NEWS FROM THE 2001 COSEQUIN WINTER EQUESTRIAN
FESTIVAL
Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club
Wellington Cup Captured by South Carolina Rider
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA -- February 4, 2001 - Aaron
Vale of Rembert, South Carolina proved he was a quick study, winning the
$50,000 Bayer/USET Wellington Cup Sunday in only his second week competing at
the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival. The 32-year-old Vale, riding Elan
Coriana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gray mare, turned in double-clear rounds with
a jump-off time of 36.865 seconds to earn $15,000. Gabriella Salick of Thousand
Oaks, California, aboard 16-year-old Dutch-bred gray mare Sandstone Dorina,
finished second by eight-tenths of a second and earned $11,000. Only five
riders out of 47 advanced to the jump-off.
This was Vale's first visit to the Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival since
1986. "We only planned to be here for the first two weeks and then go back
to Ocala," said Vale. "We wanted to use this to learn where
everything is, sort of a two-week spy mission. We got the job done in the
ring."Vale said he plans to rejoin the circuit in Tampa and hopefully
compete in the American Invitational and then return to Wellington for the AGA
Championships.
The grand prix will be shown on ESPN2 on February 17 at 6 p.m. FOR AGATE:
$50,000 Bayer/USET Wellington Cup - February 4, 2001
Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival - Wellington, Florida
Course Designer: Guilherme Nogueira-Jorge, Brazil
Place / Horse / Rider / Home / Score / Purse
1. Elan Coriana / Aaron Vale / Rembert, SC / 0-0-36.865 / $15,000
2. Sandstone Dorina / Gabriella Salick / Thousand Oaks, CA / 0-0-37.66 /
$11,000
3. Crazy U / McLain Ward / Brewster, NY / 0-4-34.805 / $6,500
4. Rosina / Eric Lamaze / Ontario, Canada / 0-4-37.512 / $4,000
5. Casino / Mark Leone / Franklin Lakes, NJ / 0-ret. / $3,000
6.Concept / Helen McNaught / 4 / $2,500
7. S'Blieft / Leslie Howard / Westport, CT / 4 / $2,000
8. Lady Weingard / Markus Beerbaum / Germany / 4 / $1,500
9. Millcreek Raphael / Eric Lamaze / Canada / 4 / $1,500
10. Anthem / Laura Kraut / Oconomowac, WI / 4 / $1,000
11. Benetton / McLain Ward / Brewster, NY / 4 / $1,000
12. Aguila / Jimmy Torano / Ft. Lauderdale, FL / 4 / $1,000
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