Pau 4-star hosts world’s best eventers
This weekend’s Pau International Horse Trials is hosting what may endure a tape number of Olympic medalists equally the French number kicks off the start of the HSBC FEI Classics competitions.
The serial links the world’s half dozen CCI4*s across 3 continents, and Les Etoiles des Pau, from Oct 24 to 28, volition host the world’s best inwards the foothills of the Pyrenees.
Germany’s Michael Jung, the start passenger inwards history to concord Olympic, World as well as European titles simultaneously, heads a distinguished plain alongside Leopin FST, the Equus caballus on whom he won on domicile grade down inwards Luhmühlen before this year, as well as volition endure viewed past times many equally the homo to beat.
Britain’s Olympic squad silvery medallist William Fox-Pitt, winner of 3 HSBC FEI Classics titles (2012, 2010, 2008) as well as a tape 50 CCIs, has entered 3 horses: Navigator, the 2010 runner-up dorsum inwards activeness afterward a twelvemonth on the injury list, Bramham winner Chilli Morning, a stallion as well as novel ride for Fox-Pitt this year, as well as the nine-year-old Bay My Hero, a recent runner-up at Blenheim CIC3* inwards the 8 as well as nine-year-old class.
Fox-Pitt’s always cheerful squad mate Mary King, winner of the 2011 HSBC FEI Classics title, brings her Olympic ride Imperial Cavalier, quaternary at Pau final year, as well as her home-bred mare Kings Temptress, winner of Kentucky inwards 2011.
Andrew Nicholson (NZL), who led the Kiwis to an Olympic bronze medal, is arguably the homo of the moment. He leads the HSBC Rankings as well as of late won 3 international competitions inwards half dozen weeks, including Burghley.
Nicholson, possibly the passenger alongside the best involve chances of wrestling the HSBC FEI Classics out of British hands for the start fourth dimension since the serial started inwards 2008, has entered his Olympic Equus caballus Nereo, on whom he finished tantalizingly roughly an private medal inwards quaternary identify at Greenwich, as well as Mr Cruise Control, 2nd at Pau final year.
Three of Nicholson’s squad mates select rides at Pau: Jonathan Paget alongside Clifton Promise, 10th at Greenwich, Caroline Powell (Onwards And Upwards) as well as Mark Todd (Major Milestone).
Pau has attracted a plain of over lx entries representing 17 nations, many of whom volition select the specific aim of gaining early on HSBC FEI Classics points.
Other Olympians on the listing include Australia’s pathfinder Christopher Burton, riding Underdiscussion, winner of the Aachen CIC3*, Karin Donckers (BEL) on Lamicell Charizard, tertiary at Pau inwards 2010, as well as for the domicile side Denis Mesples on Oregon de la Vigne.
Riders familiar alongside Pau know that class designer Pierre Michelet volition gear upward them a challenging cross-country exam that demands the ultimate inwards boldness as well as accuracy, simply fifty-fifty regular competitors are inwards for an interesting surprise this fourth dimension equally the ever-ingenious Michelet has reversed the runway which runs across the racecourse.
HSBC FEI Classics 2012/2013 calendar
1 Les Etoiles de Pau CCI 4* (FRA) – 24-28 Oct 2012
two Australian International 3 Day Event (AUS) – 22-25 Nov 2012
3 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) – 25-28 Apr 2013
4 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) – 3-6 May 2013
5 Luhmühlen CCI 4* (GER) – 13-16 June 2013
6 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR) – 5-8 September 2013
HSBC FEI Classics 2012 Final Standings
1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) forty points ($150,000, Series Champion)
two Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 39 ($75,000)
3 Alison Springer (USA) 17 ($50,000)
4 Michael Jung (GER) xv ($33,000)
5 Stuart Tinney (AUS) xv ($25,000)
Prize money
At the terminate of the HSBC FEI Classics 2012/2013 season, the 5 riders alongside the highest number of points collected across the half dozen events volition endure awarded their portion of a total fund of US$333,000 split upward equally follows:
1st – US$150,000 (Series Champion)
2nd – US$75,000
3rd – US$50,000
4th – US$33,000
5th – US$25,000
HSBC Rankings
The passenger at the overstep of the HSBC Rankings at the terminate of the 2012 Eventing flavor volition have a the States $50,000 bonus. The winning passenger volition endure announced inwards Dec 2012.
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