Darragh Kenny & Volnay du Boisdeville. Photograph © Sportfot
A wave of unseasonably chilly climate for Wellington, FL labored to Darragh Kenny’s benefit throughout “Saturday Evening Lights”, giving Volnay du Boisdeville just a little additional spring in his step. Collectively, they topped the CHF140,000 Southern Arches CSI3* Grand Prix throughout week 1 of the Winter Equestrian Competition (WEF).
“He’s an unbelievable horse and he’s higher when he’s recent,” stated Kenny of Volnay du Boisdeville, a 2009 Selle Français stallion (Winningmood x Jaisco B) owned by Vlock Present Stables. “The chilly climate was a very good issue for us tonight as a result of it had him just a little brisker than regular.
“You possibly can belief him on the jumps and he’s very quick in jump-offs,” continued Kenny. “I knew it was a aggressive jump-off, so I simply tried to go as fast as I might and hope that the jumps stayed up.”
Gochman Clinches CP Nationwide Grand Prix
The $30,000 CP Nationwide Grand Prix set the afternoon tone within the Worldwide Area on Saturday with a win for 18-year-old Mimi Gochman (USA) aboard Cosmos BH.
The entry listing included forty pairs, all very keen to place forth a transparent spherical contained in the time allowed (76 seconds). 5 riders superior to the jump-off: Laura Chapot (USA), Alison Robitaille (USA), Mario Deslauriers (CAN), Rebecca Conway (USA), and the eventual winner, Gochman.
Gochman gushed over her budding partnership with Cosmos, saying, “I all the time knew he had expertise and stride and scope however he’s going to be wonderful. He’s a kind of stallions that stands proud.”
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