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San Patrignano CSI-A (ITA)
Equestrian sport against drugs and social
outcasting
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Mathy and Aster: another Belgian combination
wins in San Patrignano
In front of a large audience (about 3000 people
which had gathered in the afternoon in San Patrignano to attend day two of the
show) the young Belgian rider Francois Mathy Jr., who last year had dominated
the 4th edition of this show, gained on Aster - the McDonald Prix: an
accumulator class, extremely fast and technical. Mathy, who yesterday had
declared he felt in good form and capable to achieve good results, went before
the Swiss top rider Willi Melliger, currently 2nd in the world rankings, riding
the grey gelding Annaconda II. On the third place Robert Smith, fresh winner of
the days opening competition, riding his nine-year-old Senator Athos du
Vallot.
Fourth came the first rider wearing Italian
colours: the young Roberto Cristofoletti, on Lohengrin di Villa Emilia, one of
the latest promising outcomes of Italian breeding. The young Italian rider went
so far as leaving behind top riders such as the American champion Peter Wylde,
Emile Hendrix, technical advisor of the show, the home rider, the Spanish
Fernando Fourcade, riding on a horse bred in San Patrignano stud. Mathy
declared: My horse got used to the new course ground and jumped much
better than yesterday. I am very happy that Aster improved so much and I am
satisfied how he tackled a course suitable to his technical
qualities.
San Patrignano, July 21, 2001
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