Two-time Canadian Olympic team member Jill Henselwood won the FEI Hickstead World Cup Grand Prix at the Royal Winter Fair last night in Toronto. The crowd were on their feet for their Canadian Olympic medalist, who won the class which honors her fellow team mate for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Jill attended the 2008 Olympic Games with her fellow rider Eric Lamaze and his world-famous mount Hickstead. Fresh from the Jump Canada Sports Hall of Fame dinner, which took place on Sunday evening, which honored the notorious stallion, this seems only an all true fitting conclusion to last night’s well attended event.
George ventured to London this summer with Jill for the Olympic Games at Greenwich Park. The combination joined Eric Lamaze and Derly Chin de Muze, Tiffany Foster and Victor as well as Ian Millar and Star Power for her second Olympic performance. They finished 47th overall in the Individual finals along side Penelope Leprevost (FRA) and Reed Kessler (USA). The pair made their International debut last April in Lummen, Belgium and earned their first win last July at CSI3*-W in Bromont, QC. They were members of this year’s Nations Cup Team in Lummen, Belgium where they landed in 2nd place along with Olympic team mates Tiffany Foster, Ian Millar and Yann Candele.
Last night’s win is the second International win for the combination and their very first 5*star Grand Prix win.
In addition to the Olympic combinations present in the pack of 22 entries, Jessica Springsteen and her newly acquired Vindicat W landed in 8th place which marks the best result for the new combination so far. Jessica debuted her new Gelding, previously ridden by Peter Charles and Olympic gold medal winner this August, in St. Lo in October before bringing him back state side for the World Cup events in Washington and Lexington, Kentucky. It seems the pair are slowly moving their way up in the standings and at this rate, they’ll be winning in no time.
Ireland’s Richie Moloney and CN International Winner Olivier Philippaerts (BEL) were the most competitive foreigners. Richie, who bases himself in the United States had a very successful Nations Cup season in Europe this summer. He was member of both winning Nations Cup teams in Hickstead and Dublin aboard Ahorn Van De Zuuthoeve. 19 year old Belgian rider Olivier Philippaerts has truly had a season he will never forget. Olivier ventured to London this summer as Reserve rider for the Belgian Olympic team, just before joining all of us in Calgary to make the biggest win of his career; the $1 Million CN International Grand Prix. He became the youngest rider to win the title… ever!
Our very own Brianne Goutal, who is writing from Toronto this week, landed in 10th place , just ahead of 2002 World Champion Dermott Lennon of Ireland, riding her very own Onira, a horse she has had for 10 years!! They are a great combination and had some good results with a win in Washington and two 2nd place finishes at CSI5*-NC Barcelona and Gijion.
125. $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup Grand Prix
| award |
|
horse |
owner |
rider |
prize |
| 1 |
|
George |
Brian Gingras |
Jill Henselwood |
33,000.00 |
| 2 |
|
Romantovich Take One |
Windsor Show Stables, Inc & Candy Tribble |
Christine McCrea |
20,000.00 |
| 3 |
|
Slieveanorra |
Richie Moloney & Equinimity LLC |
Richie Moloney |
15,000.00 |
| 4 |
|
Vadetta VH Mettenhof |
Ludo Philippaerts |
Olivier Philippaerts |
10,000.00 |
| 5 |
|
Game Ready |
Susan Grange |
Yann Candele |
6,000.00 |
| 6 |
|
Lansdowne |
Susan & Ariel Grange |
Conor Swail |
4,500.00 |
| 7 |
|
Amor van de Rostal |
Chadburn Holdings, Inc. |
Mac Cone |
3,000.00 |
| 8 |
|
Vindicat W |
Stone Hill Farm |
Jessica Springsteen |
2,500.00 |
| 9 |
|
Loughview Lou Lou |
Judith Sossick |
Dermott Lennon |
2,000.00 |
| 10 |
|
Onira |
Remarkable Farms LLP |
Brianne Goutal |
2,000.00 |
| 11 |
|
Amaretto D’Arco |
Shane Sweetnam & Spy Coast Farm |
Shane Sweetnam |
1,000.00 |
| 12 |
|
Teirra |
Hi Hopes Farm LLC |
Laura Kraut |
1,000.00 |
| 13 |
|
Uceko |
RCG Farm |
Kent Farrington |
0.00 |
| 14 |
|
Vicki Vale |
Ecuries de la Chaudiere |
Isabelle Lapierre |
0.00 |
| 15 |
|
Mika |
Reed Kessler |
Reed Kessler |
0.00 |
| 16 |
|
Star Power |
Team Works |
Ian Millar |
0.00 |
| 17 |
|
Sancha LS |
Daniel, Ilan & Steven Bluman |
Daniel Bluman |
0.00 |
| 18 |
|
Cortez |
Ludo Philippaerts |
Nicola Philippaerts |
0.00 |
| 19 |
|
Utan |
Eastwood Group |
Angela Covert-Lawrence |
0.00 |
| 20 |
|
Campino |
Neil Badcock |
Neil Badcock |
0.00 |
| 21 |
|
Antares F |
Grant Road Partners LLC |
McLain Ward |
0.00 |
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