Cremona, November 10—Today, the spotlight in Cremona, Italy, was on the first section of the second go round of the $397,890-Added Foals-R-Us 3-Year-Old IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Open Futurity.
The first section of the $270,563-Added L4 Open saw NRHA Million Dollar Rider Arnaud Girinon of France maintain his lead with a composite score of 444 following the first section of the second go-round riding GP Sunrise At Six (NRHA $6 Million Sire Inferno Sixty Six x Lil Sunrise Surprise), owned by Lior Raz. The flashy stallion was bred by Golden Paint Ranch.
“I would like to try not to make any stupid mistakes,” said the French professional based in Belgium prior to the second go-round. “I’m not saying I’m going to play it safe, but I’m not going to run him crazy.” The tactic worked!
$73,125-Added L3: Polish NRHA Professional Lukasz Czechowicz rode to the highest composite score—a 436—in the $73,125-Added L3 division with TR Loving Me Is Easy between the reins. The mare, by NRHA $18 Million Sire Gunnatrashya and out of Whizzen For Chex, was bred by Tamarack Ranch LLC and is owned by Cohen&Czechowicz. (photo above left)
$36,562-Added L2: Moreno Sacchi, with Witch Gotta Whiz (NRHA $16 Million Sire Spooks Gotta Whiz x Dun It In Jersey), a mare owned by Melissa Alberti and bred by Cecilia Frediani, is currently leading the L2 with a composite score of 433. (photo above right)
$17,550-Added L1: Give Me Shivers (AB Peppy Diamond x Stylish Guns),with Bruno Granzoto Da Silva in the saddle, leads the L1 with a 426.5 composite. The stallion is owned by Ylivie Jana Gassler and was bred by Jennifer Kronsteiner-Nixdorf. (photo above left)
Prime Time Open: NRHA Million Dollar Rider Rudi Kronsteiner closed on top of the Prime Time Open dvision with a 431 composite riding Good Dr (NRHA $6 Million Sire Shiners Voodoo Dr x Finest Copyshot), a mare owned by Schlager & Nestelberger Partnership and bred by Relex Reiners.
The second section of the second Open go round will take place on Wednesday. Based on the combined scores from the two go-rounds, the top 20 horse-and-rider combinations (plus ties) in each of the Level (L)4, L3, and L2 divisions, the top 15 in L1, and the top two in Prime Time Open will punch their tickets to the Finals on Saturday, November 14. (photo above right)
Tickets for Saturday night’s Level 4 Open Finals will be available for purchase at the box office at CremonaFiere this coming Friday and Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.
For Non Pro Futurity Consolation find the full results here
Today’s FISE fun day: The Italian Equestrian Sports (FISE) Year End Championships are set to start tomorrow with the NRHA Non Pro/Intermediate Non Pro/Limited Non Pro classes. The Italian Federation welcomed their athletes to their booth where a party was held for them offering gadgets and fun.
Not to miss: The ACME Prospects, Show Horses and Stallion Presentation, organized in collaboration with 5 Star Equine Sales, will showcase an impressive lineup of equine prospects. Discover more in the official catalog.
View the full event schedule here and explore the Official Show Program
Daily admission tickets are available for purchase at the on-site box office.
Photos by Bonaga Communication
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