NEWS FROM THE 2001 COSEQUIN WINTER EQUESTRIAN
FESTIVAL
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club
JEFFREY WELLES WINS HIS 1ST OF THE SEASON
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 11, 2001 - Jeffrey
Welles of Pound Ridge, NY rode the 9-year-old Holsteiner, Riviera, to victory
in the $75,000 Kilkenny Internationale Cup Sunday at the Palm Beach Polo
Equestrian Club. It was Welles' first grand prix victory of the season and he
earned $22,500.The 38-year-old Welles, who was the first rider to go, bested a
field of 45 entries by turning in the fastest double-clear rounds, including a
jump-off time of 42.422 seconds. Chris
Kappler of Pittstown, New Jersey was the only other rider to finish with
double-clear rounds, finishing second in 44.322 seconds, almost two seconds
behind Welles. The difficult first round saw 20 starters knock down at least
one of the planks at jump 6 and 14 more receive faults on at least one leg of
the triple jump finale.
"The course was extremely tough,"
said Welles, "perhaps a little too tough. The triple was tough (because)
there were big efforts before that so the horses were tired. He's (Arno Gego of
Germany) a wonderful course designer & I'm not complaining because my horse
did it." The spectators were treated to eight starters in the jump-off
despite only five going clear in the first round.
"After the thrill of going clean, I
realized there was a chance someone with faults in the first round could beat
me," Welles said. "That put a damper on things for a little
while."
The Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival, which
continues through March 11, will feature the $75,000 Ford Idle Dice Classic on
Sunday at 2 p.m.
FOR AGATE:
$75,000 Kilkenny-Redland Internationale Cup - February 11, 2001
Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival - Wellington, Florida
Place / Horse / Rider / Home / Score / Purse
1. Riviera / Jeffrey Welles/ Pound Ridge, NY / 0-0-42.42 / $22,500
2. Royal Kaliber / Chris Kappler / Pittstown, NJ / 0-0-44.32 / $16,500
3. Millcreek Raphael / Eric Lamaze / Ontario, Canada/ 3-0-42.39 / $9,750
4. Rosina / Eric Lamaze/ Ontario, Canada/ 4-0-43.78 / $6,000
5. Legato / Peter Leone/ Greenwich, CT/ 0-8-40.523 / $4,500
6. Lady Weingard / Markus Beerbaum / Germany / 0-8-42.61/ $3,750
7. Samoens / Kimberly Frey / Stoneville, NC/ 4-8-43.24 / $3,000
8. Modra/Barbara Bancroft/Pittsburgh, PA/0-12-47.08/$2,250
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