Wellington, FL – Markus Fuchs of Switzerland made his first trip to Wellington, Florida, worthwhile by claiming the $100,000 Zada Masters Cup on Sunday, March 4, during the CSI-W Zada Enterprises LLC Wellington Masters at the Winter Equestrian Festival.

Having only arrived on American soil earlier in the week, Fuchs finished second in Thursday’s $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round VI before winning on Sunday.  His partner in both classes was La Toya III, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare that he has been riding for the past six years.

Sunday saw 53 challengers line up to take their chances over what was expected to be a difficult track set by Venezuela’s Leopoldo Palacios.  The Olympic course designer did not disappoint, with a double combination at fence 9 and a triple combination at fence 13 both causing their fair share of casualties in the World Cup Qualifier.

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