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Tina Konyot and Calecto V victorious in the FEI GPF

Feb 16, 2013

The Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), continued today with two top classes for the Small Tour and Large Tour in the Florida Dressage Classic, CDI-W presented by the USPRE Association. The $3,000 FEI Prix St. Georges, sponsored by Havensafe Farm, saw the top two spots going to Christilot Boylen (CAN) riding Hudson 18 and Dio Mio, both owned by Windhaven Farm and Jill Irving. Tina Konyot (USA) was the winner of the $20,000 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by USPRE Association, on Calecto V, with Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and Divertimento second and Jacquline M. Brooks (CAN) on D Niro in third.

With 12 entries in tonight's FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, Konyot won with a score of 76.775%. Under the lights, she and Calecto V (Come Back II x Rastell), owned by Konyot and John Byrialsen, danced to the music. In reflecting on her freestyle, she commented that the 15-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion felt wonderful.

Vilhelmson-Silfven and Antonia Ax:son Johnson's Divertimento (Di Versace x Ferragamo) rode a brand-new freestyle this evening. Receiving a score of 74.700%, no one could tell she had only one run through this morning. In thinking about the 11-year-old bay Westfalen gelding, she felt he was a bit tense, but better then the last CDI here two weeks ago.

Brooks and D Niro (D-Day x Napoleon 625) were awarded third place with a score of 70.900%. The 14-year-old grey Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Mary Brooks is finally being able to really feel the test.

FEI Prix St. Georges had an outstanding 19 entries. Winning first and second place, with scores of 69.921% and 67.868% respectively, Boylen was content with the performance of the 9-year-old bay Oldenburg gelding, Hudson 18 (Hohenstein x Democraat) , and the 10-year-old black Hanoverian gelding, Dio Mio (De Niro x Charmeur).

Grand Prix Freestyle:

1 Tina Konyot Calecto V USA 76.78%
2 Tinne Vilhelmson Divertimento SWE 74.70%
3 Jacqueline Brooks D-Niro CAN 70.90%
4 Shelly Francis Doktor USA 69.68%
4 Lisa Wilcox Pikko Del Cerro HU USA 69.68%
6 David Marcus Don Kontes CAN 69.43%
7 James Koford Rhett USA 69.30%
8 Jaimey Irwin Lindor's Finest CAN 69.25%
9 Heather Blitz Paragon USA 69.00%
10 Evi Strasser Action Tyme CAN 68.18%

Source Press Release: Jessica Parlon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.