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Meagan Nusz picks up biggest career victory

Aug 11, 2015

USA's Meagan Nusz landed the biggest win of her career Saturday night competing at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The young rider guided her ten-year-old KWPN gelding, SRI Aladdin (Quasimodo Z x Burggraaf), to victory in a three-horse jump-off in the $127,000 August I Grand Prix CSI 3*, held under the lights of George H. Morris Stadium. Jonathan McCrea (USA) and Aristoteles V finished second, and Mark Bluman (COL) and Uitteraard placed third. The competition was the highlight event of TIEC's August I Horse Show, which hosted three FEI world ranking classes, and concluded Sunday, August 9.

A total of 27 entries competed over Saturday night's grand prix, which was set by Florencio Hernandez, with just three advancing to the jump-off. Five others were clear over the fences, but incurred faults on the clock in the tight time allowed.

Heading into the jump-off, Bluman was first to go, but was ultimately eliminated after going off course with Uitteraard, owned by Stransky's Mission Farms, Inc. Next to go, Nusz and Amalaya Investment's SRI Aladdin cleared the track in 48.42 seconds. McCrea and Candy Tribble's Aristoteles V followed with the final round, clear in 49.02 seconds.

1 ASIMODO G QUASIMODO Z 103AP21 KWPN Meagan NUSZ USA 0/0/48.429 41.910 $
2 ARISTOTELES V PADINUS 103AX11 KWPN Jonathan MCCREA USA 0/0/49.026 25.400 $
3 UITTERAARD NUMERO UNO NED41130 KWPN Mark BLUMAN COL 0/DNF 19.050 $
4 WANNICK WH HEARTBREAKER NED41850 KWPN Christine TRIBBLE MC CREA IRL 1 12.700 $
5 BULL RUN'S ETERNAL TOULON 102PK08 BWP Kristen VANDERVEEN USA 1 7.620 $
6 FINOU 4 FOR PLEASURE 103MD37 Hann Aaron VALE USA 1 5.715 $
7 BULL RUN'S TESTIFY DOLLAR DU MURIER 102YF91 SF Kristen VANDERVEEN USA 1 3.810 $
8 WIN FOR LIFE WINNINGMOOD 104DU42 Z Christine TRIBBLE MC CREA IRL 1 3.175 $
9 CASPER CONTENDER 104DP10 Old-int Sharn WORDLEY NZL 4 2.540 $
10 VENUS TANGELO VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE 102YH77 KWPN Angel Guillermo KAROLYI VEN 4 2.540 $

All the results on HTR

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