It was the third world cup class she had won this season, but in the other two she nominated the wrong horse so didn’t get valuable points. “I knew I just had to jump a clear round in the second. He has felt good all show and really wanted to win [on Sunday].” Nine stepped up to tackle the Gerrit Beker-designed course for the two-round competition. Emelia Forsyth (Clevedon) started the class with a bang, with a stunning clear aboard Henton Faberge. Olympian Samantha McIntosh (Cambridge) and Takapoto Alaid de Chez Nous were unlucky to be stopped mid-round when massive gusts of wind knocked several fences down.
Press Release – Equestrian Sports New Zealand
The final of New Zealand’s highest-ranked showjumping series is stacking up to be a real head-to-head amongst the nation’s best riders.
The POLi Payments FEI World Cup (New Zealand League) Series final is coming down to a three rider battle between back-to-back series winner Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton), two-time final winner Brooke Edgecombe (Waipukurau) and young gun Annabel Francis (Taupo).
They’re in a nine-strong field who will line up to be challenged by course designer Gerrit Beker (Tauranga) at the Giltrap Audi World Cup Festival at Woodhill Sands in Auckland on Sunday.
Thursday, 14 January 2021, 3:40 pm
The final of New Zealand’s highest-ranked showjumping
series is stacking up to be a real head-to-head amongst the
nation’s best riders.
The POLi Payments FEI World
Cup (New Zealand League) Series final is coming down to a
three rider battle between back-to-back series winner Tegan
Fitzsimon (West Melton), two-time final winner Brooke
Edgecombe (Waipukurau) and young gun Annabel Francis
(Taupo).
They’re in a nine-strong field who will
line up to be challenged by course designer Gerrit Beker
(Tauranga) at the Giltrap Audi World Cup Festival at
Woodhill Sands in Auckland on Sunday.
Tegan currently
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 4:22 pm
Taupo
teen Annabel Francis and Carado GHP are hot contenders in
the POLi Payments and McIntosh Global Equestrian FEI World
Cup qualifier at the Taupo Christmas Classic later this
weekend. Photo by Cheleken
Photography
New Zealand’s best
showjumpers are heading to Taupo this week for the Christmas
Classic World Cup Show.
It’s getting to the business
end of the POLi Payments and McIntosh Global Equestrian FEI
World Cup qualifier – the nation’s highest-ranked series
with riders chasing valuable points before the January
final.
Back-to-back series winner Tegan Fitzsimon
(West Melton) is leading the charge on a perfect 60 points
Press Release – Equestrian Sports New Zealand
Taupo teen Annabel Francis and Carado GHP are hot contenders in the POLi Payments and McIntosh Global Equestrian FEI World Cup qualifier at the Taupo Christmas Classic later this weekend. Photo by Cheleken Photography
New Zealand’s best showjumpers are heading to Taupo this week for the Christmas Classic World Cup Show.
It’s getting to the business end of the POLi Payments and McIntosh Global Equestrian FEI World Cup qualifier – the nation’s highest-ranked series with riders chasing valuable points before the January final.
Back-to-back series winner Tegan Fitzsimon (West Melton) is leading the charge on a perfect 60 points from the three rounds so far. She’s got her star Windermere Cappuccino on the card. His track record is impressive right from his first World Cup start in November 2018 with six wins, four seconds and always in the placings.