Moffitt went 37th in the original order and beat the then-winning time of 64.34 seconds set by Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Devon MacNeil’s Vinci de Beaufour a 12-year-old Selle Français gelding by Diamant de Semilly x Heartbreaker, who would finish in second place.
“I watched Darragh go into the lead, and I said to my friend, ‘Wow that was spectacular. That’s how we gotta do it!’” said Moffitt. “And then I didn’t really think about it again. I had my plan, and you know [my trainer] Ben [Maher] always says we have our plan and if we win, we win, great, and if not, we gave it a good shot, so it paid off today.”
Third place went to Adam Prudent (USA) and Baloutinue, an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Balou du Rouet x Landor S owned by Plain Bay Farm. They were two seconds behind in 66.31 seconds.Moffitt has been riding Tipsy du Terral for more than three years. “I have always had a very great connection with her,” said Moffitt of the 14-year-old Selle Français mare by Toulon x Quat’Sous. “I love when they’re strong and they pull, but she still allows you to really ride her so it’s the best of both for me. We have always since the beginning had a great partnership, and she tries her heart out for me every single time she goes in the ring.
“Another great quality that Tipsy has is she’s not one that you have to pull back together or have a training round after going fast,” described Moffitt, who will ride Tipsy du Terral in Sunday’s $214,000 Grand Prix CSIO4*, presented by JTWG, Inc. “She actually gains more confidence from it, which is great to be able to go in and try to win every single class.”
Moffitt went 37th in the original order and beat the then-winning time of 64.34 seconds set by Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Devon MacNeil’s Vinci de Beaufour a 12-year-old Selle Français gelding by Diamant de Semilly x Heartbreaker, who would finish in second place.
“I watched Darragh go into the lead, and I said to my friend, ‘Wow that was spectacular. That’s how we gotta do it!’” said Moffitt. “And then I didn’t really think about it again. I had my plan, and you know [my trainer] Ben [Maher] always says we have our plan and if we win, we win, great, and if not, we gave it a good shot, so it paid off today.”
Third place went to Adam Prudent (USA) and Baloutinue, an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Balou du Rouet x Landor S owned by Plain Bay Farm. They were two seconds behind in 66.31 seconds.Moffitt has been riding Tipsy du Terral for more than three years. “I have always had a very great connection with her,” said Moffitt of the 14-year-old Selle Français mare by Toulon x Quat’Sous. “I love when they’re strong and they pull, but she still allows you to really ride her so it’s the best of both for me. We have always since the beginning had a great partnership, and she tries her heart out for me every single time she goes in the ring.
“Another great quality that Tipsy has is she’s not one that you have to pull back together or have a training round after going fast,” described Moffitt, who will ride Tipsy du Terral in Sunday’s $214,000 Grand Prix CSIO4*, presented by JTWG, Inc. “She actually gains more confidence from it, which is great to be able to go in and try to win every single class.”