John Thompson & New Zealand Horse of Year Antonello Win Sydney CDI3* Grand Prix Special
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SYDNEY, April 7, 2016–John Thompson and his 2016 New Zealand Horse of the Year JHT Antonello won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Friday for the sixth win in 10 starts this year in their campaign to qualify for the single start for the nation at this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
John, the only foreign rider in the Big Tour at Australia’s premier CDI, and the 14-year-old New Zealand-bred Hanoverian gelding scored 67.90 per cent for the win.
Sue Hearn on Remmington, winner of the Grand Prix, placed second on 67.63 per cent and Judith Dierks on Diamond Star third on 67.53 per cent.
So far this year, John and Antonello competed in the two CDI3* events in New Zealand and this is the second event in Australia.
Results:
CDI3* Grand Prix Special
Nat. | C | |||||||||||
Hans-Christian Matthiesen DEN | Gisela Nillson-Harding AUS | Charlotte Bredahl USA | Raphael Saleh (FRA) | Jane Ventura (AUS) | ||||||||
JHT ANTONELLO – John Thompson – John Thompson , G/01/BA/175/NZL/WB, Anamour /Flur/Winabago | NZL | 66.86 (3) | 70.10 (1) | 66.96 (3) | 67.45 (3) | 68.14 (1) | 67.90 (1) | 1 | Marks | |||
REMMINGTON – Sue Hearn – Suzanne Hearn, G/02/BA/172/AUS /WB, Riverdance /Miss Tense/- | NSW | 68.82 (1) | 67.75 (2) | 67.16 (2) | 68.53 (1) | 65.88 (3) | 67.63 (2) | 2 | Marks | |||
DIAMOND STAR – Judith Dierks – Vicki Newham, G/06/CH/170/GER/BAVAR, Diamond Hit/Parole DHonneur/- | NSW | 68.04 (2) | 66.08 (3) | 67.55 (1) | 68.04 (2) | 67.94 (2) | 67.53 (3) | 3 | Marks | |||
FURST FRIEDRICH – Jayden Brown – Jayden Brown, G/06/CH/175/GER/WESTF, Furst Piccolo/Anoushka/Apart | QLD | 66.67 (4) | 64.41 (6) | 65.29 (6) | 66.37 (4) | 65.39 (5) | 65.63 (4) | 4 | Marks | |||
UTOPIAN CARDINAL – Heath Ryan – Anthony Thornhill, G/04/CH/168/AUS/WB, Regardez Moi/Wynilla Lantana/ | NSW | 65.29 (6) | 65.20 (4) | 66.37 (4) | 65.20 (5) | 65.29 (6) | 65.47 (5) | 5 | Marks | |||
CLIVE – Kylie Riddell – Kylie Riddell, G/99/BA/174/GER/HOLST, Caletto 1/Brasilis 1/- | VIC | 66.18 (5) | 64.71 (5) | 64.12 (8) | 63.63 (7) | 64.41 (8) | 64.61 (6) | 6 | Marks | |||
AGENT DE JEU – David Shoobridge – Revelwood Warmblood Stud, G/06/BL/174/NL/KWPN, OO Seven/Tia Mabria/- | NSW | 64.71 (7) | 62.35 (8) | 66.27 (5) | 62.16 (8) | 65.59 (4) | 64.22 (7) | 7 | Marks | |||
BRENTANUS – Victoria Welch – Victoria Welch, G/04/CH/180/GER/HANN, Brentano 11/Whoopy K/Weltmeyer | QLD | 62.84 (8) | 60.29 (10) | 63.24 (9) | 64.71 (6) | 64.71 (7) | 63.16 (8) | 8 | Marks | |||
AMICELLI GOLD – Lesley-Anne Taylor – Lesley-Anne Taylor, G/03/CH/172/GER/WB, Abanos/Galina/Mattheis | NSW | 61.47 (9) | 63.73 (7) | 64.61 (7) | 61.27 (9) | 63.33 (9) | 62.88 (9) | 9 | Marks | |||
MINDARAH PARK RAMADAN – Mary Warren – Mary Warren, S/02/BR/172/AUS/HOLST, Regardez Moi/HP Landchen/HP Lander | NSW | 59.61 (10) | 61.76 (9) | 59.12 (10) | 61.27 (9) | 59.80 (11) | 60.31 (10) | 10 | Marks | |||
SHEER ETIQUETTE – Susan Paix – Susan Paix, M/00/GR/164/AUS/AWHA, FAX Too/unknown/- | SA | 58.14 (11) | 57.84 (11) | 58.63 (11) | 57.65 (11) | 60.10 (10) | 58.47 (11) | 11 | Marks | |||
JARRAH R – Rozzie Ryan – Rozzie Ryan, G/06/CH/-/AUS/WB, Jive Magic/Samphire/Salute | NSW | ELIM | Marks |