Canada’s Belinda Trussell & Anton Capture Palm Beach Derby World Cup Grand Prix

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Belinda Trussell on Anton in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby World Cup Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Belinda Trussell on Anton in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby World Cup Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 4, 2016–Canada’s Belinda Trussell and Anton, seeking to add the Olympics to their World Games and Pan American Games appearances, posted a personal best score to win the Palm Beach Dressage Derby World Cup Grand Prix Friday.

Belinda and the 16-year-old Sachs gelding scored 73.700 per cent for the victory that will put the pair close to the top of the Canadian Olympic rankings and the only combination with the required four scores that have to be attained by July 4.

Florida-based Danish riders on Danish Warmblood mares, Mikala Gundersen on My Lady, 16 years old, was second on 72.980 per cent and Lars Petersen on Mariett, 18 years of age,  was third on 71.080 per cent.

This event was key for Denmark in seeking to qualify a fourth individual combination to make up a full team for the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Mikala Gundersen and My Lady in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Mikala Gundersen and My Lady in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

After a Global Dressage Festival event two weeks ago, Denmark seemed assured of earning four slots–two from their geographic group and two from the open rankings of six pairs.

Lars was already scheduled to go to Denmark to train riders and horses at Blue Hors but that was canceled at the last minute when riders in some European competitions were awarded scores higher than expected that upset the rankings. He had hoped to give Mariett a break after performing in four shows at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in under two months.

Lars Petersen and Mariett competing in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Lars Petersen and Mariett competing in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby Grand Prix. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Belinda Trussell competed at the Athens Olympics in 2004, and on Anton rode for Canada at the 2010 and 2014 World Games and last summer’s Pan American Games where the pair earned an individual qualification for her country.

Not happy with the previous show at Global where Anton displayed tension, Belinda said she downloaded applause tracks to her phone to try to get Anton used to the noise.

“I played it for him, he looekd at me, like… whatever.”

However, the result of 73,700 per cent beat the pair’s previous best of 73.440 per cent logged at the Pan Am Games in Toronto last July.

Results:

CDI-W Grand Prix
E: Rockwell – USAH: Wessels – GBRC: Nivelle – GERM: Lopes – PORB: Jena – SWE
RiderNat.HorseERk.HRk.CRk.MRk.BRk.TPl.
Trussell, BelindaCANAnton73.700273.800176.000172.600272.400273.7001
Gundersen, MikalaDENMy Lady76.200172.900274.400270.800370.600372.9802
Petersen, LarsDENMariett72.500370.400571.800368.2001072.500171.0803
Page, ArleneUSAWoodstock68.3001169.700671.500673.900169.400770.5604
Bateson Chandler, KathrineUSAAlcazar71.200472.400371.700470.200467.1001470.5205
Wilcox, LisaUSAGalant70.100570.500470.800769.900570.300570.3206
Haddad-Staller, CatherineUSAMane Stream Hotmail69.700669.700671.700467.8001270.400469.8607
Brooks, Jacqueline M.CAND Niro68.5001068.6001169.400969.300668.900868.9408
Tomlinson, LauraGBRRosalie B67.1001569.300870.300869.100967.9001268.7400
LaGoy-Weltz, OliviaUSARassing’s Lonoir68.900868.9001066.6001967.7001370.200668.4600
Jorst, CharlotteUSAKastels Nintendo68.3001167.9001268.2001069.300668.0001168.3400
Marienau, BeatriceUSAStefano 869.500769.000967.1001267.9001166.9001568.0800
Von Martels, ChrisCANDivertimento67.5001367.1001566.8001769.200867.7001367.6600
Matute Jr, JuanESPQuantico Ymas67.0001767.1001566.0002267.0001668.900867.2000
Fraser, BrittanyCANAll In68.600966.0002167.7001166.8001766.9001567.2000
Jorst, CharlotteUSAKastels Akeem Foldager66.7001966.5001867.0001466.7001868.1001067.0000
Wallenstein, RicardoPORBem Me Quer66.7001967.7001367.1001267.3001566.0002066.9600
Irving, JillCANDegas 1264.0002767.6001466.7001867.7001366.3001766.4600
Rizvi, P.J.USAUnlimited66.1002264.3002567.0001466.7001865.6002365.9400
Cordia-van Reesema, ElianeUSAJewel’s Adelante67.2001463.8002666.1002165.9002066.2001965.8400
Gundersen, MikalaDENHF Victor66.1002265.0002267.0001465.7002165.3002565.8200
Zimmermann, ChristianPLECinco De Mayo66.9001864.9002366.6002065.0002365.7002265.8200
Mc Cusker, SharonUSAWrigley67.1001566.8001764.0002764.1002566.3001765.6600
Jimenez Cobo, Juan AntonioESPSunny Boy66.3002166.1002065.4002465.2002263.9003065.3800
Tzinberg, EllessePHIPavarotti66.1002264.9002364.3002663.6002665.9002164.9600
Losos de Muniz, YvonneDOMFoco Loco-W64.6002566.3001963.6002863.2002864.9002664.5200
Lopardo-Grana, CesarARGTyara64.3002663.7002862.5003164.1002565.5002464.0200
Bukowski, LisaCANSantos Utopia62.5003062.3003265.6002363.5002764.4002963.6600
Losos de Muniz, YvonneDOMDondolo Las Marismas62.9002863.8002764.7002562.2003164.6002863.6400
Strasser, EviCANRenaissance Tyme62.0003263.6002962.2003262.6003064.9002663.0600
Manfredi, Maria FlorenciaARGBandurria Kacero62.4003161.9003363.5002963.2002863.3003162.8600
Tavares De Almeida, ThaisaBRAToleirao Da Broa59.5003463.0003063.4003064.6002463.3003162.7600
Priest, Kathy W.USAWild Dancer60.4003362.4003161.3003361.3003263.2003361.7200
Gentry, KimAUSLeonardo62.7002959.9003460.0003560.7003363.1003461.2800
Reteguiz-Denizard, LuisPURRoyal Affair59.4003658.9003661.3003359.9003461.4003660.1800
Nascimento, Maciel-DumBRADaniel de G57.9003758.6003761.1003457.0003661.9003559.3000
Montero, ManuelCHIEverybody Dance Now59.5003459.3003557.6003658.1003556.7003758.2400
Vaughan, JoanneGEOElmegarden’s Marquis0.00000.00000.00000.00000.00000.0000

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