Horse of the Year: Simon Gordon wins 3* eventing title
Simon Gordon together with Fletch.com accept had the biggest win of their career, taking the Bell Tea CIC3* Eventing championship at the Horse of the Year Show inwards Hastings on Saturday.
They were the entirely combination to showjump clear together with within the fourth dimension on Friday, improving from 9th house later the dressage to tertiary overnight.
John Nicholson’s cross-country course of didactics at the Hawkes Bay Equestrian Park provided high drama. There were enough of thrills together with a few spills, merely no injuries other than pride. Overnight leader Donna Smith together with Balmoral Sensation, pulled upwards betwixt the tertiary together with 4th debate every bit the Equus caballus was non listening to the rider, together with he volition live on ridden inwards a dissimilar combat inwards future.
Second placed Emily Cammock withdrew Dambala, who is returning later injury, earlier the cross-country every bit she was worried the difficult ground, although it had been watered together with aerated, could movement a recurrence of the problem.
Gordon produced i of xi clear rounds on Fletch.com alongside 4.8 fourth dimension penalties to consummate on a score of 61.1 penalties.
Young passenger Ashleigh McKinstry was minute on Pioneer Makokomiko alongside 7.2 fourth dimension penalties for a end score of 71 penalties, ahead of Bryce Newman on Bates Trademark who incurred 11.2 fourth dimension penalties to cease on 77.4. Donna Smith had unopen to consolation alongside her younger Equus caballus Balmoral Tangolooma, taking 4th house having added 10 fourth dimension penalties for a end score of 81.7.
Twelve of the xviii starters completed, alongside 2 riders eliminated later falling at the minute finally fence, together with thus the large crowd who filled every shady spot on the course of didactics were treated to an exciting spectacle, fifty-fifty though the 2 leaders were disappointingly withdrawn.
McKinstry’s minute house has elevated her to the overstep of the Bell Tea Super League, which way she straightaway leads both the Massey University Young Rider Series, where she cannot live on beaten, also every bit the elite series, both of which culminate at the NRM Three-day Event at Taupo inwards May. She is a fellow member of the Trans-Tasman squad, together with hoping for option every bit she has ridden inwards the NZ Young Rider squad which has beaten Commonwealth of Australia on several occasions.
BELL TEA SUPER LEAGUE – Standings later HOY CIC3* Eventing:
Ashleigh McKinstry, Taumaranui, Pioneer Makokomiko, 205.5 pts
Donna Smith, Te Kauwhata, Just Chocolate, 188 pts
Simon Gordon, Auckland, Fletch.com, 167.5 pts
Bryce Newman, Bulls, Bates Trademark, 101.5 pts
Monica Oakley, Waipukurau, Fontain, 84 pts
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