Big field for eventing’s only Down Under 4-star
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The horses are doing fine, but the humans are falling thick as well as fast inwards the lead-up to this weekend’s four-star Australian International 3-Day Event inwards Adelaide, writes Anna Sharpley.
The countdown to the event, the second of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 series, has been cipher curt of dramatic. Atlanta Olympic gilded medallist Wendy Schaeffer returned to Adelaide to endeavour for a tertiary victory, but broke her leg inwards 2 places inwards a grooming autumn as well as volition non live on the start list.
Schaeffer is no stranger to injury, every bit she won her Atlanta Olympic gilded medal simply nine weeks later breaking her leg, but in that location volition live no such Lazarus 2d inwards fourth dimension for Adelaide 2013. H5N1 pragmatic Schaeffer, who right away lives inwards United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland amongst her husband, Nigel Macdonald, commented inwards a recent interview: “It’s all usage of the lifestyle, you lot quest maintain to quest maintain the skillful amongst the bad.”
Another British-based international rider, Christopher Burton, has genuinely benefited from a similar mishap. Burton was intending to live a invitee as well as taste the Adelaide four-star festivities on foot, but the chance for a last-minute grab ride sees him taking over the ride on TS Jamaimo from the injured Will Enzinger, who broke his leg falling from a novice Equus caballus final week. Stephanie Pearce’s Thoroughbred gelding, past times Urgent Request, volition live making his four-star debut at Adelaide. Enzinger was tertiary at the Goulburn CIC *** inwards Oct aboard Jamaimo as well as was looking frontward to riding the Equus caballus at Adelaide. The possessor was keen to quest maintain the Equus caballus start as well as Enzinger, inwards infirmary awaiting surgery, organised for Burton to ride the horse. Burton is no stranger to Thoroughbreds as well as won the Adelaide CCI**** inwards 2010 riding Newsprint.
But the most dramatic incident was course of written report designer Wayne Copping beingness rushed to infirmary later suffering a pump assault a calendar week earlier the event. Copping has undergone pump bypass surgery as well as fully intends to live at the lawsuit inwards the centre of Adelaide. “I’m certain Wayne volition brand it, fifty-fifty if he has to live driven approximately inwards a golf game cart,” Event Director Gill Rolton says.
“We quest maintain been real fortunate, because Mike Etherington-Smith flew inwards to Adelaide on Midweek to essentially walk the course of written report amongst Wayne as well as me every bit usage of his usage working amongst Australian High Performance. Mike stayed over until Fri nighttime as well as helped the course-builders amongst the final infinitesimal fine-tuning that Wayne would ordinarily do. Mike was able to quest maintain upward the reins a fleck as well as assist out as well as volition live dorsum at the lawsuit every bit Course Director for the FEI Seminar.”
Rolton said in that location had been skillful rain, as well as Earth staff were likewise irrigating as well as aerating the course of written report as well as dumping to a greater extent than H2O on it on Wednesday, Th as well as Friday, as well as therefore the basis should live real good.
“For the outset fourth dimension this twelvemonth the course of written report goes inwards to the southward usage of Victoria Park which agency on the outset usage of the course of written report the horses are able to larn into a skillful musical rhythm as well as gallop earlier the to a greater extent than intricate tests inwards Rymill Park.”
Some 26 horses are entered for the FEI Classics™ CCI**** – a substantial improvement on the xiv starters inwards 2012. Australian spectators are at the mercy of international contest amongst Olympic Games as well as FEI World Equestrian Games selection depleting the fields at home. There is likewise the contrary resultant during selection years as well as many inwards the CCI**** plain quest maintain selection for the World Equestrian Games initiatory of all inwards their minds.
Kiwis Donna Smith as well as Monica Oakley have likewise made the trip across the Tasman.
Sydney Olympic squad gilded medallist Stuart Tinney has 2 entered. He volition live hoping for tertiary fourth dimension lucky amongst the Daley K gelding, Pluto Mio, as well as likewise brings the four-star debutante Sydney. Craig Barrett is looking to larn inwards back-to-back four-star wins amongst the home-bred Staccato mare Sandhills Brillaire, whom he rides for the Osbornes.
Sonja Johnson is over from Western Commonwealth of Australia as well as keen to impress the selectors, particularly amongst her erstwhile racehorse, Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison who was a piddling unlucky non to live selected on the squad for London final year. Johnson likewise has some other Australian Stock Horse, Belfast Mojito, inwards the four-star. Although promising, entirely fourth dimension volition order whether he matches upward to her Beijing Team Silver mount, Ringwould Jaguar. But in that location is no doubtfulness that Johnson is inwards it to win it.
Shane Rose is dorsum at Adelaide amongst Jonnie Walker’s Warmblood/Thoroughbred cross, Taurus, who was selected for the London 2012 Olympic Games entirely to larn lame close v days out. No doubtfulness Rose is hoping that fate volition bargain him a kinder paw inwards his pursuit to brand the WEG 2014 squad to Normandy amongst a winning surgical procedure at Adelaide. He likewise has the four-star debutante, CP Qualified, a Warmblood past times Quite Capitol that was imported past times Jumping international George Sanna. Natalie Blundell was likewise inwards contestation for London 2012 amongst Julia McLean’s Algebra, some other erstwhile racehorse that has shown skillful form, amongst top-four finishes inwards the HSBC FEI Classics at Adelaide for the past times 2 years.
There is a lot of involvement inwards Christine Bates having some other crevice at Adelaide amongst her ain Adelaide Hill. H5N1 run out inwards 2011 kept them out of the money, but professional person passenger as well as trainer Bates, despite a badly broken finger, is determined to add together her refer to the Adelaide four-star winners list. Melbourne 2013 CCI*** winner, Katja Weimann is keen to footstep her home-bred, BP Flamboyant, upward to four-star degree as well as volition live ane of the interesting debutantes to sentinel this year. Other outset timers include squad selector turned to possible squad selectee, Seumas Marwood amongst his highly regarded Contango II mare, Wild Oats.
Sadly for Megan Jones, as well as for the lawsuit promoters she has withdrawn her Thoroughbred, Kirby Park Allofasudden who was momentarily on the squad for London 2012 until lameness sidelined him every bit well. The 2008 Olympic squad argent medalist is non 100 per centum happy amongst the Equus caballus as well as the pop passenger volition live a pedestrian this year.
Although Adelaide has lost both its “golden girls” from the start list, they volition live on paw to promote the lawsuit as well as the sport. Despite the drama inwards the build-up, Adelaide’s unique metropolis location, its festive atmosphere as well as peachy weather condition has made it the pre-Christmas outing of pick for the broader equestrian community for the past times thirteen years.
“We quest maintain expanded the programme this year,” Rolton said, “to encompass to a greater extent than of the metropolis people coming to the event, amongst the Twilight Polo on Fri eventide a sell out. The grandstand is sold out, the VIP expanse is packed to the rafters as well as the merchandise hamlet is bigger than it has e'er been.”
At the destination of the FEI Classics 2013/2014 season, the v riders amongst the highest pose out of points collected across the half-dozen events volition portion a total prize fund of US$120,000 separate every bit follows:
1st – US$40,000 (Series Champion);
2nd – US$35,000;
3rd – US$25,000;
4th – US$15,000;
5th – US$5,000.
FEI Classics 2013/2014 calendar
1 Les Etoiles de Pau CCI 4* (FRA) – 23-27 Oct 2013
2 Australian International three Day Event (AUS) – 14-17 Nov 2013
three Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) – 23-27 Apr 2014
4 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) – 8-11 May 2014
5 Luhmühlen CCI 4* presented past times DHL Paket (GER) – 12-15 June 2014
6 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR) – 4-7 September 2014
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