Venezuela’s Andrade caps great year with big Florida win
A calendar month later winning squad gold at the 2013 Bolivarian Games inwards Trujillo, Peru, 17-year-old Venezuelan passenger Emanuel Andrade was dorsum inwards the winner’s circle for the $25,000 New Year’s Grand Prix inwards Wellington, Florida.
Andrade, 17, made his debut for the Venezuelan Show Jumping Team at the Bolivarian Games riding ZZ Top v/h Schaarbroek. The same Equus caballus carried him to victory inwards the $25,000 New Year’s Grand Prix on Sunday, where Andrade defeated a 30-horse starting plain inwards the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
Five riders returned for the jump-off, alongside Andrade posting the fastest clear essay to accept the win.
“I was tertiary going dorsum for the jump-off, in addition to the kickoff 2 had jumped clear in addition to actually fast,” Andrade said. “I jumped 3 seconds faster. The concluding 2 riders had most the same fourth dimension equally me, precisely had fences down.”
Andrade was understandably thrilled alongside his victory, having edged out such seasoned professionals equally US Equestrian Team veterans Todd Minikus in addition to Lauren Hough, equally good equally 10-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar.
Andrade trains alongside Andrea King of Hollow Creek Farm inwards Aiken, South Carolina.
Andrade began riding ZZ Top v/h Schaarbroek, a 12-year-old bay Zangersheide gelding (Zandor Z x Latus I) owned past times Hollow Creek Farm, mid-way through the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival inwards Wellington, Florida.
The win marked the minute grand prix victory of Andrade’s immature career. In June, he won the $50,000 Grand Prix of Roanoke at the Roanoke Valley Horse Show inwards Salem, Virginia, riding Walter 61.
In improver to claiming the win inwards the $25,000 New Year’s Grand Prix, Andrade likewise won the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on the same solar daytime riding Tiny Tim. Having won the 2 classes offered before inwards the calendar week riding Luky des Rocquelines in addition to Tiny Tim, Andrade was favored to accept Sunday’s Classic title. He did non disappoint, winning without the involve for a jump-off.
Having made a build clean sweep of the division, Andrade was named the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Champion alongside Tiny Tim, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (No Limit x Nimmerdor) purchased from Nick Skelton.
Andrade immediately has his sights assault the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival opening Jan 8 in addition to running for 12 weeks. In improver to contesting the Low, Medium in addition to High Junior Jumper divisions, Andrade volition likewise travel going head-to-head alongside seasoned professionals inwards the grand prix divisions.
“Especially later today’s win, nosotros experience in addition to thence laid for that,” said Andrade. “This year, nosotros desire to become to the adjacent seat in addition to jump Sabbatum nights. We know it’s hard, precisely nosotros intend nosotros are laid for it.”
At entirely xvi years of age, Andrade was named the Leading Jumper Rider of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival spell King was named the Leading Jumper Trainer in addition to Hollow Creek Farm was named the Leading Jumper Owner.
A pupil inwards his hometown of Caracas, Andrade divides his fourth dimension betwixt competing inwards Venezuela in addition to the United States.
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