FEI
Budweiser World Cup Jumping and
FEI
World Cup Dressage Finals, Presented by Offield Farms Las Vegas,
Nevada April 20-24, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:
Jamie Saults, 702-895-1051, classic.pr@verizon.net Meredith
Michaels Beerbaum Clinches the
2005 FEI World Cup Finals
Las
Vegas, NV—April 24, 2005—Meridith Michaels Beerbaum, riding for
Germany won her first world Cup in a breathtaking final round during the 2005
Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michaels Beerbaum,
aboard the 12 year old Hannoverian gelding Shutterfly, led the competition
going into Sunday’s final round. The pair was had a single rail down in the
first round. A clear second round kept the duo narrowly on top. Michaels Beerbaum,
who originally hailed from California is married to 11th place finisher, teammate
Marcus Beerbaum. Michaels Beerbaum commented, “Shutterfly jumped
brilliantly. This is my biggest win, and it was a wonderful pleasure to win in
Las Vegas.” Great Britian’s Michael Whitaker on Portofino
finished in the second spot. “I am very happy. My horse had only one fence
down in the whole horse show.” Third place was a tie between Germany’s
Lars Nieberg on Lucie 55 and his teammate Marcus Ehning on Gitania
8. The highest ranking American, Kimberly Frey brilliantly held
the fifth spot with a clear second round on Marlou . Frey remaked,
“We went to Europe to the Super League shows last year, and I believe that
it pushed our performance to a whole new level.” FEI Secretary General
Bo Helander stated, “I am thrilled and enthusiastic about presenting
the World Cup in Las Vegas.” The FEI Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final
and the FEI World Cup Dressage Final, presented by Offield Farms, are being held
simultaneously for the first time in history. More than 100,000 tickets
have been sold with tickets purchased by individuals in 13 countries and all 50
of the United States. Better than 96% of the ticket sales have been to people
who live outside Nevada. The FEI Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final will
be televised on NBC on Sunday, May 8 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The FEI World Cup Dressage
Final, presented by Offield Farms, will be televised on Monday, June 6 at 4:00
p.m. EDT on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN). For more information
on the 2005 FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals, please call Las Vegas Events,
Inc. at (702) 260-8605 or visit the official website at www.worldcuplasvegas.com. ###
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