Yann
Candele and Mill Creek Marco Taere on their way to victory
in the 1.40 meter speed competition at the 2004 World Cup
Final in Milan, Italy.
Photo credit Cealy Tetley
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Yann
Candele and Mill Creek Marco Taere Enjoy a Win at World Cup
Final
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Cambridge, Ontario Canadian-based show jumping athlete Yann
Candele of France enjoyed victory in the opening competition of
the 2004 World Cup Final held April 22-25 in Milan, Italy.
On
April 22, the opening day of the event, Candele and Mill Creek Marco
Taere won the 1.40 meter speed competition by one one-hundredth
of a second over Sencer Can of Turkey. The class is open to World
Cup Finalist competitors only and gives the riders an opportunity
to compete with their second horses. Candele, 33, who rides for
France and is based in Schomberg, ON, was riding Mill Creek Marco
Taere for owner Mill Creek Stables of Cambridge, ON.
Jumping
eighth in the order from a starting field of 38 competitors, Candele
posted a time of 62.05 seconds to overtake the lead from Can, who
was only the second rider on course and stopped the timers at 62.06
seconds. Although 30 other horse-rider combinations followed Candele,
none were able to catch his time. The next closest, Marco Kutscher
of Germany placed third in a time of 67.19 seconds, more than five
seconds slower than Candele. American challenger Laura Kraut was
fourth riding Allegiance in 69.14 seconds.
In
my opinion, Yann is one of the best riders in the world today and
it is great for him to have an opportunity to prove himself on the
world stage, said Phil Henning of Mill Creek Stables. Marco
Taere was the leading horse by money won in Canada last year and
it is wonderful to have a horse that can win against such an outstanding
international field of horses and riders.
Mill
Creek Stables imported Mill Creek Marco Taere in 1999 and Candele
began riding the ten-year-old chestnut Belgian Warmblood gelding
by Darco three years later. Candele is riding another Mill Creek
Stables horse, the nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, Mill Creek
Sweet Dream, in the World Cup Final competition.
A
native of Normandy, France, Candele enjoyed a successful season
on the Canadian World Cup League circuit, winning three of the four
World Cup Qualifying events he contested, to earn an invitation
from the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to the 2004 World
Cup Final. This marks Candeles first appearance at the annual
indoor event although he also qualified for the 1992 World Cup Final
in Del Mar, California, but was unable to compete due to restrictive
quarantine requirements. Candele first represented France in Nations
Cup competition at the 2001 Spruce Meadows Masters tournament in
Calgary, AB, riding Mill Creek Chardo.
With
numerous horses now competing at the grand prix level, Mill Creek
Stables continues to develop a large string of up-and-coming young
prospects. Located in Cambridge, ON, Mill Creek Stables is one of
Canadas largest sport horse breeding and sales barns, offering
prospects in a variety of disciplines to suit all budgets. For more
information, please visit www.millcreekstables.com, call tel: 519
740-1121 or e-mail: phenning@millcreekstables.com.
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