Boyd Exell wins inaugural Verona World Cup driving leg

Boyd Exell on his agency to win the commence edition of the FEI World Cup Driving inwards Verona.© Rinaldo de Craen/FEI)

Four-time FEI World Cup Champion Boyd Exell (AUS) claimed the first edition of the FEI World Cup Driving at the pop Fieracavalli equestrian trial inwards Verona, Italy at the weekend.

Exell finished ahead of European four-in-hand Champion in addition to wild bill of fare challenger Theo Timmerman (NED), in addition to József Dobrovitz jnr (HUN), driving his commence FEI World Cup trial of the novel season.

Fieracavalli, which this yr celebrated its 115th anniversary, has been host to FEI World Cup Jumping for many years, simply it is the commence fourth dimension Verona has hosted an FEI World Cup Driving qualifier. The driving was scheduled subsequently the pop Gala eve and, despite the belatedly nighttime hour, many spectators stayed to lookout spectacular driving sport offered past times the 7 overstep drivers.

Following the perish of Boyd Exell’s overstep Equus caballus Bill final summer, the Australian has institute a potential successor inwards the 13-year onetime trotter gelding Knight Templar. Exell drove a really fast clear circular in addition to had already laid an payoff of over 12 penalisation seconds. He wanted to endeavor something to a greater extent than technical inwards the winning circular in addition to took tighter turns inwards the obstacles. Although that resulted inwards 2 knockdowns, his atomic number 82 was strong plenty to concord on to victory.

Theo Timmerman received a wild bill of fare from the organising commission in addition to proved to live on to a greater extent than than worth it. Timmerman lived in addition to worked inwards Italy for many years in addition to knew the Fieracavalli equally a visitor. He laid the goal for himself to purpose the competitions inwards Hannover in addition to Verona to teach his four-in-hand prepare for the other 4 competitions inwards which he is competing. He knocked 2 balls of the final 2 cones inwards the commence circular in addition to was really pleased to notwithstanding qualify for the Winning Round, inwards which he laid a fast time.

Less than a calendar week earlier, József Dobrovitz jnr won the private silvery medal inwards the pony four-in-hand course of written report at the FEI World Championships for Combined Ponies inwards Pau (FRA), in addition to the 21-year-old proved to live on a truthful all circular horseman past times putting downwardly 2 wonderful rounds amongst his Equus caballus squad inwards Verona. Like Exell in addition to Timmerman in addition to József Dobrovitz senior, who were inwards Pau equally trainers, József jnr did non bring a bespeak chances to do amongst his horses equally he was focusing on his pony squad over the final 2 weeks.

Dobrovitz jnr deliberately drove long simply fast routes inwards the course, designed past times O-course designer Johan Jacobs, who is also responsible for the indoor courses at Olympia in addition to Mechelen. Dobrovitz’s left leader Equus caballus Aba Sam, which is business office of his outdoor squad equally well, caused roughly problems on the commence nighttime in addition to was non inwards his commons mood, simply subsequently a alter of bit, the seven-year-old Lipizzaner performed good again. His correct leader Janko has alone been inwards Dobrovitz’s stables for the past times 3 weeks in addition to was a pairs Equus caballus before.

For Georg von Stein (GER) Verona was his commence FEI World Cup contest of the season. Von Stein drove his squad of mixed breed geldings to quaternary place, assisted past times 2 German linguistic communication four-in-hand colleagues. The well-known in addition to successful driver Christoph Sandmann acted equally navigator for Von Stein, piece Sascha Utz was on the back-step.

József Dobrovitz senior came sixth, driving a novel Equus caballus inwards the left atomic number 82 for the commence time. Von Stein’s compatriot Michael Brauchle experienced roughly problems amongst his four-in-hand, which became a flake equally good strong to grip during the course, resulting inwards several knockdowns for 6th place.

The pop Italian driver Carlo Mascheroni was delighted to compete inwards Verona subsequently receiving the instant wild card. The 73-year-old twosome in addition to four-in-hand driver conquered the course of written report amongst his squad of German linguistic communication in addition to Dutch bred horses to complete inwards seventh.

 

Results:

1. Boyd Exell (AUS) 246,93
2. Theo Timmerman (NED) 261,83
3. József Dobrovitz jr. (HUN) 262,11
4. Georg von Stein (GER) 138,66
5. József Dobrovitz (HUN) 140,81
6. Michael Brauchle (GER) 166,84
7. Carlo Mascheroni (ITA) 169,32

 

FEI World Cup Driving, standings subsequently 2 of ix events:
1       Boyd EXELL                           AUS         17
2       Koos DE RONDE                     NED         10
3       Jozsef DOBROVITZ jnr            HUN        7
=4     IJsbrand CHARDON                NED         5
=4     Michael BRAUCHLE                 GER         5
=4     Georg VON STEIN                   GER         5
7       Jozsef DOBROVITZ                HUN        3
8       Theo TIMMERMAN                  NED         2

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