NZ eventing’s top league gears up this weekend

Last year’s Super League winners, Christen Hayde as well as Tandarra Sweet As. © Barbara Thomson

New Zealand eventing’s Bell Tea Super League volition laid about to bespeak maintain shape next events inwards both the North as well as South Islands this coming weekend.

The Advanced cast at the South Island Eventing Championships at McLeans Island, Christchurch, has been added to the serial later on adjustments were made to comply amongst Super League conditions, giving “mainlanders” their showtime chance to earn serial points.

But the Fiber Fresh CIC3* cast at Woodhill Sands, Helensville, volition bespeak maintain the some influence inwards the serial as well as then far, existence the 3rd serial number inwards the North Island, as well as run nether FEI rules, which earn 50% higher points.

There are 3 entries for the McLeans Island event, pregnant all must laid about every bit the minimum number of starters for a Super League cast is three. It volition live a “winner takes all” situation, amongst alone the showtime house earning major points, although at that spot are minimal points for a qualifying completion.

Two of the entrants are Annabel Wigley’s good performed horses, NRM Frog Rock as well as NRM Enzo, both of whom had transcend placings inwards the North Island during the autumn. Frog Rock won the Horse of the Year championship at Hastings inwards March, as well as Wigley, from Amberley, placed minute as well as 3rd amongst them at the NRM Three-day Event at Taupo inwards May.

The 3rd is immature passenger Katie Rankin, Ohoka, who had her showtime advanced laid about on Time To Tango Too before this season. She volition live hoping to increase her Massey University Young Rider serial points also every bit interruption into the Super League, to bring together other NZ Young Rider squad members Ashleigh McKinstry on Pioneer Makokomiko, as well as Jessica Woods on Too Predictable, neither of whom is competing at Woodhill Sands.

There are viii entries inwards the CIC3* cast at Woodhill Sands, including the winner of the Bell Tea Super League lastly year, Christen Hayde as well as Tandarra Sweet As. Former international Donna Smith has 3 horses entered, Just Chocolate, Henton Executive, as well as Balmoral Sensation, piece Heelan Tompkins has two, Cortaflex Up due north Go as well as Cortaflex Ski Whistler.

 

 

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