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Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet win FEI WC Qualifier

Dec 2, 2012

Nineteen-year-old Katie Dinan (USA) and Grant Road Partners' Nougat Du Vallet earned an exciting victory in Saturday night's $50,000 Holiday and Horses FEI World Cup Grand Prixat the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. American riders took top four honors in the eleven horse jump-off. Dinan beat Todd Minikus and Macoemba and Margie Engle and Royce, who finished second and third respectively.

Todd Minikus and Macoemba were the first pair to jump double clear and set the pace in the jump-off at 45.55 seconds to eventually finish second. Saer Coulter (USA) and Copernicus Stables' Springtime were the next duo to jump clear over the short course and stopped the clock in 47.90 seconds to place fourth. Margie Engle and Royce finished in 46.42 seconds for third place. Katie Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet were last to go in the jump-off and raced through the finish in 44.67 seconds for the win.

Final Results: $50,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix

1. NOUGAT DU VALLET: 2001 Selle Francais gelding by Scherif D'elle KATHERINE DINAN (USA), Grant Road Partners: 0/0/44.67

2. MACOEMBA : 2003 KWPN gelding by Zeoliet
TODD MINIKUS (USA), Todd Minikus, Ltd: 0/0/45.55

3. ROYCE: 2004 Oldenburg stallion by Café au Lait x Grandilot MARGIE ENGLE (USA), Elm Rock LLC: 0/0/46.42

4. SPRINGTIME: 1999 KWPN gelding by Indorado x Elmshorn
 SAER COULTER (USA), Copernicus Stables LLC: 0/0/47.90

5. WHISPER HE: 2003 KWPN gelding 
SAMUEL PAROT (CHI), Samuel Parot: 0/4/41.60

Source: Press release from Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.