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Mändli and Antares F win World Cup Grand Prix

Nov 6, 2014

The excitement was palpable at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as crowds filed into the stadium to watch the star-studded field of top international riders compete in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National, a qualifying competition for the 2015 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. Olympic silver medalist Beat Mandli of Switzerland, proved unbeatable aboard Antares F, producing the only double clear round of the field of 32 riders to win the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix.

A total of five riders made it through to the seven fence jump-off. Todd Minikus, who has competed in seven FEI World Cup Jumping Finals, rode Quality Girl and unfortunately dropped a rail, but the pair were the fastest of the riders with four faults and finished in second place. Ireland’s Olympian Kevin Babington and Shorapur also dropped a rail but crossed the timers a little slower to take third place. Margie Engle and the Dutch-bred Indigo by Indoctro were also prey to a rail, finishing in fourth place, while Callan Solem and another KWPN-bred VDL Wizard (s. Gentleman) had two rails down which put them in fifth place.

Not in the jump-off but on the places six, seven and nine the KWPN-bred jumpers Wannick WH (s. Heartbreaker) under Christine Mc Crea, Willow (s. Guidam) under Kent Farrington and Simon (Mr. Blue) ridden by Beezie Madden.

Source Pennsylvania National Horse Show/Horses International