Julio Mendoza Loor Rounds Out to 20 Number of Victories on Jewel’s Goldstrike in Winning Ocala CDI3* Freestyle

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Julio Mendoz Loor and Jewel’s Goldstrike. © 2024 Andrew Ryback Photography

OCALA, Florida, Feb. 16, 2024–Julio Mendoza Loor rounded out the number of victories on Jewel’s Goldstrike to a career total of 20 when the combination won the World Equestrian Center CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Friday.

Julio and the 13-year-old KWPN gelding scored 78.535% to follow up Thursday’s Grand Prix win on a personal best, the duo’s first international competition for the Ecuador rider and Goldstrike since the Pan American Games gold medal performance last October.

For Julio, based in Columbus, North Carolina, Goldstrike Friday’s win was the 20th in 23 starts since beginning Big Tour in Wellington, Florida two years ago.

Jan Ebeling of Wellington and the 14-year-old Hanoverian mare Bellena, the only other combination in the Freestyle, scored 70.195%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle
RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB
1.
Julio Mendoza Loor (ECU)
Jewel’s Goldstrike
78.535%76.62578.75078.95078.35080.000
2.
Jan Ebeling (USA)
Bellena
70.915%70.62570.00072.00071.35070.600
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