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David Beisel
On the course walk:
“It was fun walking the course tonight because I was walking with one of my students, Natalie Thornell, and it was her first big Saturday night grand prix. I wasn’t nervous at all because I was trying to help her not be nervous. I thought it was a nice course, certainly challenging enough – Oscar did a great job building the course tonight. I thought it suited both of my horses because it was a galloping course”
About his family and team of support:
“I love having my wife, my daughter and my son here. All three of them showed today! They’ve been going to horse shows since they were little things and started riding when they were babies. It is fun because they get even more excited than I do when I win. Sometimes we make bets – we have a miniature horse at home off a bet that I would win a grand prix and sure enough I won it and I had to buy a miniature horse. I am very blessed. I’m glad I decided to come back for this week. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Jump-off:
“Cantering in the ring for the jump-off I looked at the inside turn that David Bedoya did and I thought I was going to do it originally, but once I looked at it, my gut told me to just gallop around and jump the oxer. For a little guy, he has a big stride. I definitely galloped at the first jump and I tried to come at it with a bit of a curve in it, but he’s so smart he looked at the next jump and straightened right out. I had to slow down a bit there, so I think it made it nice and fast to the wall. He was really sharp to the combination. He didn’t slow down there or to the last jump.”
Scott Keach
On his two horses in the jump-off:
“I’m very happy with my horses. Fedor is an experienced horse and jumped really well. We’ve had him for four years and we got him from Belgium as an 8-year-old jumping 1.30m. I’ve produced him into a grand prix horse. I love his scope for really big jumps and he has such a good mind. Now he is a horse that is jumping clean a lot and he is a very reliable horse. The second one, Chicco W, is green, but really coming along. Today was the best he jumped, so for the future, I’m really excited about it.”
On his jump-off strategy:
“For Fedor, my strategy was to go pretty quick because he is experienced and I wanted to have a crack at it without going flat out. For Chicco, I just wanted to give him a good ride to build his confidence and hopefully go clean. At the wall I should have done one less stride – he’s green and I didn’t really trust him there.”
About the courses in Kentucky:
“The courses have been good all week. I love being here in the summer because the ring is great and the footing is good, which allows the horses to really jump. For me, I try to jump the best I can here.”
Oscar Soberón
On his course design in the Rolex Stadium:
“I wanted every jump to be a challenge and each jump is a different test. I really like to use different types of obstacles, not just verticals and oxers like most courses – I included a triple bar, a plank jump and a wall. This is my third time designing at the Kentucky Horse Park and I love it here. It’s one of the best facilities and management in the United States. The jumps and footing are great, plus the great jump crew. There is nothing more you can ask for as a course designer. It’s an honor to build here.”
RESULTS
$50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix
1. Ammeretto / David Beisel / Equine Holdings LLC / 84.716 / 39.23
2. Fedor / Scott Keach / Southern Cross Equestrian / 83.158 / 41.296
3. Akuna Mattata / Nicole Shahinian-Simpson / Silver Raven Farms / 81.913 / 41.582
4. Zerro Leone / Martien Van Der Hoeven / Augusta Pines Farm / 83.095 / 41.834
5. Quattro / Daniel Bedoya / Daniel Bedoya / 84.191 / 42.534
6. Chicco W / Scott Keach / Edith Rameika / 81.91 / 4 / 45.065
7. Warinde B / Lauren Hester / Hester Equestrian LLC / 81.563 / 5 / 52.776
8. Zara Leandra / Pablo Barrios / Pablo Barrios / 81.005 / 8 / 38.146
9. Wamira / Sydney Shulman / 83.281 / 8 / 41.308
10. Caiman De Sequoias / Sharn Wordley / 85.442 / 8 / 41.611
11. Queen Jane / T.J. O’Mara / 1 / 87.008
12. Cobolt / Lacey Gilbertson / 2 / 88.846
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