Ireland’s Dylan Daly Guides Cinderella Z to Victory in $146,000 Flagler Insurance CSI3* Grand Prix
The 2023 ESP Pre-Charity CSI 3* got underway Thursday with the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI3* 1.40m kicking off competition for the week in the International Arena. Forty-two horse-and-rider pairs tried their hand at Hector Loyola’s (PRI) course, with thirty-one trying their hand at the jump-off. In the end, Gabriel De Matos Machado put in the quickest clear round with a time of 41.11 seconds aboard Evabellie W, owned by Emily Wood. Earning second with a clear 43.7 second time was Tina Yates (USA) and Stephen Macken’s Baglioni, while Maya Ines Denis Chambon (MEX) earned the yellow rosette on her own entry, Jantien De Muze.
Taking place directly after the $6,000 Bainbridge Companies CSI3* 1.40m was Thursday’s highlight class, the $39,000 IDA Development CSI3* 1.45m Power & Speed. Thirty-two athletes tried their hand at the course with eighteen trying their hand at the shortened track. Coming out on top was Jad Dana (LBN) and ABC Quantum Cruise, owned by Wyndmont, with a double-clear time of 28.92 seconds. Taking the second-place title aboard Santa Cecilia Stables’ Collin, was Luiz Francisco De Azevedo (BRA) with a double-clear time of 29.38 seconds. Rounding out the podium in the Power & Speed was Luis Fernando Larrazabal (VEN) aboard Belle De Muze, owned by Driss Ngadi, with a clear 29.45 time.
Friday’s $39,000 FreeJump CSI3* Grand Prix Qualifier kicked off competition for the day in the International Arena. With a start list of forty-six athletes competing for the lions share of the prize money, taking the top spot would prove to be difficult for many. Tripping the timers in a speedy and clear time of 40.16 seconds was Nayel Nassar (EGY) and Igor Van De Wittemoere, owned by Evergate Stables LLC, to take the win. On Nassar’s heels with a time of 41.09 seconds was Victor Mariano Luminatti (BRA) and his mount, Idette, earning the second-place title, while Adrienne Sternlicht (USA) crossed the timers in 41.35 seconds to take third.
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