Brazil Wins Both Small & Big Tour Freestyles for Sweep of South American Games

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Paulo Cesar dos Santos and Fidel da Sasa JE celebrating success at Small Tour at the South American Games. Photo: Luis Ruas

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Oct. 5, 2022–Paulo Cesar dos Santos on Fidel da Sasa JE won the Intermediate 1Freestyle and Victor Trielli Avila on Corsario IGS captured the Grand Prix Freestyle Wednesday for a sweep by Brazil of the South American Games.

The victory by Paulo and the 13-year-old Lusitano stallion at Small Tour was a personal best 73.150%. Paulo and the Brazil-bred Fidel de Sasa won both the Prix St. Georges and Intermediate 1 in the two days of team competition that earned Brazil gold.

Team mate Vinicius Mirando da Costa on Biso Das Lezirias, a 16-year-old Lusitano stallion, placed second in the Int. 1 musical performance on 71.215%.

Ecuador’s Maria Jose Granja and the 20-year-old Brazil-bred Emiliano AP was third on 70.475%.

Victor Trielli Ávila on Corsario IGS, also bred in Brazil, scored 71.410% to win the Grand Prix Freestyle with only two starting combinations.

Fiorella Mengani of Argentina on Assirio D Atela, 17-year-old Portuguese-bred stallion, was runner-up on 69.30%.

Results:

Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges: Cesar Torrente Sandra Hotz Sandra Andrea Smith Claudia Moreira de Mesquita Marian E. Cunningham
Place Score Nation Athlete Horse E H C M B
1. 71.410 BRA Victor Trielli Ávila Corsario IGS 66.000 70.675 68.375 69.050 67.950
2. 69.130 ARG Fiorella Mengani Assirio D Atela 65.675 66.725 67.250 67.375 63.625

Int. 1 Freestyle

Judges: Cesar Torrente Sandra Hotz Sandra Andrea Smith Claudia Moreira de Mesquita Marian E. Cunningham
Places Score Nation Athlete Horse E H C M B
1. 73.150 BRA Paulo Cesar Dos Santos Fidel Da Sasa Je 73.875 74.300 72.150 74.350 71.075
2. 71.215 BRA Vinicius Miranda Da Costa Biso Das Lezirias 73.000 71.500 70.600 70.900 70.075
3. 70.475 ECU Maria Jose Granja Emiliano AP 71.125 70.700 70.900 70.050 69.600
4. 69.375 ARG Ingrid Berger Floppy Disk 66.525 68.975 70.500 70.750 70.125
5. 69.315 URU Carolin Mallmann Godot SSF 69.250 70.175 69.375 68.575 69.200
6. 69.190 BRA Murilo Augusto Machado Jorge V.o 69.375 69.075 69.575 70.875 67.050
7. 68.490 ARG Maria Florencia Manfredi Codiciado Angelique 69.000 69.225 67.425 67.400 69.400
8. 68.310 URU Malin Moren Hamilcar Interagro 67.575 69.525 68.600 68.650 67.200
9. 66.650 URU Guillermina Birenbaum Jazzmate 66.200 67.575 65.700 67.300 66.475
10. 64.565 ARG Ana Maria Busso De Vigil Laudatio 62.125 65.675 65.675 67.050 62.300
11. 63.740 ECU Edgar Andres Valladares Dark Dancer 63.125 63.950 64.150 63.250 64.225
SCR ECU Carolina Espinosa Satinka