Six-time Brazilian Olympian Rodrigo Pessoa returned to the Hampton Classic Grand Prix Arena on Wednesday for another blue-ribbon finish in the $10,000 UBS Open Jumper. Piloting his winning mount from Tuesday’s featured class, Dhalida Diamant VD Krekebeke Z, he had the fastest double-clear time of 25.691 seconds.
Thirty-four entries braved the rain to tackle Alan Wade’s 14-effort, 1.40m two-phase course in the $10,000 UBS Open Jumper. Although this was only Pessoa’s second time competing with Dhalida Diamant VD Krekebeke Z, he and Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC’s 9-year-old Zangersheide mare proved they are a pair to watch out for.
“We are finding out that she is deceptively fast without looking to go crazy,” Pessoa said. “We’re still finding out more about each other and our new partnership. We’re really happy with her performance these last two days. She’s won enough for the week; she can go home!”
Pessoa also earned fourth place aboard Chili, Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC’s 11-year-old Westphalian mare, with a faultless time of 27 seconds flat. “She was well on target today,” he said. “She’s here for the 2* this week, so it was nice to get a round under her belt before that starts.”
Americans Charlise Casas and Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen rounded out the top three. Casas rode to second-place honors aboard Chaccolina D, Always Faithful Equine LLC’s 10-year-old Hanoverian mare, in a time of 26.122 seconds. Cruciotti Vanderveen took third with Far West De Hus, an 8-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Serenity Farm and Woodhaven Stables, for her time of 26.961 seconds.
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