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FEI WORLD EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG HORSES 2011 - Le Lion d'Angers, France
24 October 2011
GERMANY’S JUNG AND BRITAIN’S KING TAKE THE TITLES by Louise Parkes
Read moreMARY KING CLINCHES HSBC FEI CLASSICS™ AS FOX-PITT ADDS PAU TO HIS CCI4* TALLY
16 October 2011
William Fox-Pitt (GBR) showed the amazing strength of his horsepower when his exciting young horses Oslo and Lionheart finished first and third at Les Etoiles des Pau (FRA), the final leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011.
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However, it was the unstoppable Mary King (GBR) who claimed the 150,000 USD prize, the biggest single award in Eventing, as HSBC FEI Classics™ champion for 2011. She clinched the title with a magnificent clear Jumping round on Imperial Cavalier, which elevated her six places to fourth.
CHRISTOPHER BURTON LEADS FIELD IN TIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FINALE AT HSBC FEI CLASSICS™
15 October 2011
Christopher Burton (AUS) produced a great Cross Country performance on Holstein Park Leilani to keep his Dressage lead at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), final leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011, but he has no margin for error in tomorrow’s Jumping phase as one fence covers the top eight riders and a nail-biting finale is guaranteed for tomorrow.
William Fox-Pitt (GBR) was masterful in steering all three of his horses around inside the optimum time to finish in the top 10, with the two nine-year-olds, Oslo and Lionheart, second and sixth, and Macchiato ninth.
Read moreHSBC FEI CLASSICS™: AUSTRALIANS ON TOP AFTER DRESSAGE AT PAU
14 October 2011Australian riders head the leaderboard after Dressage at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), the final leg of the 2011 HSBC FEI Classics, which has attracted its most competitive field yet – 69 riders representing 17 nations.
Clayton Fredericks, currently ninth in the HSBC FEI Classics™, and his compatriot Christopher Burton, who is making his first visit to this popular event at the foot of the Pyrenees, are in equal first place on 43.7 penalties apiece.
Read moreHSBC FEI CLASSICS 2011 FINALE GOES TO THE WIRE AT PAU
11 October 2011Two British riders, long-time team mates and friends, will do battle for the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011 top spot this weekend (13-16 October) at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), which is also the 2012 season opener.
Athletes from 17 nations will compete at the popular CCI4* in the shadow of the Pyrenees, where they have the unique opportunity to secure points for the 2012 season which for the first time includes Australia’s premier event, the Adelaide International Horse Trials (18-20 November).
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