NSW Dressage Championships Day 1 & 2
A record number of entries were received for the Championships and four full days of competition is underway at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre.
Some impressive results have been posted on the scoreboard on the first two days of competition.
Some of the Champions and top placegetters to date include:
Novice Amateur Champions, sponsored by The Mobile GG Shop & Böckmann Australia
- Champion: Fairfanks Flo Rida - Inger Sutherland
- Reserve Champion: Cool Hand Aloof - Jeff Adams
Novice Pony Champions, sponsored by Lease a Leaf & The Resplendent Rider.
- Champion: Bieni Bo He We – Michelle Baker (owner Select Pony Preeding)
- Reserve Champion: NP Duke of Cambridge – Lisa Spackman
Regency Floats Novice Open Championships
- Champion: Becks Gold II – Caroline Hooper
- Reserve Champion: Southdown Orlando – Angela Delamont
Woodside Warmbloods Prix St Georges
- PR Firenz – Rodney Martin (owner Emily James)
- Bloomers Simply the Best - Gordon Pratt (owner Melanie Bloom)
- Furstin Friendship – Riley Alexander (owner Gregory Farrell)
Sydney CDI Intermediate II
- CP Dresden - Alycia Targa (owner Jane Bruce)
- PPH Zeppelin – David McKinnon (owner Helen Lawson, Brett Parbery)
- Amicelli Gold – Lesley Ann Taylor
Wagners Saddlery Prix St Georges Amateur
- F1 Sonny Bill - Helen Macaskill
- Stellina – Fiona Mcdonald Crowley
- Hunterview Rockstar – Jocelyn West
Jill Cobcroft FEI Intermediate I Championships
- PR Firenz – Rodney Martin (owner Emily James)
- Bloomers Simply the Best - Gordon Pratt (owner Melanie Bloom)
- Rosetta – Danielle Dierks (owner Jenny Rapson)
Equestrian NSW FEI Small Tour Amateur Champions
- Champion: Hunterview Rockstar – Jocelyn West
- Reserve Champion: Stellina – Fiona Mcdonald Crowley
Advanced Champions – sponsored by Equissage & Saddleworld
- Champion: Santiago – Matthew Dowsley
- Reserve Champion: Legend of Loxley – David McKinnon (owner Heather Adcock)
Kohnke’s Own Advanced Pony
- Champion: Glengannon Artorious – Justin Worthy (owner Alexandra Stapleton)
- Reserve Champion: Tallowood Bundara – Kirsty Harrison (owner Rebecca Mayo)
Horse First Advanced Amateur Champions
- Champion: F1 Sonny Bill - Helen Macaskill
- Reserve Champion: Pacific Eclipse – Kathleen Guest
Mulawa Performance FEI Grand Prix
Judy Dierks on Vicki Newham’s Diamond Star bounced back after the disappointment of missing out on WEG selection with a winning score of 72.261%. Close behind with a PB in second place Matthew Dowsley on Denise Ceddia’s AEA Prestige 72.00%. In third place Katharine Farrell – Luxor 118 owned by Gregory Farrell 68.087.
Competition resumes tomorrow, Saturday, 1 September with a full programme, including the Randwick Equine Clinic Grand Prix Freestyle starting at 5.30pm.
Admission is free, catering and the bar available.