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Rodrigo Pesso W'ins
The Grand P
Of Charlotte
Ot*Oa
gold medalistRodrigo Pessoaof
Braztland his mount, Let's Fly, claimed
the top pnze in the $450,000 Grand Prix
of Charlotte April 12 at the Time Warner
Cable Arena in Charlotte. The gr*d
prixwas the highlight event of the 2OO9
CharlotteJumper Classic,C$ 5.
Mclain Ward (USA) and Rothchild finishedsecondin the
grand prix, while Karen Cudmore(CAN) and SouthernPride
werethird.
Earlier in the day,Pessoatfiancl,,AlexaWeeks,and her
horse,Madison,won the $35,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner
JumperClassic.Sixteenentriesfilled the competitiveclass,
and eight were clear in the first round to advanceto the jumpoff. First in werelastyear'swinnersWhitney Weeks,Alexa
Weeks'youngersister,and her mount, Subliem.They finished
clearin 31.37seconds.Immediatelyfollowing wasAlexa
Weekswho loweredthe winnine time to 29.95secondswith
no faults.Weeksalsowon in Charlottein 2005.Madisonis a
l3-year-oldDutch Warmblood mareby Liberato
The CharlotteJumperClassicCSI 5 is a fundraiserfor
the BobcatsYouth Foundationand drawsequestriansfrom
aroundthe world bringing more than 200 horsesto the arena
in uptown Charlotte.The Grand Prix of Charlottewason
Sundaythe final dayof the CharlotteJumperClassic
On Saturday,the highlight classwasthe $25,000Puissance.
Michael Morrissey of Bradenton,FL, cleareda seven-foot
wall on Scaraberas
to win the Puissanceclass.Earlier in the
Rodrigo
Pessoa
and Palouchinde Lignywon the
evening,
$15,000AccumulatorClass,while ClementineGoutal (USA)
on Kelline Fonroywon the $10,000Junior/Amateur-Owner
Accumulator. BeezieMadden(USA) and Exclusivewere
victoriousin the $i5,000Open Speedclass.
The three-dayeventopenedon Riday night with two
classes
for the top jumpersin the nation.CharlieJayneof
Elgin, IL, rodeThomas Edisonto victory in the $25,000
CharlotteWelcomeStake,while SeanCrooksof Snohomish,
Rodrigo
and Let'sFly won the$450,00AGrand Prix of
Charlotte.AII
: @ 2a09Jennifer Wood./PMG.
WA, piloted
the win in t
ncinatti La Silla throush a sneedvcourse for
$I 0,000Junior/Amateur-Ownerclass.
Steady To
Finish
There
23 startersin the openingfield ofthe grand
prixwho
overthe two roundsdesignedby Olympic
coursedesig Steve Stephensof Palmetto, FL. The top 10
were to retu for the secondround, includine tied scores.In
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Pessoaand.Let\ Fly
Alesn Weeksand-IV[adsonwon the
f ,000Jiniir/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic.
first to nesotiate the second
combination, which gave them four total
faults and sixth place in the class.
with four total faults for seventh
__SouthernPride, an ll-year-old
PabloBarrios(VEN) and LaGra had
Holsteiner stallion owned by Blair
two refusalsat the final combin
Cudmore and ridden by Karen
andfinishedtied for 13tholace. nrl
Cudmore, made the day exciting when
II
Kovacs(HUN) andSassicaia
I four they notched a second clear round to
faults in the first round and eisht ults
guarantee a jump-off.
in the second round for 10th
Debbie Stephens and Chapeau Z
The second clear trip came
retired after a rail and a refusal, and
l9--vear-oldBrianneGoutal on
their score put them tied for 13th place.
r
Ralvesther.The talentedyoung
A third pair made their way to the
finished a solid fourth place as
fastest jump-off after a second clear round. It
four-faulter. Lauren Houeh and aoml
was double gold medalistMclain Ward
152.who had iust one time fault i the
on the eight-year-old Rothchild, owned
first round, added eight more to
lr
by SagamoreFarms, who would round
total in the secondround Forni
place. out the jump-off field.
Last in the second round was Ljubov
Jeanne Hobbs of Pinehurst, N and
Night and Day 8, who were clear n the
Kochetova of Russia on Aslan. They
first round, also had eight faults
pulled a rail for four faults and finished
placed eighth. (lara Raether ran
in fifth place.
trouble at jump 4 in the second
nd
The jump-off was set, and the three
when Ublesco iumped hard and igh
riders would return to seewho would
over the oxer. Raether tumbled
take home the top prize in the richest
, but
both walked out of the ring unhu
grand prix in the United States.First
Ther'' finished tied for 13th place.
in was Pessoa,who would have to
Next in was Pessoaand Let's
set a quick precedent with Ward and
)a
10 -,vear-oldHanoverian gelding
ned
Cudmore following. They did just that,
hv Double H Farm. Theycame i Fault- crossingthe finish line in 41.93seconds,
free from the first round, and wit
but it came at the expenseof a rail at the
thev cleared the scopey second
final jump, a tall vertical.
course. They rn'ouldwait for five
"For me going first, I would have liked
competitors to seeif theywould
to put in a clear round to put on some
jump-ofT.
pressure, but I thought that my horse
Beezie Madden and Creme
jumped well throughout the jump-off,"
had an unfortunate rail in the
(continued
onpageI 3)
coursewithout fault.Thev fini
the first round, there were eight clear
rounds, one rider with one time fault,
and six four-faulters. All 15 returned for
the second round.
First to return for the second round
was CharlieJayne on Athena, who had
four faults in the first round. The little
mare had trouble over the harder second
round course and finished vgith eieht
faultsfor a total of 12 aud l2th pl'at'e.
Marley Coodman and Athos had the
sameresult, but their first round time
was faster and they finished in 1lth
place.
Todd Minikus and Alaska were the
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The Grand Prix Of Charlotte
It3
claslun Saturday,
MichaelMorrisseyof Bradentnn,FL (left) wan the$25,000Puissance
(rigbt)
placed
NC,
eighth
in
the
Grand
of Charlone,
Hobbs
of
af
Pinehurst,
Prix
Jeanne
Pessoacommented. 'Just the last fence
he didn't really pick up on, but the time
was really short. I was really pleasedwith
my horse, regardless.It is always nice to
win. Mclain is a very experienced rider
and very fast, but the horse is a little bit
green, so I thought that I might have a
chance of winning if he had one down.
It all worked out good for me. I have
been once third, once second, and now I
finally won it, so I am happy."
After seeing Pessoahave a rail,
Cudmore planned to go in and have a
third clear round and not go too fast.
That plan would be dashed,however,
when she had a rail with Southern Pride
at the last jump for four faults and added
five more faults for exceeding the time
allowed. They finishe d in 47.15seconds
with nine faults total.
Ward and Rothchild would be last in
and they wanted to go for a clear round,
but they would also have to be aware of
avoiding time faults with a tight time
allowed of 43 seconds.They did finish
just within the time allowed in42.75
seconds,but it was slower than Pessoa
and they caught a rail coming out of the
one stride combination at the second
fence. They would finish in second
olace.
Final Results: $450.000 Grand
of Charlotte. CSI5*
1.Let's FIy, Rodrigo Pessoa(
DoubleH Farm:0/0/4/41.93
2. Rothchild, MclainWard
(
SasamoreFarms:0/0/4/A.7 5
3. SouthernPride,Karen Cud
(CAN), Blair Cudmore:0/0/9/4
4. Ralvesther, Brianne Goutal
Cloverleaf Fa rm: 4/ 0/ 66.70
5.Aslan,Ljubov Kochetova(RUS
Ljubov Koch etova:0/4/ 66.89
6. CrdmeBrule, BeezieMadden(
Abisail Wexner:0/4/69.39
7.Alaska,ToddMinikus (USA),
Seaman:
4/0/71.02
8. Night andDay 8,Jeanne
(USA),JeanneHobbs:0/ 8/ 71.3
(,#
9. Naomi 152,Lauren Hough (
Quail Run Partners:l/8/72.7+
10.Sassicaia11,Henri Kovacs (H
Plain Bay Fa rm 4/8/67.27
11.Athos,Marley Goodman(U
Marley Goodman:4/8/71.07
12.Athena,CharlieJayne(USA),
London Group: 4/8/7I.4l
Final Results: $35,000Jun
Amateur-Owner Jumper Cla
1.Madison,AlexaWeeks,Alexa
Weeks:0/0/29.95
2. Subliem,\4rhitneyWeeks,
Weeks:0/0/31.37
3. Ice d'AncoeuqReedKessler,Reed
Kessler:0/0/31.60
4. U -2,Marley Goodman,Marley
Goodman:0/0/32.3+
5. La Martinee, PaigeJohnson,
SalamanderFarm:0/4/ 29.23
6. Lady in Blue,FrancisTres Roig,J.
AdalbertoRoigJr.:0/4/30.35
7. Kelline Fonroy, Clementine Goutal,
CloverleafFarm: 0/4/30.67
8. Zanettr,J ennaThompson, Jenna
Thompson:0/8/31.681Z
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