Canada’s Henselwood wins Hickstead Grand Prix
The maiden World Cup jumping contest at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show named for the belatedly Hickstead has fittingly been won past times a Canadian rider.
The $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup Grand Prix on Midweek nighttime tested each Equus caballus as well as passenger every stride of the way, as well as inwards the end, it was veteran Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood (Ontario) amongst her immature Equus caballus George, who rode away victorious.
The biggest Grand Prix flat of the Royal Horse Show was renamed during terminal year’s event, inwards accolade of Hickstead, Eric Lamaze’s Olympic champion mountain from the 2008 games, who died all of a abrupt terminal year. On Midweek night, Henselwood bested a star-studded champaign of 22 starters, including World, Olympic, Pan-Am as well as National champions to come upwards out on top.
“This was a rattling proficient course,” said Henselwood, of the exam designed by 1976 Olympic silverish medalist Michel Vaillancourt. “It was rattling difficult. You did a flim-flam as well as thence turned as well as did around other flim-flam as well as thence turned as well as on it went. There was no reprieve at whatsoever obstacle, notwithstanding no ane obstruction was immense. Michel genuinely did a Blue Planet flat job.”
Of those 22 starters, merely half dozen were able to advance to the jump-off over a shorter course of report amongst larger obstacles.
Belgium’s Olivier Philippaerts laid upwards the note for the jump-off, taking all the within turns as well as jumping at angles ane would intend most impossible. Henselwood had the luxury of riding terminal inwards the ring, thence she watched as well as planned precisely how as well as where she could endeavor to instruct out out strides inwards monastic enjoin to shave off the seconds.
Reigning Pan-American private gilded medalist, Christine McCrea was non able to instruct out the strides out that Henselwood was, as well as had to settle for the runner-up spot. Ireland’s Richie Moloney opted for the exterior turns inwards the jump-off, but applied the pressure level as well as produced a blazing time. But it was the terminal to instruct who got it done.
“Hickstead would accept loved this class,” said Henselwood at the destination of the night. “He would accept eaten this course of report upwards for fun. And thence he would accept kicked our butts inwards the jump-off!” she ended, amongst a twinkle inwards her eye.
Earlier inwards the day, Ireland’s Dermott Lennon took the $15,000 McKee Family International Jumper Challenge amongst Hallmark Elite; followed past times the Dominion Regalia Royal Invitational Dressage Cup, won past times Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer as well as Pop Art.
$100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup Grand Prix
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Faults : Time
- Jill Henselwood / Oxford Mills, ON / George / 0 : 35.82
- Christine McCrea / Windsor, CT / Romantovich Take One / 0 : 36.28
- Richie Moloney / Republic of Ireland / Slieveanorra / 0 : 36.42
- Olivier Philippaerts / Kingdom of Belgium / Vadetta VH Mettenhof / 0 : 36.61
- Yann Candele / Caledon, ON / Game Ready / 4 : 34.62
$15,000 McKee Family International Jumper Challenge
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Time
- Dermott Lennon / Republic of Ireland / Hallmark Elite / 50.96
- Reed Kessler / Lexington, KY / Onisha / 51.25
- Shane Sweetnam / Republic of Ireland / Cyklon 1083 / 55.92
- Olivier Philippaerts / Kingdom of Belgium / Chicago VH Moleneind / 56.06
- Laura Kraut / Middleburg, VA / Belmont / 56.06 (equal fourth)
Dominion Regalia Royal Invitational Dressage Cup
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Overall Score
- Ashley Holzer / Bronx, NY / Pop Art / 71.418
- Jacqueline Brooks / Mount Albert, ON / D’Niro / 66.170
- Jaimey Irwin / Stouffville, ON / Lindor’s Finest / 65.603
- David Marcus / Campbellville, ON / Chevri’s Capital / 64.007
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