Roberto Teran Wins $36,000 Classic CSI 3* at Tryon

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. roberto teran wins $36,000 classic csi 3* at tryon by: tryon international equestrian center news |. it was roberto teran tafur (col) aboard dena sienne to win the $36,000 classic csi 3* on friday during tryon summer 6 at tryon international equestrian center (tiec), with a fault-free effort in a time of 36.966 seconds. santiago lambre (mex) and doloris, a 2008 dutch warmblood mare (harley vdl x colorado d) owned by aurora rangel de alba, earned second place with their 37.906 second jump-off round, while todd minikus (usa) and calvalou, a 2007 oldenburg gelding (calvaro f.c. x baloubet du rouet) owned by todd minikus, ltd., claimed third-place honors with a finish of 38.12 seconds. a total of 22 riders contested the first-round course designed by ken krome (usa), with six pairs returning for the jump-off. “the course was really good,” tafur explained. “it was a little technical. the course designer is very fair and very technical. all the horses jumped great, and i think the best horse won! “i [was up against] todd minikus, santiago lambre, samuel parot, and juan ortiz; every single one of them is a fast rider. i wanted to do my fastest course while trying to leave the jumps up, and everything just worked out for me,” tafur shared of his strategy heading into the jump-off. advertisement scroll to continue with content although tafur and the 2008 dutch warmblood mare (van gogh x animo) owned by walkman horses bv were competing in the 1.50m divisions in wellington this past winter, tafur’s winter injury resulting in a broken knee put him and his mount out of the show ring for almost ten weeks. “this is her [dena sienne’s] second show back and finally she’s getting back into the groove [of things]. sometimes, for horses that’s a little hard,” he continued. “she’s not ready for the grand prix this week. i have another one that’s going in it, but this one has had three days in a row [of showing] and i think that’s enough until the next show.”. tafur concluded:“it’s a privilege for us to be here [at tryon]. i have one horse in the grand prix and hopefully we will have a top three ribbon. this week is our last week here until we come back for the fall shows. i have been here many times. after this week, we will be back home in pennsylvania for a week and then take the horses to traverse city.”. for full results from the $36,000 sunday classic csi 3*, click here.