Panizzon wins eventing’s WEG test event
Italian rider Vittoria Panizzon rode Merlots Magic to win the eventing exam contest inward Caen for side past times side year’s World Equestrian Games inward France.
It was the minute exam termination inward the region, afterward endurance, and the Italian Air Force rider, who celebrates her 30th birthday side past times side month, led afterward dressage in addition to held on to the plough over spot overnight amongst a clear circular on Pierre Michelet’s 26-fence cross-country that made the most of the spectacular countryside at Haras du Pin.
The Equus caballus inspection was held at Haras du Pin at 7.30 on Lord's Day morn earlier transporting the horses upward to the Centre Equestre de Caen for the finally jumping phase.
Just i debate separated the plough over 3 going into the finally exam and, when both the Australian challengers, Christopher Burton (Graf Liberty) in addition to Andrew Hoy (Cheeky Calimbo) lowered the minute chemical share of the double of verticals, Panizzon was given a flake of breathing space. Incredibly, Merlots Magic hitting the same fence, only the Italian duo kept it together to clear the finally ii fences for the win. The combination were every bit good the winners of the Irish Gaelic CCI2* at Ballindenisk finally September.
Andrew Hoy held on to stimulate got minute place, only swain Australian Christopher Burton dropped i house to 4th behind Maxime Livio, whose clear amongst Qalao Des Mers left him best of the habitation side inward third.
“I’m actually thrilled”, Panizzon said afterward the prize giving, “as he’s non the best exhibit jumper. I’ve never been to Haras du Pin before, in addition to it’s a fabulous setting in addition to a actually beautiful course. I’m certain the Games volition hold out good attended side past times side yr in addition to if nosotros tin flame larn the same marking of back upward in addition to the same atmosphere every bit at that topographic point was inward London finally yr it volition hold out fantastic.”
The exam termination allowed the organising commission to exam out the numerous technical in addition to logistical challenges involved inward staging a CCI at ii dissimilar venues, including the carry betwixt Haras du Pin in addition to Caen. With 44 horses in addition to riders from xx National Federations, it was every bit good vital to lawsuit the 78 kilometre road inward sum convoy earlier side past times side year’s Games.
“I was real concerned almost the convoy,” Eventing Discipline Manager Jean-Marc Varillon said, “but Peden Bloodstock did a fantastic labor in addition to directly I’m actually confident almost the convoy for side past times side year. I was every bit good real happy amongst the cross-country course. We did a lot of operate on the Earth in addition to nosotros await it to hold out perfect for 2014. Overall, nosotros stimulate got all the basics in addition to directly nosotros tin flame operate on the details.”
Laurent Cellier, Sports Director for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014, was every bit good real happy amongst this minute exam event. “We know that nosotros stimulate got a lot of operate to create for 2014, only the feedback from the National Federations has been real good. It was most of import to exam the convoy, the technology, the basis in addition to the track, every bit good every bit the volunteers in addition to the contest team. Now nosotros know precisely what nosotros demand to create to organise the best Games side past times side year.”
The 3rd exam event, driving, takes marrow stage at the Hippodrome inward Caen this calendar week (August 23-25), patch the brain venue at Stade d’Ornano volition hold out used for the jumping in addition to dressage exam events inward June 2014.
CCI2* Haras du Pin/Caen (FRA) exam event – 1, Vittoria Panizzon (ITA), Merlots Magic, 45.6; 2, Andrew Hoy (AUS), Cheeky Calimbo, 46.1; 3, Maxime Livio (FRA), Qalao Des Mers, 47.9; 4, Christopher Burton (AUS), Graf Liberty, 48.1; 5, Kevin McNabb (AUS), Casperelli, 48.1; 6, Martin Denisot (FRA), Quiro Hoy, 50.2.
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