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Swail and Viva Colombia impress in Grand Prix CSI 4*
Nov 29, 2015
In an exciting jump-off finale, Conor Swail (IRL) and Viva Colombia finished with top honors in the $212,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI 4* presented by Palm Beach Sports Commission and Discover the Palm Beaches at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Swail and Viva Colombia bested the talented jump-off of eight competitors with a time of 37.922 seconds. Eugenio Garza (MEX) and Bariano finished just off the pace for second place, crossing the timers in 38.25 seconds while Hardin Towell (USA) and New York posted the remaining double clear effort of the night with a time of 39.072 seconds.
The class of 32 competitors in the grand prix faced a difficult track set by course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA), which had eight competitors move forward to the second round, while nine pairs dropped a rail on course, incurring four faults. Tiffany Foster (CAN) and Victor were the only duo to finish with a single time-fault in the first round and would finish in ninth place.
1 VIVA COLOMBIA COULEUR RUBIN 103ZP28 Old Conor SWAIL IRL 0/0/37.922 69.960 $
2 BARIANO JETSET-D BEL43005 BWP Eugenio GARZA PEREZ MEX 0/0/38.25 42.400 $
3 NEW YORK VERDI TN N.O.P. 103JF22 KWPN Hardin TOWELL USA 0/0/39.072 31.800 $
4 UCEKO CELANO 102NG64 KWPN Kent FARRINGTON USA 0/4 21.200 $
5 ATLANTIS W Z ANDIAMO 102MO63 Z Samuel PAROT CHI 0/4 12.720 $
6 DEAUVILLE S DIAMANT DE SEMILLY 103TL24 Holst Laura KRAUT USA 0/8 9.540 $
7 GENTILLE VAN SPIEVELD HEARTBREAKER 103ZQ54 BWP Leslie BURR-HOWARD USA 0/8 6.360 $
8 D'ULIEN VAN DE SMEETS THUNDER VAN DE ZUUTHOEVE 103YE09 BWP Juan ORTIZ VEN 0/DNF 5.300 $
9 VICTOR ELMSHORN DEN40627 KWPN Tiffany FOSTER CAN 1 4.240 $
10 ABUNOLA NUMERO UNO 103JP14 KWPN Margie GOLDSTEIN-ENGLE USA 4 4.240 $
Source: Press release from www.pbiec.com