Ocala, FL – The $62,500 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI4* was the spotlight occasion of the night, that includes 28 horse-and-rider mixtures representing 12 completely different nations competing for high honors. In an exhilarating seven-horse jump-off, it was the final to go, Andres Soto (DOM), who claimed the profitable title aboard his personal Optimus Blue (Chacco Blue x Baloubet De Rouet).
Alan Wade (IRL) designed the difficult four-star course for the night, with eight pairs managing to clear the primary spherical, and 7 electing to return for the jump-off.
Within the jump-off, each athlete managed to leap double-clear, with every spherical quicker than the final. Aaron Vale (USA), the fifth rider to aim the brief course, rode Thinkslikeahorse’s 10-year-old Warmblood gelding Grey’s Inn (Cannavaro x Oscar) to a swift time of 37.09 seconds. Nevertheless, his lead was quickly challenged.
Luis Pedro Biraben (ARG) aboard his personal Chacco Bumpy, a 14-year-old Oldenburg mare (Chacco-blue x Toulon), managed to shave simply one-tenth of a second off Vale’s time, clocking in at 36.91 seconds.
As the ultimate rider to go, Andres Soto knew the jump-off course favored his 16-year-old Warmblood gelding. “I knew from the start that I may take benefit within the jump-off as a result of there have been lots of proper turns. [Optimus Blue] drifts somewhat bit to the proper, so I used to be in a position to preserve going whereas shaving off some turns. So I feel that was the important thing to profitable the category tonight,” Soto defined.
The pair accomplished the course in a powerful 35.91 seconds, securing the victory.
World Equestrian Heart – Ocala holds a particular place for Soto and Optimus Blue. “I debuted this horse again in 2021 proper right here on this ring,” Soto shared. “We had nice outcomes collectively, then he went to compete with a consumer, and I obtained him again two years in the past. We’ve been to the Pan American Video games, and he’s an unimaginable athlete. He’s an skilled horse, and tonight was the evening for him.”
$62,500 Grand Prix Qualifier CSI4* Outcomes:
1 Optimus Blue: 2008 Warmblood gelding by Chacco-blue x Baloubet De RouetAndres Soto (DOM), Andres Soto: 0 | 0 | 35.91
2 Chacco Bumpy: 2010 Oldenburg mare by Chacco-blue x Toulon Luis Pedro Biraben (ARG), Luis Pedro Biraben: 0 | 0 | 36.91
3 Grey’s Inn: 2014 Warmblood gelding by Cannavaro x OscarAaron Vale (USA), Thinkslikeahorse: 0 | 0 | 37.09
4 Kaida Cm: 2015 KWPN mare by Kannan x IndoctroMichael Murphy (USA), South Coast: 0 | 0 | 37.68
5 Gideon: 2014 Zangersheide gelding by Tremendous Trooper De Ness x CorlandKelli Cruciotti Vanderveen (USA), Serenity Farm: 0 | 0 | 38.40
6 Crossover 4: 2013 Hannoverian gelding by Cascadello x Chacco-blueChloe Reid (USA), Workforce Reid LLC: 0 | 0 | 38.64
7 Henry Jota Ariel: 2015 AAFE mare by Picadilly Tame x Casparo Hunter Holloway (USA), Hays Funding Corp.: 0 | 0 | 39.00
8 Lissano: 2011 Holsteiner gelding by Guardus Limbus x San Patrignano Cassini Darragh Kerins (IRL), Eve Jobs: 0 | WD
9 Boreale De Fondcome: 2011 Selle Francais mare by Tinka’s Boy x Calvaro Sarah Segal (USA), Horatio Road Ventures LLC: 4 | 74.10
10 Coconet: 2014 Oldeburg mare by Colman x Cornet’s SternErynn Ballard (CAN), Wight Present Stables LLC: 4 | 75.08
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