Bromont, PQ – The 33rd edition of the International Bromont closed its first week of competition with the $60,000 World Cup qualifier. Everything was set-up for a spectacular show with lots of questions: could Mario Deslauriers rouse the crowd by winning a second year in a row? Would American Alison Firestone Robitaille get a second victory following her victory one week earlier in Blainville? Would Ian Millar usurpe them all and prevail on the podium?
Internationa course designer Leopoldo Palacios of Venezuela built an arduous 14 fence course with 17 jumping efforts. Featuring lots of turns, intricate striding and a triple combination at the end, the course forced the participants to ride with clockwork precision.
Thirty-one horse/rider combinations took on the challenge including the cream of the crop from Canada, the USA, Columbia, and France accepted invitations including: Jay Hayes, Ian Millar, Erynn Ballard, Leslie Howard, Norman Dello Joio, Roberto Teran and Yann Candele just to name a few. Quebeckers Angela Covert-Lawrence and of course Mario Deslauriers got all the support from the crowd `
When the first three participants accumulated time faults, the judges increased the time allowed though it was still too tight for most riders to master. The audience had to wait until the 21st combination see a fault free performance executed by Jennifer Serek, on her own mount Bottom Line who had won Friday’s Open Welcome. Todd Minikus and Pavarotti were the only other combination to have a clear round to confirm a jump-off. Fresh from their victory in the previous day’s Kubota Cup, the pair were in fine form.
Serek accumulated eight jumping faults in the jump-off in a time of 44.13 which left the door open for Minikus who left all the jumps up in a time of 55.45.
Results
1) Todd Minikus / Pavarotti
2) Jennifer Serk / Bottom Line
3) Jenna Thompson / Zeke
4) Keean White / Celina Z
5) Amy Millar / Costa Rica Z
6) Jonathon Millar / Romanov
7) Jennifer Gray / Roxette Delores
8) Angela Covert Lawrence / Unica Van De Roshoeve
9) Leslie Howard / Lenox Lewis 2
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