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2008/02/02 18h ::: Prix France Info/France Bleu
Beerbaum again
After a first victory Friday night with Enorn, World #2 Ludger Beerbaum began his second day with a new win with Goldfever in the Prix France Info/France Bleu an intermediate class, a rather easy level for the European silver medalist horse: « I have to ride Goldfever in such easier class between two Grand Prix: he is now 17 years-old and I cannot give him a long rest, he has to go every week, but he cannot go every week in big classes. It’s why I rode him in this rather small class today where he has to use no more than 80 percent of his potential. In that way he can win without making too much effort and that is a good thing for his poise!” The self-confidence of the rider was not bad too after this second victory in a row: “That’s true that I do not use to be lucky at Bordeaux; I never had the same chance that I had in Paris for example. This time, it seems to work better for me.” May be tonight in the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping where he will the 26th to go (out of 40) with his third gelding, Couleur Rubin Z? “I do not know… may be. Wait and see!”
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2008/02/02 10h22 ::: Beerbaum and Enorm, the only one over 2 meters.
Just some gymnastic
World #2, the German Ludger Beerbaum was of course happy to be the winner in the popular Six-barres class, but not very surprised: “Enorm is a Grand Prix horse and such a class, even over 2 meters, is nothing for him. Tonight, he was like a Ferrari in a VW race! He was the only horse of this class to be that advanced. These Six-barres were only an exercise to prepare Sunday Grand Prix”. The things were looking easy for the huge gelding who won a five star Grand Prix last November at Brussels. He can be considered as the big favorite for the Sunday Grand Prix. In between, Ludger has also a serious chance in the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier Saturday evening: a class he could never win at Bordeaux!
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2008/02/02 0h12 :::
World #1 takes its first win in Bordeaux.
The Swiss Markus Fuchs uses to be fond of the first big class at Bordeaux, the Prix du Palais des Congrès de Bordeaux, a 1m50 class against the clock. In 2006, he won it with Granie as he does Friday evening with the same mare now aged of 16. Last year, he led this class with La Toya until Roger-Yves Bost has stolen him that victory in the last minute. This time, Markus was decided to take his good back: “I told to myself that I should take all the risks and with a bit of luck, that can work. I’ve seen the courses of Ludo Philippaerts and Michel Whitaker and they did much better and shorter turns but I think that Granie is jumping much faster over the obstacles; she doesn’t waste any time in the air!” Ludo and Tauber van het Kapelhof had a fault and Michael Whitaker with Mozart des Hayettes was not quick enough: as Markus said, the bay stallion lost more time by jumping than Granie-the-rocket! Tomorrow, the World #1 will ride the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier with his other mare Nirnette, with the same hunger because even with 52 years-old, the Swiss is never sick of victory.
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 2008 jumping standing
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2007 back upBACK-UP :
FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING QUALIFIER AT BORDEAUX |
Michel Robert, one of the most respected riders in the sport of international show jumping, put on a brilliant exhibition with Galet d'Auzay to clinch the tenth leg of the 2006/2007 FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Bordeaux in France tonight.
In a five-horse jump-off the 58 year old Frenchman raised the game with a superb second-to-go effort that could not be bettered, and it was an excellent evening for the home supporters when Michel Hecart secured second spot. Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Ulrich Kirchhoff had to settle for third and fourth places respectively while Sweden's Rolf-Goran Bengtsson slotted into fifth.
"I'm very happy with my horse tonight" Robert said afterwards. "This is his first win indoors, normally he goes better outside but he was settled tonight even though it was a difficult competition" he pointed out.
Course designer Frank Rothenberger's first-round track created just enough problems to leave 15 of the world's best riders sitting on the sidelines during round two after posting four-fault results. Britain's Michael Whitaker was the quickest of these when breaking the beam with Insultech Portofino in 63.71 seconds, slotting into sixth spot ahead of Austria's Thomas Fruhmann and The Sixth Sense, but one of the most interesting surprises of the opening round was an excellent four-fault performance from William Whitaker, yet another member of that ultra-talented British dynasty and a young man who is beginning to show some real promise under the stewardship of his Uncle Michael. The four-fault list also included reigning FEI World Cup™ champion Marcus Ehning and Gitania along with 2006 WEG champion Jos Lansink riding Al Kaheel Spender S. This horse and rider are in the early stages of establishing their new partnership following the acquisition of the 12 year old stallion from Sweden's Maria Gretzer, and things are already looking good.
Michel Hecart led the way against the clock with the 11 year old stallion Itot du Chateau and put on plenty of pressure when returning clear in a time of 38.05 seconds but his fellow-countryman, Robert, shaved almost a second off that when home and hosed in 37.12.
Then came the Swedish challengers, Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and his tough gelding MacKinley, who hit the FEI fence for four faults in 38.50 seconds before Germany's Ulrich Kirchhoff and Carino returned four-tenths of a second quicker, but also with one down. The competition was far from over however as the last combination into the ring were the formidable World No 2 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and her former FEI World Cup champion Shutterfly who set off at a blistering pace and galloped through the finish in 37.09 seconds. But they knocked the very last fence and so had to settle for third place.
Robert knew that the line he had ridden had made it difficult for the rest. "I took short turns and it was not going to be easy to beat me but I still didn't go completely crazy!" said the man who has been a master of his art for many years now. A team bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in both Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992, there are few honours he has not clocked up during his glittering career. In 1982 he won the World Championship in Dublin riding Ideal de la Haye, four years later he took bronze in Aachen and at the World Equestrian Games in The Hague he steered the great mare, Miss, into silver medal position. He has claimed three European individual silver medals and one bronze along with team silver at the European Championships in Gijon in 1993 and he has been Mediterranean champion on two occasions. And before show jumping became his No. 1 game, this horseman extraordinaire enjoyed a hugely successful career as a three-day event rider, competing in Burghley in 1971 and at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972. A staggering 35 years later he is still at the top of his form, and tonight marked another milestone. Because only once before has this great rider won a qualifying round of the World Cup series - and that was in exactly the same venue, Bordeaux, back in the 1991/1992 season riding Nonix.
Robert said tonight that he had not included a trip to Las Vegas in his plans for the next few months - "but maybe now I will think again" he pointed out. "Galet d'Auzay had a great mentality today. I have only done one other qualifier with him, in Amsterdam last week, and he is really only getting started. I had already planned to go to Vigo next weekend so maybe if we do well there, who knows, we will see....." he added after collecting tonight's €27,000 first prize.
Another win at in Spain next Saturday night would be just about enough to ensure his passage to the 2006/2007 FEI World Cup™ Jumping final next April and would provide the veteran French super-star with the chance to add yet another title to his incredible tally......
FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING QUALIFIER presented by Congres et Exposition du Bordeaux
RESULT: 1, Galet d'Auzay (M Robert) Fra 0/0 37.12; 2, Itot du Chateau (M Hecart) Fra 0/0 38.05; 3, Shutterfly (M Michaels-Beerbaum) Ger 37.09; 4, Carino (Ulrich Kirchhoff) Ger 0/4 38.46; 5, MacKinley (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) Swe 0/4 38.50; 6, Insultech Portofino (Michael Whitaker) GBR 4/63.71; 7, The Sixth Sense (Thomas Fruhmann) Aut 4/63.86; 8, Controe (Marco Kutscher) Ger 4/64.17; 9, Cyrenaika FRH (Philippe Leoni) Fra 4/64.62; 10, Ilostra ark (Eugenie Angot) Fra 4/64.86; 11, Gitania (Marcus Ehning) Ger 4/64.89; 12, First de Launay HN (Florian Angot) Fra 4/65.06; 13, Sinclaire (Christian Ahlmann) Ger 4/65.25; 14, Couleur Rubin (Ludger Beerbaum) Ger 4/67.06; 15, Arielle (William Whitaker) GBR 4/67.10; 16, Jadis de Toscane (Philippe Rozier) Fra 4/67.39; 17, Eurocommerce Berlin (Gerco Schroder) Ned 4/67.46; 18, Grande Dame Z (Judy-Ann Melchior) Bel 4/67.86; 19, Al Kaheel Spender S (Jos Lansink) Bel 4/68.02; 20, SIEC Hippica Kerman (Cameron Hanley) Irl 4/68.34; 21, Isaac (Royne Zetterman) Swe 5/69.18; 22, Quibell (Jessica Kuerten) Irl 8/63.32; 23, Maddock (Jesus Garmendia) Esp 8/66.43; 24, Indigo (Beat Mandli) Sui 8/68.39; 25, Nanta (Jonella Ligresti Bonomelli) Ita 8/82.57; 26, Camiro (Tony Andre Hansen) Nor 7/70.76; 27, Sam (Albert Zoer) Ned 12/63.12; 28, Inedite de Balme (Simon Delestre) Fra 12/63.55; 29, La Toya (Markus Fuchs) Sui 12/64.43; 30, Gabelou des Ores (Stephan Lafouge) Fra 12/65.83; 31, Van Schijndel's Rascin (Piet Raymakers Jnr) Ned 12/66.75; 32, Jalisca Solier (Steve Guerdat) Sui 12/67.22; 33, Fresh Direct Corlato (Tim Stockdale) GBR 12/67.83; 34, Ideal de la Loge (Roger-Yves Bost) Fra 12/67.93; 35, Icare du Manet (Julien Eppailard) Fra 13/69.89; 36, Iasco Mouche (Robert Breul) Fra 16/68.61; 37, VDL Groep Fleche Rouge (Leopold Van Asten) Ned 17/87.01; 38, Isovlas Pialotta (Edwina Alexander) Aus Elim; 39, Isaac du Jonquet (Mikael Forsten) Fin, Andante (Tina Lund) Den Ret. |
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