GAL DRAWN SIXTH TO GO
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Defending champion Edward Gal (NED) will be sixth to go in the Grand Prix as the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Final gets underway in Leipzig, Germany tomorrow. The draw took place this evening, and the order of go will be as follows:
- Kompliment (Sergey Pusko) UKR
- Weinzauber (Robert Acs) HUN
- Rafalca (Jan Ebeling) USA
- Skovlunds Mas Guapo (Mikaela Lindh) FIN
- Ekwador (Katarzyna Milczarek) POL
- Sisther de Jeu (Edward Gal) NED
- Come on 111 (Shawna Harding) USA
- Leo Af Magnushof (Nina Hoffmann) SWE
- Apollo van het Vijverhof (Jeroen Devroe) BEL
- Damon Hill NRW (Helen Langehanenberg) GER
- Hiscox Artemis (Richard Davison) GBR
- Watermill Scandic HBC (Patrik Kittel) SWE
- Wiyamaro (Catherine Haddad-Staller) USA
- Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) NED
- Satchmo (Isabell Werth) GER
- Exquis Nadine (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED
- Herzruf's Erbe (Ulla Salzgeber) GER
- Digby (Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) DEN.
The competition begins at 18.00 local time, and Gal competes in the first tranche of riders with the 12-year-old mare Sisther de Jeu. However the winner of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2010/2011 title is expected to emerge from the second group which includes his team-mate Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival, the combination who dominated the Western European League qualifying rounds, and German stars Isabell Werth and Ulla Salzgeber who are both double-winners of this prestigious series.
For the first time in the history of equestrian sport, the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping, Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage, FEI World Cup™ Driving and the inaugural FEI World Cup™ Vaulting will take place under one roof in Leipzig this week, bringing together four world-class disciplines for a fabulous festival of sport.
Written by Louise Parkes ·
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Dressage
