FEI
World Cup CIC***, Pau, France
9:30
AM: The only available information is that Linda Algotsson (SWE) and Stand By
Me are in the lead after Cross Country and have two Show Jumps in hand.
2:00 PM: Gina Miles and McKinlaigh finished 3rd at the completion of the competition.
That is all the available information.
Fair
Hill International CCI*** Final Veterinary Inspection
Michael
Pollard's ride Nero was held and withdrawn in the Holding Box.
Amy Smith's
Reno Tune was held and NOT passed upon re-inspection.
Ann Horrell's Out of
the Park was held and NOT passed upon reinspection.
Jose Luis Ortelli, Jr's
Simba GR was held and passed upon reinspection.
Pan
American Championship CCI***
Bulletin
re: David O'Connor's Courting Danger, leading after Cross Country, the horse was
not presented. David was being operated on Sunday morning to put pins or screws
in both his broken ankle and his broken wrist.
12:30
PM: David's surgery has been completed successfully.
Fair
Hill International CCI*** Show Jumping
Karen
O'Connor, riding Lourdes Peralt's Grand Slam, jumped one of only four double clears
over Sally Ike's Show Jumping course to win The Fair Hill International CCI***.
This is the second time Karen has won at Fair Hill. The 
first
time was at the very first Fair Hill, in 1989, 14 years ago, with Mr. and Mr.
Richard Thompson's Nos Ecus. (Karen and Grand Slam are pictured at right.)
Karen
said of the course, "I love Sally Ike's courses. (Sally Ike is the Director
of Show Jumping for the USET.) They ask all the questions. They require adjustability.
You have to be able to land and turn quickly. The related distances are not given
away."
The
overnight leader Kristin Schmolze and Cavaldi had one rail down, but no time faults,
to drop to second place on a score of 54.6, a mere 1.8 faults adrift of the leaders.
Kristin's second place makes her the highest placed Young Rider ever at Fair Hill.
Kristin won the Markham Trophy for the Leading Young Rider. (Kristin
and Cavaldi receiving the ribbon from Hugh Plumb, the son of J. Michael Plumb,
rider of Markham, below left.) The trophy 
was
presented by Hugh Plumb, son of multiple Olympic Team Medalist and Individual
Silver Medalist at the Montreal Olympic Games, J. Michael Plumb. Mike rode Markham,
who had to be put down when he threw a "van fit" in the plane, while
flying to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games, in 1964. The pilot felt that Markham
was endangering the safety of the entire airplane.
Kristen
said, of Cavaldi, "The bigger, the harder, the better! He's a great little
jumper!"
Julie
Richards and Hyde Park Corner remained in third position in spite of pulling one
rail. Julie commented, "I am thrilled to be in the top three. I blame the
rail on myself. I was a little bit careless there." (Julie and Hyde Park
Corner are pictured at right below.)
Phillip
Dutton, riding for Australia, placed fourth and won the Leading Foreign 
Rider
Trophy with his and Mrs. Annie Jones' The Foreman.
The
Final Leader Board looks like this:
1.
Karen O'Connor, Grand Slam - 52.8
2. Kristin Schmolze, Cavaldi - 54.6
3. Julie Richards, Hyde Park Corner - 57.0
4. Phillip Dutton (AUS), The Foreman
- 59.6
5. Cricket Worthen, Broadstone Whitehall - 62.6
6. Phillip Dutton,
I'm So Brite - 66.2
7. Suzy Pettman, Kilcoltrim - 68.2
8. Becky Douglas,
Courageous Comet - 74.6
9. Becky Douglas, Highland Hogan - 75.8
10. Linden
Wiesman, Anderoo - 78.0
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