Thunderbird Showpark begins the Summer Fort Festival with heightened excitement, as 75 athletes representing 13 countries passed inspection for CSI4*-W competition, which will culminate with the $145,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Vancouver on Sunday, Aug. 26.
This World Cup qualifier is the first of 14 legs on the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League, from which seven east coast U.S. riders, three west coast U.S. riders, two Canadian riders, and two Mexican riders, along with current World Cup Champion Beezie Madden (USA), will qualify for the 2019 World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Among the athletes lined up to jump at tbird this week are Richard Spooner (USA) and Alison Robitaille (USA), who both competed in last year’s World Cup Final in Paris, France. Spooner also led the west coast sub league standings of the North American League last season. Conor Swail (IRL) returns as the defending Champion of tbird’s World Cup qualifier after prevailing with Flower last August. Also in the lineup are Jenn Serek and Laura Jane Tidball, who both contributed to a gold medal effort for Canada in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Mexico in April.
The Summer Fort Festival features four international classes. The CSI4*-W tbird Happy Welcome (2:00 p.m. PT) and the $75,000 CSI4*-W Maui Jim Welcome (5:00 p.m.) highlight Thursday, Aug. 23’s schedule, while the $75,000 CSI4*-W Steel-Craft Doors Cup will take place Friday, Aug. 24.
The week will conclude on a high note Sunday, Aug. 26, with the feature event, the $145,000 CSI4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Vancouver at 2:00 p.m. PT.
The full list of international riders is as follows:
ARGENTINA
Guillermo Obligado
Tornado
BRAZIL
Eduardo Menezes
Quintol
Caruschka 2
Manzano
CANADA
Laura-Jane Tidball
Concetto Son
Vanessa Mannix
Valentino D’Elte
Chemas
Jaclyn Duff
Caesar Z
Stakkarus
Jenn Serek
Wicked
Jenna Thompson
Lou 66
Femke Van Den Bosch
Dereusa S
Claire Doty
Breemeersen Imoretto
Darrin Dlin
Dorado
Tracey Epp
Chicago
Denise
Joelle Froese
Romeos Child
DENMARK
Kenneth Vinther
Colicchio
EGYPT
Nayel Nassar
Lordan
FRANCE
Eric Navet
Catypso
GERMANY
Soehnke Theymann
Cypress VF
IRELAND
Conor Swail
Koss Van Heiste
CK Coco Chanel
Rubens LS LA Silla
James Brennan
Cantino 9
ISRAEL
Ashlee Bond
Chela LS
Donatello 141
Ace of Hearts
Saree Gordon Solanki
Azuro 108
LEBANON
Jad Dana
Darosso VDL
Carnaval
MEXICO
Juan Jose Zendejas Salgado
Just Nice Van Het Indihof
Tino La Chapelle
Carlos Hank Guerreiro
Market Irminka
Sunshine
Antonio Maurer
Galileo De Laubry
Hascos Vd Wijngaardhoeve
Lorenza O’Farrill
Pekin St Denis
Queens Darling
SWEDEN
Mariano Maggi
Quintago VA
USA
Karl Cook
Tembla
Caillou 24
Sayre Happy
Celena VDL
Turner St Ghyvan Z
Jennifer Gates
Alex
Pumped Up Kicks
Carly Anthony
Chacco
Clochard
Lindsay Archer
Jarpur
Rich Fellers
Steelbi
Karianne Boyce‐Lockhart
Ferro DC
Eve Jobs
Venue D’fees Des Hazalles
Limbridge
Richard Spooner
Love
Arthos R
Quirado RC
Alison Robitaille
Cedane D
Ace
Zazou Hoffman
Samson II
Vice Versa D’Ossau
Charlie Jacobs
Cassinja S
Hannah Heidegger
Di Caprio RV
Katie Edwards
Cetello
Uma O’Neill
Sanvano
Clockwise of Greenhill Z
Karrie Rufer
Georgie D’Auvray EC
Mai Tai 2
Shawn Casady
Dakar VDL
Campitello 5
Durango VDL
Kasey Ament
Dexter R
Bryna Closson
Cair Paravel
Mandy Porter
Milano
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