FEI EVENTING WORLD CUP
Press
Release 3, 31 March 2005 
Bettina
Hoy Wins Fontainebleau CCI-W*** Germany's Bettina Hoy,
astride her Olympic mount Ringwood Cockatoo, won the third FEI Eventing
World Cup qualifier of the season, held at Fontainebleau (FRA) from 25 to 28 March,
on a final result of 47.4 penalty points. She is followed by Linda Algotsson
(SWE) on Fair Dobbin and Karin Donckers (BEL) on Palmyra.
Bettina took the lead right after Dressage with a remarkable 35.4, which
she kept throughout the competition despite eight time penalties on the Cross
Country and a fence down in Jumping. Thanks to her victory she earns 100 World
Cup points and takes the third position on the FEI Eventing World Cup standings
behind Australians Phillip Dutton with a remarkable 160 points
after
a single participation and Matt Ryan with 109 points. Both Linda
Algotsson, who won the FEI Eventing World Cup Final twice, and Karin Donckers
finish on a score of 53.9 penalties but thanks to a slightly faster Cross
Country, Linda takes the runner up position. Karin Donckers who, like Linda, has
been very consistent on the World Cups circuit, rode four horses at Fontainebleau.
She placed 11th on Gazelle de la Brasseri
(69.5 penalties), 15th on Lamicell
Chumbawumba (75.6) and 18th on Nikita (81.7). She thereby earns 58 World Cup points
and takes the 7th position on the FEI Eventing World Cup standings only two points
behind Linda Algotsson.
Nicolas Touzaint, the host country's Olympic
and current national champion, places 4th on Hidalgo de l'Ile, a
10-year old gelding, with whom he was 42 in the same event last year. Even though
he finishes on a satisfactory 57.8 penalty points, his performance is quite far
from his copybook displays. A total of 40 horse-rider pairs took part in
the qualifier, none of whom managed to complete 25-fence Cross Country within
the time allowed of 7'08''. Australia's Andrew Hoy was the fastest with
only 2.4 penalties. Difficulties were spread uniformly all through the course,
almost half of
the fences causing problems. There were some 15 refusal and
one fall which fortunately had no serious consequences but caused France's team
Olympic champion Arnaud Boiteau to retire. The riders praised improved
quality of the footing.
For the full results, please visit
http://worldsporttiming.com/contenu/documents/0001_000519.pdf
The updated FEI Eventing World Cup standings are published on the FEI website
www.horsesport.org, section Eventing, Results, Standings. The next FEI
Eventing World Cup qualifier will take place over the coming
weekend from 1
to 3 April at Temecula, CA (USA).
***
The FEI
Eventing World Cup is the sport's first linked series. The 2005 season consists
of 17 qualifiers and a Final to be held in Malmö (SWE) from 11 to 14 August.
It is organised at the highest level of the sport using the format without steeple
chase. The series is designed in manner to encourage the participation of the
world's best riders and horses and thus promote such emblematic values of Eventing,
as the constant quest for harmony between physical skills and mental balance,
contact with nature, precision, stamina, agility and insightful training. The
FEI Eventing World Cup is a showcase of a sport resolutely turning to the future.
Malina Gueorguiev
Communications Department Fédération
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