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McCrea and Zerly beat an all-star international field

Mar 8, 2013

Christine McCrea (USA) and Candy Tribble's Zerly beat an all-star international field in Thursday's $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 during the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival's (FTI WEF) CSI-W 5* week sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies. McCrea and Zerly won the largest portion of prize money in the richest purse ever offered in the 24-year history of the WEF Challenge Cup series over Olympic Gold Medalists Nick Skelton (GBR) and Big Star. Germany's Daniel Deusser and Cornet d'Amour finished third.

Final Results: $125,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 9

1. ZERLY: CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: 0/0/31.10

2. BIG STAR: NICK SKELTON (GBR), Beverly Widdowson: 0/0/31.25

3. CORNET D'AMOUR: DANIEL DEUSSER (GER), Stephex Stables & Pedro Veniss: 0/0/31.43

4. SANCHA LS: DANIEL BLUMAN (COL), Daniel Bluman: 0/0/31.44

5. CEDRIC: LAURA KRAUT (USA), Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc: 0/0/31.46

6. ONIRA: BRIANNE GOUTAL (USA), Remarkable Farms LP: 0/0/32.24

7. TALOUBET: PAULO SANTANA (BRA), Paulo Santana: 0/0/32.31

8. LANSDOWNE: CONOR SWAIL (IRL), Ariel & Susan Grange: 0/0/33.06

9. UNEX OMELLI: TIM GREDLEY(GBR), Unex Competition Yard: 0/0/33.14

10. Z CANTA: CATHERINE PASMORE (USA), Pasmore Stables LLC: 0/0/33.21

11. NOUGAT DU VALLET: KATHERINE DINAN (USA), Grant Road Partners: 0/0/33.59

12. UNEX DAMORA Z: TIM GREDLEY (GBR), Unex Competition Yard: 0/0/33.99

Source: Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.