Big money draws top showjumpers to Dunedin
A star-studded line-up of exceed demo jumpers from both sides of the Tasman get got flocked to Dunedin to vie for a part of to a greater extent than than $125,000 upwardly for grabs this weekend.
Easily the South Island’s richest equestrian event, the activity gets nether means this night amongst a champaign of xxx battling it out for the $50,000 McMillan Equine Feeds Super Grand Prix every bit purpose of Ride The Rhythm, indoors at the Forsyth Barr Stadium. It is the offset fourth dimension an equestrian effect has been staged at the stadium, together with i of the few indoor events on the New Zealand jumping calendar.
New Zealand showjumping’s pin-up girl, Katie McVean, has 3 horses entered inwards the Super Grand Prix including in conclusion year’s prestigious Olympic Cup winner Dunstan Daffodil who is dorsum from injury. She too starts the June Berrington-owned, Kiwi Iron Mark, together with ascent star Dunstan Springfield.
Among the other Kiwi starters are local hopes Claudia Hay on Euro Sport Heartbreaker together with immature passenger Brittany Whelan on George Jetson, every bit good Olympians Daniel Meech (Argento), Samantha McIntosh (Claire together with Estina) together with Maurice Beaton (My Gollywog together with Schimmel Warrior). Canterbury passenger Ross Smith, fresh from winning the Dannevirke Bayer FEI World Cup circular on Quite Cassini, alsoes become inwards amongst rigid form.
Both McVean together with Beatson are flight into Dunedin having competed inwards the FEI Bayer World Cup Final inwards Tauranga in conclusion night.
The Australian accuse is led yesteryear Alison Rowland, from Perth, a recent winner of the Australian League of the FEI World Cup, amongst her 2 homebred mares Bickley Brook Bella (10) together with Bickley Brook Bianca (9).
Rowland expects her 2 horses to live on competitive, simply is nether no illusions at the forcefulness of the competition. “I get got a pretty expert chance. But New Zealand demo jumpers Maurice Beatson together with Katie McVean are ever difficult to beat. It won’t live on slowly to win,” she said.
She is flanked yesteryear half dozen other exceed Australian riders, many of whom are on their offset view to New Zealand. However, regular trans-Tasman visitors Billy Raymont, who rides Stardom, together with Jamie Winning amongst Yandoo Zandu together with Alpha Centauri, can’t live on underestimated.
Earlier inwards the eventide 12 of the country’s leading pony riders volition learn their peril to smoothen inwards front end of the large crowd inwards the $5000 Grand Prix. It is going to live on a hotly contested competitor amongst 12-year-old Steffi Whittaker (Halswell) looking to proceed her unprecedented winning run amongst Moonlight Glow, notching upwardly her 6th private win of the flavor at Waimate in conclusion weekend. The sole North Island entry, Takapau’s Emily Fraser, volition live on looking to pelting on the southerner’s parade amongst Tony The Pony together with Tiger Tale LS.
The crowd volition too live on wowed amongst GJ Gardner Home ‘Wall Challenge’ amongst half dozen horses downward to compete. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 whopping $70,000 is on the work for anyone that tin bound 2.21m, clearing the electrical current New Zealand tape yesteryear 8cm.
The equestrian programme too boasts the fast together with furious activity of mounted games together with scurry driving, every bit good every bit the beauty together with prestige of classical dressage to music, all earlier British popular legends The Hollies get got to the phase for their sole South Island concert.
From the Forsyth Barr Stadium, the activity shifts to the Taieri Agricultural Park for 2 days of jumping for the Two Star Otago Jumping Championships, amongst to a greater extent than than 200 riders together with 330 horses taking purpose across all levels, from preparation through to Grand Prix.
All serial classes get got fielded rigid entries, boosted yesteryear large entries from the North Island together with Australia. The highlight volition live on the $50,000 Forsyth Barr Horse Grand Prix on Sunday, where the exceed jumpers volition create battle i time again. Saturday’s characteristic events are the Euro Sport Elite Rider (1.30m) together with the Mitavite South Island Young Rider.
Tauranga-based international course of teaching designer Gerrit Beker has been tasked amongst designing both at Ride the Rhythm together with inwards Ring One, amongst Barry Manson inwards Ring Two.
Tickets for Ride The Rhythm are withal available at TicketDirect. Gates opened upwardly at 3pm, competitor starts amongst the Pony Grand Prix at 3.30pm. Hollies on at 9pm. Entry to the showgrounds is gratuitous on Saturday, together with $10 per auto on Sunday.
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