Federico Sztyrle and Lorena 90 Are Only Clear Round to Win 1.50m Jumper Classic at Winter Equestrian Festival


Wellington, FL – February 17, 2007 – In today’s jumper competition in the Kilkenny Internationale, CSI 3* at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), the amateur jumpers sponsored by Prestige took center stage in the Internationale Arena, followed by the 1.50m Jumper Classic. Natalie Johnson and Crocket 16 beat a field of 17 other competitors in the jump-off to win the Show Jumping Hall of Fame (SJHOF) High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. On the other end of the spectrum, Federico Sztyrle (ARG) and Lorena 90, owned by Christian Wolffer, were the only clear round to lead the victory gallop in the $20,000 1.50m Jumper Classic.

The course designer for this week in the Internationale Arena is Olaf Petersen of Germany. Petersen set an imposing course today for the 1.50m Jumper Classic. The most difficult element came at fence five, which was a triple combination consisting of a triple bar in two strides to a tall plank vertical in one stride to a wide oxer. The combination caught many horses struggling to clear the “c” portion. Directly after the combination came the open water. Another careful two stride later in the course brought faults for many. Sztyrle was the only clear, while eight riders had four faults and one rider had four jumping and one time faults. The balance of the class (36 competitors) had eight faults or more.

Twenty-six trips into the class, Laura Kraut and Anthem had a clear round going until the final oxer on course, which came down for four faults when Anthem touched the rail with his hind feet. They finished in a time of 79.566 seconds, and they received third place.

Perhaps bolstered by Kraut’s near-clear performance, Sztyrle and Lorena 90 entered the ring next. The mare was careful through the triple, had no trouble with the water and galloped around the rest of the course. They finished clear in a time of 82.085 seconds.

A handful of riders to follow Sztyrle just missed making a jump-off. Joe Fargis and Edgar 12 had fence 11 down, a tall vertical set after the two stride combination. They had four faults in a time of 79.921 seconds, which put them in fourth place.

Molly Ashe and Lutopia had a bogey rail at fence three, after which Ashe turned on the rocket boosters. Knowing there was only one clear and one rider to follow her, Ashe flew around the rest of the course. They stopped the timers in 76.950 seconds, which left them in second place with the fastest four-fault round.

The final competitor in the ring was Paige Johnson with Kadena R. They had two rails for eight faults, which ended the chance for a jump-off in the class.

“I just decided to show today because my horse was not that fit,” Sztyrle admitted after the class. “I didn’t show the past two weeks.” About the course he described, “The course was tough. You really had to work a lot. It was very technical. You had to be very, very precise in every line.”

Sztyrle was very surprised that he was the only clear round, but very happy that he did not have to jump off. “It’s fun to win like that,” he said with a smile. He has ridden the ten-year-old mare since July of 2006. “I thought she was ready to do it, and today was so much fun. She really, really tries. She’s very careful and fast. She really fights and wants to be clear. I love her.”




Results of CLASS 1001 - 1.50m CLASSIC - Kilkenny Internationale - February 17, 2007
T/A: 86.00 T/A: 60.00
1 1017 LORENA 90 FEDERICO SZTYRLE 0.00 82.085
CHRISTIAN WOLFFER
2 595 LUTOPIA MOLLY ASHE 4.00 76.950
JANE F. CLARK
3 3531 ANTHEM LAURA KRAUT 4.00 79.566
SUMMIT SYNDICATE
4 1467 EDGAR 12 JOE FARGIS 4.00 79.921
MARY B. SCHWAB
5 661 RULANDA CAROLYN KELLY 4.00 80.624
LULU EQUESTRN ENT
6 1233 NARCOTIQUE DE MUZE II ERIC LAMAZE 4.00 81.045
ASHLAND STABLES
7 2940 RANVILLE FRANKIE CHESLER ORTI 4.00 81.397
SHER AL FARM
8 2832 QUIDAM JUNIOR SHANE SWEETNAM 4.00 81.580
SHANE SWEETNAM
9 2284 CINDERELLA ELLEN HOLTGERS 4.00 81.770
GUT EINHAUS
10 1330 CANTERO Z AINSLEY VINCE 5.00 86.923
IRON HORSE FARM
11 1719 YOUP LESLIE HOWARD 8.00 77.461
S'BLIEFT GROUP
12 946 COURAGE CANDICE KING 8.00 79.253
ESPERANZA INC.

 
 

 
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