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Beezie Madden clinches Del Mar International

Oct 18, 2015

Against a field stacked with seasoned, international competitors, Beezie Madden (USA) reinforced her ranking as the USA’s number one Jumping athlete, and the world number two in the Longines Rankings, by riding the fastest clear in an eight-man jump off.
The stands in the indoor venue were packed as Madden strategically maneuvered 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Simon (Mr. Blue x Polydox) to the win in 37.33 seconds, over a second faster than Jack “Hardin” Towell’s 38.75-second round.

The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League class gave reason for many of the class’ 29 riders to schedule their first visits to the Del Mar International Horse Show in California.
The solid, 13-obstacle track designed by Germany’s Heiko Wahlers presented multiple challenges to the horse-and-rider pairs that included optional striding and a very large triple combination. One of the biggest questions, according to the riders during the course walk, was the decision between six or seven strides from a double combination to a wide oxer over a liverpool. The decision to set a really big course stemmed from the many great riders featured in the class, Wahlers said.
When the evening’s first two riders, Richard Spooner (USA) and Kent Farrington (USA), both managed faultless rounds, it was clear to the full house of spectators that the riding level was elevated to an international caliber. Kirsten Coe (USA), Michelle Rodal (USA), Kevin Babington (IRL), and Christian Heineking (GER) joined Spooner, Farrington, Towell, and Madden in the jump off. All eight riders have extensive experience competing at international level, including multiple FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final and FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping appearances amongst them.

1 SIMON MR. BLUE NED07405 KWPN Elizabeth MADDEN USA 0/0/37.33 49.500 $
2 LUCIFER V LORD PEZI 104EN75 Westf. Jack TOWELL USA 0/0/38.75 30.000 $
3 NKH QUANTO QUIDAM DE REVEL 104BO62 Holst Christian HEINEKING GER 0/0/40.80 22.500 $
4 CZARDAS 30 CONTENDRO I 102NI85 Hann Kirsten COE USA 0/0/41.83 15.000 $
5 CRISTALLO CARETINO USA10037 Holst Richard SPOONER USA 0/4 9.000 $
6 GAZELLE KASHMIR VAN'T SCHUTTERSHOF 103IR57 BWP Kent FARRINGTON USA 0/4 6.750 $
7 DARIUS DE LA FERME ROSE THUNDER VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE 103RW38 BWP Michelle RODAL USA 0/4 4.500 $
8 MARK Q OBOS QUALITY 004 102SS91 ISH Kevin BABINGTON IRL 0/12 3.750 $

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