Wellington, FL – March 2, 2022 – The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) week 8, presented by Premier Equestrian, got underway Wednesday, March 2, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBEIC) in Wellington, FL, with the daytime $5,000 Premier Equestrian Welcome CSIO4*.
Fitting for Nations Cup week, riders from 20 nations contested the speed track set by Nick Granat (USA) and Steve Stephens (USA), with foreign athletes making up 75% of the 80 combinations in the starting order. Roberto Teran Tafur (COL) and Susan van Lammers’s Gabrovo stepped right on the gas, claiming the first win of the week.
Fellow Colombian athlete, John Perez, came closest to catching the lightning-quick time of Teran Tafur, which was 62.14 seconds. He and Julio David Vainer’s Voodoo 10 crossed the timers in 62.71 seconds for second place. Third place went to Max Wachman (IRL) and Ikaros, owned by Coolmore Show Jumping, who finished just fractions of a second behind Perez in 62.89 seconds.
Source; press release PBIEC
Photo: copyright Sportfot
Fitting for Nations Cup week, riders from 20 nations contested the speed track set by Nick Granat (USA) and Steve Stephens (USA), with foreign athletes making up 75% of the 80 combinations in the starting order. Roberto Teran Tafur (COL) and Susan van Lammers’s Gabrovo stepped right on the gas, claiming the first win of the week.
Fellow Colombian athlete, John Perez, came closest to catching the lightning-quick time of Teran Tafur, which was 62.14 seconds. He and Julio David Vainer’s Voodoo 10 crossed the timers in 62.71 seconds for second place. Third place went to Max Wachman (IRL) and Ikaros, owned by Coolmore Show Jumping, who finished just fractions of a second behind Perez in 62.89 seconds.
Source; press release PBIEC
Photo: copyright Sportfot