Hawley lays London 2012 ghosts to rest with RK3DE placing
Canadian combination Hawley Bennett-Awad in addition to Gin & Juice quest maintain proved they are amid the best eventers inward the Earth amongst 7th house at lastly weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three-Day-Event.
Although Rolex is ofttimes pegged every bit i of the nearly hard three-day-events inward the world, Bennett-Awad, a Langley, BC native who currently rides in addition to trains inward Temecula, California, USA is no stranger to challenging courses, or challenges inward general. She was business office of the 2010 World Equestrian Games in addition to Pan American Games Silver Medal Teams, in addition to is a two-time Olympian inward eventing, having been the leading Canadian passenger at the 2012 London Olympics earlier an unfortunate autumn cross-country resulted inward elimination for her in addition to Gin & Juice.
However, every bit her 7th house complete at Rolex proves, Bennett-Awad in addition to Gin & Juice, a 13-year-old American Thoroughbred mare sired yesteryear Audio in addition to co-owned yesteryear Bennett-Awad in addition to Linda Paine, are dorsum at the laissez passer on of their game.
“I wanted a laissez passer on 10 finish. Gin & Juice has been going actually well. She’s won iii inward a row, in addition to she’s never been better. I simply wanted to testify she is i of the best horses inward the world. Considering what happened inward London, I wanted the Earth to run into her in addition to I at our best,” she said.
Clayton Fredericks, an Olympic Team Silver Medalist in addition to two-time World Champion inward Eventing, who of late took over every bit International Technical Advisor to the Canadian Eventing Team, said he was pleased amongst progress thence far of the Canadian riders. “We are ii steps upwards the long ladder in addition to hopefully nosotros tin dismiss proceed steadily climbing.”
At Kentucky, Bennett-Awad in addition to Gin & Juice started out amongst a company dressage test, earning a score of 59.8 penalties, which pose them inward 29th seat afterwards the completion of the phase. Next upwards was cross-country, featuring 28 hard obstacles over 4.02 miles, including H2O tests, banks, in addition to jumps inward a multifariousness of shapes, including ducks in addition to geese. They pose inward a smoothen surgery adding no jumping faults in addition to simply 0.4 fourth dimension faults, bringing their score to 60.02 in addition to shooting them upwards the standings to 11th place.
During Sunday’s lastly demonstrate jumping test, Bennett-Awad rode for a sold-out crowd despite the cloudy heaven in addition to lite rain. And she didn’t disappoint, beingness i of solely iv to pose inward a faultless surgery over the course of educational activity of xiii obstacles in addition to xv jumping efforts. By leaving all of the jumps upwards in addition to coming inward nether the fourth dimension allowed, Bennett-Awad was able to complete on her cross-country score of 60.02 in addition to accept 7th position.
“I was really happy amongst the jumping in addition to cross-country,” Bennett-Awad said. “It couldn’t quest maintain gone whatsoever better, (Gin & Juice) was spectacular.”
She also gave cheers to her team. “Results are e'er nice, but I quest maintain an the world forces that helps me larn through these events; owners, sponsors, grooms, in addition to family. I couldn’t create it without them. My mom hasn’t seen me compete since 2008. Her beingness at that spot made it a really especial weekend for me.”
Bennett-Awad also sees her RK3DE surgery every bit a cracking foundation for the residual of her ambitious season. “Hopefully we’ll larn about funding thence nosotros tin dismiss become to the CIC 3* inward France. It’s the same course of educational activity designer who volition live doing the World Equestrian Games adjacent year, thence it would give us an chance to sense a similar marking track.”
She also hopes to attend the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials inward Great UK this September. “It’s i of the toughest competitions inward the world. We made a duo of modest errors at that spot lastly time, thence we’d similar to become dorsum in addition to testify nosotros are amid the best inward the field.”
The adjacent Canadian on the leaderboard was Shandiss McDonald, who was competing at the CCI 4* marking for the start out time. Her mountain was Rockfield Grant Juan, an 11-year-old Irish Gaelic Sport Horse gelding sired yesteryear Don Juan de la Bouverie, in addition to owned yesteryear Jorge in addition to Amanda Bernhard. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 stunning dressage surgery pose them inward 9th house on a score of 45.7. They moved downward to 20th seat afterwards a cross-country surgery that added nil jumping faults, but xx fourth dimension faults. However, they climbed upwards the standings i time again afterwards completing the jumping stage amongst simply 8 jumping faults for ii lowered rails. This brought McDonald in addition to Rockfield Grant Juan’s lastly score to 73.7 for 16th house overall.
Finishing simply behind McDonald inward 17th was 2012 Olympian Peter Barry of Dunham, Quebec. Barry was paired amongst Kilrodan Abbott, a 14-year-old Irish Gaelic Sport Horse gelding yesteryear Clover Brigade he co-owns amongst Susan in addition to Dylan Barry. The pair received a dressage score of 62.8 for 35th place, but moved upwards a total 10 spots afterwards incurring 11.2 fourth dimension faults on the cross-country. They kept a lastly score of 74.0 afterwards joining Bennett-Awad inward the rare accomplishment of a clear jumping circular on Sunday. This was the duo’s tertiary fourth dimension contesting the RK3DE, having placed 11th inward 2011 in addition to 25th inward 2010.
Also finishing inward the laissez passer on xx was Kendal Lehari of Uxbridge, Ontario, who took 19th amongst 75.2 penalties aboard her 15-year-old Canadian-bred Thoroughbred gelding Daily Edition, sired yesteryear Hotofthe Press. She was 36th afterwards dressage, but rocketed upwards the standings to 16th house afterwards putting inward a faultless cross-country performance. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few fallen rails inward the lastly jumping stage tacked on 12 faults for a lastly score of 75.2. Like McDonald, Lehari was also competing at the CCI 4* marking for the start out time.
Micheline Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan of Ottawa, Ontario was about other Canadian passenger completing her start out CCI 4* event. Riding her 15-year-old Canadian Thoroughbred gelding Irish Gaelic Diamonds, sired yesteryear Diamond Sword, she finished on a score of 118.6 for 29th place.
New Zealand passenger Andrew Nicholson in addition to Quimbo were the 2013 RK3DE winners on a score of 41.0. Nicholson is currently ranked every bit the release i Eventing passenger inward the Earth in addition to is inward controversy to win the 2013 $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing.
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