Photos and Story by Alan Fabricant
On an overcast Saturday afternoon 42 pairs of riders and horses took to the Derby Field at the Equestrian Village in Wellington for the $140,000 Kask CSI3* Grand Prix competition.
Course Designer Ana Catalina Cruz Harris prepared an extremely difficult layout.
Only one person, Ansgar Holtgers Jr. of the USA riding Chanyon went clear (within the time limit and no knockdowns).
Since only one person went through clear there was no need for a jump-off.
For his first-place finish, Holtgers Jr. received a check for $46,000.
Nine pairs of riders and horses finished with only one knockdown.
The fastest of those horses with one knockdown to claim second place was Germany’s Richard Vogel aboard 00 Seven De L’Equipe collected $28,000.
Third place went to Nicola Philippaerts of Belgium and his horse Derby DE Riverland received a check for $21,000.
