The CAVALIADA Tour Grand Prix, for the prize of PKO Bank Polski, under the patronage of the Mayor of Krakow, saw 35 riders on the starting list. Only six of them managed to go clear over the 155 cm course. Dutchman Jack Ansems was ultimately unbeatable in the final jump-off.
The CAVALIADA Tour Grand Prix, for the prize of PKO Bank Polski, under the patronage of the Mayor of Krakow, saw 35 riders on the starting list. Only six of them managed to go clear over the 155 cm course. Dutchman Jack Ansems was ultimately unbeatable in the final jump-off.
“I thought it was a really big course. It had a nice beginning, but later it got difficult, especially with the big oxer in the corner and the line from the plank to the oxer in the middle. But it was a fair course, a proper Grand Prix. We are 1300 kilometers from home, so when there are only six riders in a jump-off, you always try to win and go for it.” – said Ansems, who took the win riding Fliere Fluiter - „It’s a 12-year-old mare by Zirocco Blue. I’ve been riding her now for four years. We started with the lowest classes, at 80 centimeters and we worked up to this level together. She is super smart and careful. But you really need to trust the mare. At home and at shows I do everything around her myself. She’s super smart.”
Second place went to home rider Jarosław Skrzyczyński aboard the 9-year-old Inturido. Thus, the competitor became the winner of CAVALIADA Tour for the seventh time. Asked to sum up the rivalry, he said: “It’s a nice and motivating feeling. The competition was fierce, because everyone wanted to win and score points, if not for the World Cup, then for CAVALIADA Tour. In the jump-off I didn’t want to risk too much so as not to discourage Inturido as he is still young. I went quite fast but safe.”
Third place today went to Polish rider Przemysław Konopacki with Home-Run. In the CAVALIADA Tour ranking, second place belonged to Greek Angelos Touloupis, and the Grand Prix winner Jack Ansems stood at the lowest step of the podium.
The competition was also the last chance to score points for the Central European League ranking of the World Cup. After a fierce competition, the qualification for the final in Leipzig was obtained by Lithuanian Andrius Petrovas, Hungarian Zoltan Czékus and, for the fourth time in his career - Jarosław Skrzyczyński.
In the final CAVALADA Future competition, for the prize of PKO Bank Polski, under the patronage of Torpol, four pairs qualified for the jump-off in the MINI category, and the winner was Julia Nazarewicz riding Tango. Right behind her was Zofia Kamińska with Pasjonata Amigo, and Maja Nagła with Walnut Samson was third. After the four-horse jump-off, Michalina Jach with Kreska turned out to be the best in the MIDI category. The second place was taken by Martyna Grobelny riding Maks, and the third place by Zofia Janusz with Jagienka.
After the rivalry for the youngest competitors in Warsaw, Poznań, Sopot and Kraków, Maja Nagła stood on the highest step of the podium in the MINI category. Julia Nazarewicz came second and Katarzyna Zawadzka finished the Top 3. Michalina Jach scored the highest number of points in the MIDI category in the entire series. Second place was taken by Zofia Janusz, and the third by Julia Peszek.
In the Grand Prix Freestyle competition as part of the IMMERGAS Dressage Tour, Sandra Sysojeva riding Jack Daniel's was the best today - and it was the KS Centurion athlete who stood on the highest step of the podium in the entire Tour. The second place went to Ilona Janas, today riding Zi-Zi Top, and third was Anna-Maria Gawłowska riding Cardamon.
The final competition of Amateur Tour, or the prize of the Director of the Management Board of Sports Infrastructure in Krakow, under the patronage of the Polish Tourism Organization, ended with the victory of Elżbieta Jodłowska riding Rubin. The next places were taken by Weronika Jagoda with Bacardia and Alina Sitek with Karezzo WP.
In the morning Small Round Final, for the prize of Covalliero, Jarosław Skrzyczyński won with Karanza van de Boomgaardschuur. The second place was taken by Łukasz Brzóska with the stallion Dark'Ann, and Anna Stasiak with Con Cordia was third.
Source: Press release
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