time Olympic gold medalist Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, who stopped the timers in 43.05 seconds riding Chiara 22. Young Irish phe- nom Bertram Allen finished in 43.06 sec- onds for third place aboard Molly Malone V. “She jumped amazing!” said Lamaze


Aachen, Germany. Lamaze and his 2016 Rio Olympic


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