Ireland won the KAR Sport Horses Nations Cup at the Andalucía October Tour, held Friday, October 30 at Dehesa Montenmedio. Don Antonio hosted the KAR Sport Horses Nations Cup, a 1.50m competition held over two rounds, counting towards the Longines Rankings and offering €50,000 in prize money. Fourteen countries took part, with ten teams qualifying for the second round.
Italy led after the first round with two penalties, followed by Ireland and the United States, both on four. The Irish team secured victory with a fault-free second-round score.
Francis Derwin with Flexi K and Jessica Burke with Billy Fern both jumped double clears. Tom Wachman with Do It Easy finished clear in the second round, while Dermott Lennon’s four penalties with Kinmar Right on Time were the discard score in that round. The team, led by Jessica Kürten, finished with four penalties.
The United States took second place with eight penalties, represented by Carlee McCutcheon and Aralyn Blue, Charlise Casas and Kanny-Fee, Adam Prudent and Karnak du Roset, and Emily Esau Williams and Cascarado. Italy completed the podium with ten penalties, ahead of Switzerland, fourth with 13, and Great Britain, fifth with 14.
As a mark of mourning for the victims of the tragic Oct. 28 high-speed rail accident near Urda, flags at Montenmedio remain at half-mast. The Spanish team competed wearing black ribbons, and a minute’s silence was observed after the parade of nations.
In the 1.30m CSI2* class, held in two phases at Baloubet du Rouet, Canada’s Georgia Knight came third with Indy in 29.01.
Full results at HERE.
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