Friday,
May 21 - the Second Day of Dressage
Ingrid
Klimke (GER) still leads with Robinson's Concord on a score of 40.6; however,
she is now also second on Sleep Late, whose score is 42.8. Does the apple fall
far from the tree?
Only
four competitors from fifty scored in the 40's. The other two are Jean Teulere
(FRA), the reigning World Champion, riding Espoire De La Mare Ecout (44.4), who
was his mount in Jerez, in 2002; and William Fox-Pitt, the reigning Badminton
Champion, with Tom Cruise II, on 47.0.
Abigail
Lufkin still leads the Americans with Better I Do It (55.6); however, she
is now tied for 16th place, still with Belgium's Dolf Desmedt, 15.0 faults out
of the lead.
Phillip
Dutton (AUS) rode Bruce Duchoissois' Connaught, who fell with him at the Sunken
Road, at the Rolex-Kentucky CCI****, in to 20th place with a score of 57.4, 16.8
faults out of the lead.
Mara
Depuy is
just 1.2 faults behind Phillip with Jos Ambition on a score of 58.6, good for
22nd place. Jos Ambition was ridden by Jose Luis Ortilli, Jr. (ARG) at the Pan
American Games, at Fair Hill, last fall.
Robyn
Fisher also rode on Friday. She is in 30th place riding Le Samurai. Their
score is 60.8, which is 20.2 faults behind the leader.
Phillip
and Mrs. Annie Jones' The Foreman's score of 64.0, from Thursday, has now dropped
to 36th and Carl Bouckaert (BEL) is tied with them for 36th place, also
on a score of 64.0.
50
horses competed.
The
Team Scores (best three of four riders except for the USA, which only has three
riders) after Dressage are as follows:
1.
France - 152.8
2. Australia - 165.0
3. Great Britain - 167.0
4. USA
- 175.0
5. Belgium - 176.2
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The
Virginia Horse Trials CCI/JY* and CCI/YH*
Ralph
Holstein leads the CCI/JY* with La Vengro on a score of 45.9, from Kate Ditchey
and Phenomenon (47.4) and Lucia Strini riding Pandora (49.6). These three are
separated by only 3.7 faults and were the only competitors, from 38 entered, to
score in the 40's.
The
CCI/YH* is led by Darren Chiacchia riding Timothy Holekamp's Huronia on a score
of 43.1. Huronia won an OP Section at North Georgia earlier in the season. Jane
Sleeper with New Moon (47.6) stands second. Bonnie Mosser and Happy Valley are
in the third slot on 48.7. Darren has a 4.5 fault lead. These three were the only
ones to score in the 40's, from 16 entries.
May
20th - The First Day of Dressage
Ingrid
Klimke (GER) leads with Robinson's Concord on a score of 40.6. In
grid
is the daughter of the late Rheiner Klimke, a former Olympic Individual Gold Medalist
in Dressage. It was from Ingrid that Tim Holekamp bought the Trakehner stallion
Windfall, recent winner of the Bayer Modified Section at Rolex-Kentucky. (Ingrid
and Robinson's Control are pictured at the right. Photo courtesy of the Samur
Web Site.)
Ruth Friend (GBR) stands in second place with Two Thyme on a score of 51.4, 10.8
faults adrift of the leader. Giles Vericel (FRA) represents the home side in third
place riding Gipsy De Voisin. This pair is 14 faults behind the leaders, on a
score of 54.6.
Abigail
Lufkin (USA) is
tied for fourth on Better I Do It, formerly the ride of Diann Roff, with a score
of 55.6, 15 faults behind the German leader. Ab is tied with Dolf Desmedt (BEL)
who rode Sprightly. (Ab and Better I Do It are pictured at the left. Photo
courtest of the Saumur Web Site.)
Phillip
Dutton (AUS) had
a score of 64.0, 23.4 faults out of first place, for 9th place.16
competitors completed their Dressage on Thursday. (Phillip and The Foreman
are pictured at the right below. Photo courtesy of the Saumur Web Site.)
There
is an unofficial team competition among five nations - Australia, Belgium, France,
Great Britain and the USA. All the countries have four team members except the
USA, which only has three members - Abigail Lufkin, Mara Depuy 
and
Robyn Fisher.
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The
Virginia International Three Day Event CCI*
After
the first day of Dressage, Linden Wiesman leads with On A Tear (44.4), from Allison
Springer with Avatar (48.3) and Liza Horan riding Johnny McCarthy (48.7).
49
horses completed their Dressage on Thursday.
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Wednesday,
May 19th, 2004
The
Dressage Time Table is now Available, after the First Veterinary Inspection.
Times
of particular interest to American's are as follows:
Thursday
- 16:00 - Abigail Lufkin, Better I Do It
Thursday - 16:08 - Phillip Dutton
(AUS), The Foreman
Friday
- 14:08 - Mara Depuy, Jos Ambition
Friday - 15:44 - Phillip Dutton (AUS),
Connaught
Friday - 16:08 - Robyn Fisher, Le Samurai
Friday - 16:32 - Carl
Bouckaert (BEL), Mr. Mullins
(All
times a local time in France.)
In
addition to the above, the following well known international riders have entries:
Ingrid
Klimke (GER), Robinson's Concord and Sleep Late
M J Timbridge (BER), Sparton
Rose and Winter Flurry
Jeanette Brakewell (GBR), McGuigan
Mary King (GBR),
King George II
William Fox-Pitt (GBR), Tom Cruise II
Jean Teulere (FRA),
Espoire De La Mare Ecolit
53
horses are on the Start List.
