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MEREDITH AND CHECKMATE STEAL THE LIMELIGHT AT LYON
ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2010/2011 - ROUND 3
Lyon (FRA), 31 October 2010
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MEREDITH AND CHECKMATE STEAL THE LIMELIGHT AT LYON by Louise Parkes
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum recorded Germany's third consecutive victory of the 2010/2011
Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping season when topping the line-up at Lyon in France
this afternoon following a great performance from Checkmate. And it was a very
special victory for the multiple-champion who most recently helped the German
team to gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky,
USA.
"My last World Cup ride was in Las Vegas in 2009 - I have been out of the indoor sport for almost two years now so this was a big day for me today,
and a great day for me too!" pointed out the 40 year old rider. And her win
wasn't easily achieved. She had the best of the draw when last to go in the
nine-horse jump-off, but she had to chase the super-tight target time set by The
Netherlands' Gerco Schroder in a competition that was filled with surprises.
Not the least of these was the third-place finish for Colombia's Rene Lopez who
nearly brought the house down with the excitement he created during his race
against the clock with his brave mare Noblesse Des Tess.
THE TRACK
Before the class began, course designer Frank Rothenberger talked about his track - "the oxers are wide, riders will need a scopey horse
and plenty of control and I don't expect too many clear rounds - between eight
and ten I think" he said. And he was pretty accurate as only nine of the 29
starters found the key.
With four fences at the maximum 1.60m and horses asked to shorten and lengthen throughout the course it was always going
to be challenging and the questions began at the very first, a big oxer which
was followed by the tall FEI vertical. Fence three was an oxer with water tray
- "there are seven short strides to this one and it is difficult because the
poles are white and there is no filler - it is the widest oxer at 1.80m"
Rothenberger explained. There were five long strides from the oxer at four to
the light-coloured double at five which had a very short one-stride distance
inside, and horses were then asked to extend once again with three long strides
to the vertical at six. The four long strides from the vertical at seven to the
triple combination at eight - two big oxers followed by a vertical - proved the
undoing of many. The majority of faults were accumulated at the combination
which fell 12 times - the middle element hitting the floor on nine occasions.
And there were plenty of further questions before the end of the track,
including whether riders could control their horses on a very short four-stride
distance from fence 10 to the skinny planks at 11, the final two oxers also
taking their toll.
DIFFICULT TO GET
With nine French riders amongst the 39 starters it seemed the jump-off should be top-heavy with
home runners but clear rounds proved difficult to get and three of the French
were amongst the four retirements, while the only elimination was incurred by
Finland's Mikael Forsten whose mare, Evli Nandele, dislodged him when slamming
on the brakes in the middle of the double.
A total of 11 horses had jumped before Belgium's Jos Lansink recorded the first clear with the clean and
careful grey stallion Calistro and then of course the fault-free rounds began to
accumulate quickly. Lopez immediately followed suit and seven others joined
these two in the timed round, but there was only one Frenchman amongst them -
Kevin Staut who continues to wear the coveted green-and-gold Rolex armband that
marks the No. 1 rider on the Rolex World
Rankings.
CLEVER
The clever eight-obstacle jump-off track claimed its first victim when pathfinder Lansink's horse hit the white
oxer, now located just three fences from home, but Lopez then set the arena
alight and put it up to the rest of them when next into the ring. His first
tour of the course had been exciting enough, but this time he truly threw
caution to the wind as he galloped flat out all the way with Nobless des Tess.
And the nine year old mare never flinched despite near-impossible questions,
scorching home to set the target at 42.52 seconds.
Saturday's surprise winner of the Masters, Spain's Sergio Alvarez Moya, then set off with the
fabulous Heartbreaker stallion Action-Breaker who had given an exhibition ride
in the previous round, but two fences on the floor ensured they would finish
down the order. Denmark's Karina Rie Truelsen was another surprise inclusion in
the jump-off line-out, but she showed she well-deserved her place when producing
another spectacular clear from her bay stallion Lord If de Chalusse to slot
temporarily into second place and when Ireland's Denis Lynch (Abbervail Van Het
Dingeshoeve) left two on the floor he presented no danger to the
leaders.
SUPERBLY-JUDGED
Gerco Schroder certainly did however when producing a magical round from Eurocommerce New Orleans that
included a superbly-judged tight turn to the FEI vertical, and with 41.88
seconds showing on the clock the Dutchman went out in front. That same vertical
however drew a groan of disappointment from the crowd however when Kevin Staut's
gelding, Le Prestige St Lois de Hus, left it on the floor, and when it also
penalised Sweden's Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and Casall la Silla then only
Michaels-Beerbaum stood between Schroder and those coveted maximum Rolex FEI
World Cup™ Jumping points.
Cool as a breeze, and completely focused, the American-born rider and her high-stepping 15 year old gelding took all the
risks, clinching their victory with the bravest gallop down the long run between
the final two fences to break the beam just fractionally faster in 41.74
seconds.
Schroder was philosophical about having to settle for runner-up spot. "I'm happy with my second place" he said, "I knew Meredith was coming
after me and you can never be sure about anything until she is done!" he pointed
out. His profile has not been so high of late, but he explained that much of
this last year has been spent bringing on good seven and eight year old horses.
"My brother (Wim) and I have a good system for finding younger horses and
bringing them along" he added. But he has also had some great results with
Eurocommerce New Orleans - "he was double clear at the 3-Star in Moorsele, sixth
in Dortmund and fourth in the Grand Prix at Calgary so he has been going really
well" he pointed out.
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
For Michaels-Beerbaum, life has changed dramatically since the birth of her
daughter, Brianne, last February. "She is the priority now and then my riding
comes next" she explained. She said she had been disappointed with her
performance in the individual competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games™ and joked that today's double of oxers in the triple combination were
placed there by Frank Rothenberger "to give me some more practice. I was
relieved when I jumped them clear in the first round and after that I felt that
this could just be my day!" she added.
She talked about the challenges of parenting and how Brianne has travelled with her to every show since she was
born. However this weekend her daughter stayed at home with her husband,
Marcus. "She was a bit jet-lagged after Kentucky so I didn't bring her here"
Meredith explained. As a result she missed her mother's first big indoor win for
quite some time. But on today's form the triple Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping
champion has plenty more to look forward to, and she now goes to Verona in Italy
next weekend where her great old jumping partner, Shutterfly, will jump in a few
small classes as he, too, gets back into world-class shape.
For further information on today's fixture go to website www.equitalyon.com or contact Press Officer Pascal
Renauldon, Email P.renauldon@rbpresse.com, Tel: + 33 60 875 9407.
The next leg of the series takes place at Verona, Italy next
Sunday, 7 November , and for details on the Italian fixture you can check out
website www.equitalyon.com or contact Press Officer Caterina Vagnozzi, Email
c.vagnozzi@gmail.com, Tel. +39 335 6107070.
Result: 1, Checkmate (M Michaels-Beerbaum) GER 0/0 41.74; 2, Eurocommerce New Orleans
(Gerco Schroder) NED 41.88; 3, Noblesse Des Tess (Rene Lopez) COL 0/0 42.52; 4,
Lord If de Chaluse (Karina Rie Truelsen) DEN 0/0 43.87; 5, Casalla La Silla
(Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) SWE 0/4 42.38; 6, Le Prestige St Lois de Hus (Kevin
Staut) FRA 0/4 45.18; 7, Calistro (Jos Lansink) BEL 0/4 46.71; 8, Abbervail Van
Het Dingeshof (Denis Lynch) IRL 0/8 41.71; 9, Action-Breaker (Sergio Alvarez
Moya) ESP 0/8 44.64; 10, Lennox (Luciana Diniz) POR 1/74.01. Full Results at http://www.equitalyon.com
Facts and Figures:
Today's winner, Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, took team gold at the recent Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA and
is a three-time Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping champion.
Today's competition was the third qualifier in the Western European League of the 2010/2011 Rolex
FEI World Cup™ Jumping series
39 horse-and-rider combinations competed.
9 French riders competed, but only one, Kevin Staut, qualified for the
second-round jump-off.
The bogey fence was the triple combination at fence 8 in the first round - this fence was lowered by 12 horses and the second element
hit the floor on nine occasions.
The oldest horse in the competition was the 16 year old gelding Gabelou des Ores ridden by Stefane Lafouge from
France.
The youngest horses were all nine year olds - there were seven in total.
A total of 14 stallions, 19 geldings and 7 mares took part in today's qualifier.
1 rider was eliminated for a fall, Finland's Mikael Forsten whose mare, Evli Nandele, unshipped him with a stop at the second element of the
double at fence five in the first round of the competition.
4 riders retired in the first round.
Quotes:
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, talking about her top horse Shutterfly "he is looking very
well, I will jump him next week in Verona in a few small classes and if
everything goes well I want to jump him in a World Cup before the end of the
year".
Kevin Staut, talking about the tendency for his horse Le Prestige St Lois de Hus to buck during his rounds of jumping "when he doesn't buck he is
less competitive - he seems to need the excitement to be motivated to
jump".
Rene Lopez, talking about finishing third today "I am less surprised than most people - I had a good win two weeks ago and I have a lot of confidence
in my mare".
Sylvie Robert, Lyon Show Director "we are pleased to hold this World Cup event and that our show is recognised as one of the best shows on the
circuit. Ticket sales for the show have been fantastic, and I'd like to thank
Rolex for their support".
Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2010/2011 Western European League - Standings After Round 3 at Lyon
(FRA):
1. Christian Ahlmann GER - 40
2. Kevin Staut FRA - 32
3. Leon Thijssen NED - 27
4. Philipp Weishaupt GER - 24
5. Malin Baryard-Johnsson SWE - 23
6. Lars Nieberg GER - 22
7. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum GER - 20
Rodrigo Pessoa BRA - 20
9. Julien Epaillard FRA - 18
10. Gerco Schroder NED - 17
Ludger Beerbaum GER - 17
12. Ludo Philippaerts BEL - 15
Rene Lopez COL - 15
14. Karina Rie Truelsen DEN - 13
Marco Kutscher GER - 13
Nina Fagerstrom FIN - 13
17. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson SWE - 12
18. Wout-Jan Van der Schans NED 11
19. Jessica Kuerten IRL - 10
Jos Lansink BEL - 10
ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2010/2011
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE: 1, Oslo (Norway) 14-17 October;
2, Helsinki (Finland) 21-24 October; 3, Lyon (FRA) 27 Oct-1 November; 4, Verona
(Italy) 4-7 November; 5, Stuttgart (Germany) 17-21 November; 6, Geneva
(Switzerland) 9-12 December; 7, London-Olympia (Great Britain) 14-20 December;
8, Mechelen (Belgium) 26-30 December; 9, Zurich (SUI) 28-30 January; 10,
Bordeaux (France) 4-6 February; 11, Vigo (Spain) 10-13 February; 12, Gothenburg
(Sweden) 24-27 February; 13, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) 24-27 March;
FINAL - Leipzig (Germany) 27 April-1 May.
Broadcast Schedule can be downloaded from www.feiworldcup.org
Lyon (FRA), 31 October 2010
FEI TV - Re-live the excitement of today's competition and enjoy
highlights, interviews and archive footage at www.feitv.org
MEREDITH AND CHECKMATE STEAL THE LIMELIGHT AT LYON by Louise Parkes
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum recorded Germany's third consecutive victory of the 2010/2011
Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping season when topping the line-up at Lyon in France
this afternoon following a great performance from Checkmate. And it was a very
special victory for the multiple-champion who most recently helped the German
team to gold at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky,
USA.
"My last World Cup ride was in Las Vegas in 2009 - I have been out of the indoor sport for almost two years now so this was a big day for me today,
and a great day for me too!" pointed out the 40 year old rider. And her win
wasn't easily achieved. She had the best of the draw when last to go in the
nine-horse jump-off, but she had to chase the super-tight target time set by The
Netherlands' Gerco Schroder in a competition that was filled with surprises.
Not the least of these was the third-place finish for Colombia's Rene Lopez who
nearly brought the house down with the excitement he created during his race
against the clock with his brave mare Noblesse Des Tess.
THE TRACK
Before the class began, course designer Frank Rothenberger talked about his track - "the oxers are wide, riders will need a scopey horse
and plenty of control and I don't expect too many clear rounds - between eight
and ten I think" he said. And he was pretty accurate as only nine of the 29
starters found the key.
With four fences at the maximum 1.60m and horses asked to shorten and lengthen throughout the course it was always going
to be challenging and the questions began at the very first, a big oxer which
was followed by the tall FEI vertical. Fence three was an oxer with water tray
- "there are seven short strides to this one and it is difficult because the
poles are white and there is no filler - it is the widest oxer at 1.80m"
Rothenberger explained. There were five long strides from the oxer at four to
the light-coloured double at five which had a very short one-stride distance
inside, and horses were then asked to extend once again with three long strides
to the vertical at six. The four long strides from the vertical at seven to the
triple combination at eight - two big oxers followed by a vertical - proved the
undoing of many. The majority of faults were accumulated at the combination
which fell 12 times - the middle element hitting the floor on nine occasions.
And there were plenty of further questions before the end of the track,
including whether riders could control their horses on a very short four-stride
distance from fence 10 to the skinny planks at 11, the final two oxers also
taking their toll.
DIFFICULT TO GET
With nine French riders amongst the 39 starters it seemed the jump-off should be top-heavy with
home runners but clear rounds proved difficult to get and three of the French
were amongst the four retirements, while the only elimination was incurred by
Finland's Mikael Forsten whose mare, Evli Nandele, dislodged him when slamming
on the brakes in the middle of the double.
A total of 11 horses had jumped before Belgium's Jos Lansink recorded the first clear with the clean and
careful grey stallion Calistro and then of course the fault-free rounds began to
accumulate quickly. Lopez immediately followed suit and seven others joined
these two in the timed round, but there was only one Frenchman amongst them -
Kevin Staut who continues to wear the coveted green-and-gold Rolex armband that
marks the No. 1 rider on the Rolex World
Rankings.
CLEVER
The clever eight-obstacle jump-off track claimed its first victim when pathfinder Lansink's horse hit the white
oxer, now located just three fences from home, but Lopez then set the arena
alight and put it up to the rest of them when next into the ring. His first
tour of the course had been exciting enough, but this time he truly threw
caution to the wind as he galloped flat out all the way with Nobless des Tess.
And the nine year old mare never flinched despite near-impossible questions,
scorching home to set the target at 42.52 seconds.
Saturday's surprise winner of the Masters, Spain's Sergio Alvarez Moya, then set off with the
fabulous Heartbreaker stallion Action-Breaker who had given an exhibition ride
in the previous round, but two fences on the floor ensured they would finish
down the order. Denmark's Karina Rie Truelsen was another surprise inclusion in
the jump-off line-out, but she showed she well-deserved her place when producing
another spectacular clear from her bay stallion Lord If de Chalusse to slot
temporarily into second place and when Ireland's Denis Lynch (Abbervail Van Het
Dingeshoeve) left two on the floor he presented no danger to the
leaders.
SUPERBLY-JUDGED
Gerco Schroder certainly did however when producing a magical round from Eurocommerce New Orleans that
included a superbly-judged tight turn to the FEI vertical, and with 41.88
seconds showing on the clock the Dutchman went out in front. That same vertical
however drew a groan of disappointment from the crowd however when Kevin Staut's
gelding, Le Prestige St Lois de Hus, left it on the floor, and when it also
penalised Sweden's Rolf-Goran Bengtsson and Casall la Silla then only
Michaels-Beerbaum stood between Schroder and those coveted maximum Rolex FEI
World Cup™ Jumping points.
Cool as a breeze, and completely focused, the American-born rider and her high-stepping 15 year old gelding took all the
risks, clinching their victory with the bravest gallop down the long run between
the final two fences to break the beam just fractionally faster in 41.74
seconds.
Schroder was philosophical about having to settle for runner-up spot. "I'm happy with my second place" he said, "I knew Meredith was coming
after me and you can never be sure about anything until she is done!" he pointed
out. His profile has not been so high of late, but he explained that much of
this last year has been spent bringing on good seven and eight year old horses.
"My brother (Wim) and I have a good system for finding younger horses and
bringing them along" he added. But he has also had some great results with
Eurocommerce New Orleans - "he was double clear at the 3-Star in Moorsele, sixth
in Dortmund and fourth in the Grand Prix at Calgary so he has been going really
well" he pointed out.
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
For Michaels-Beerbaum, life has changed dramatically since the birth of her
daughter, Brianne, last February. "She is the priority now and then my riding
comes next" she explained. She said she had been disappointed with her
performance in the individual competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games™ and joked that today's double of oxers in the triple combination were
placed there by Frank Rothenberger "to give me some more practice. I was
relieved when I jumped them clear in the first round and after that I felt that
this could just be my day!" she added.
She talked about the challenges of parenting and how Brianne has travelled with her to every show since she was
born. However this weekend her daughter stayed at home with her husband,
Marcus. "She was a bit jet-lagged after Kentucky so I didn't bring her here"
Meredith explained. As a result she missed her mother's first big indoor win for
quite some time. But on today's form the triple Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping
champion has plenty more to look forward to, and she now goes to Verona in Italy
next weekend where her great old jumping partner, Shutterfly, will jump in a few
small classes as he, too, gets back into world-class shape.
For further information on today's fixture go to website www.equitalyon.com or contact Press Officer Pascal
Renauldon, Email P.renauldon@rbpresse.com, Tel: + 33 60 875 9407.
The next leg of the series takes place at Verona, Italy next
Sunday, 7 November , and for details on the Italian fixture you can check out
website www.equitalyon.com or contact Press Officer Caterina Vagnozzi, Email
c.vagnozzi@gmail.com, Tel. +39 335 6107070.
Result: 1, Checkmate (M Michaels-Beerbaum) GER 0/0 41.74; 2, Eurocommerce New Orleans
(Gerco Schroder) NED 41.88; 3, Noblesse Des Tess (Rene Lopez) COL 0/0 42.52; 4,
Lord If de Chaluse (Karina Rie Truelsen) DEN 0/0 43.87; 5, Casalla La Silla
(Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) SWE 0/4 42.38; 6, Le Prestige St Lois de Hus (Kevin
Staut) FRA 0/4 45.18; 7, Calistro (Jos Lansink) BEL 0/4 46.71; 8, Abbervail Van
Het Dingeshof (Denis Lynch) IRL 0/8 41.71; 9, Action-Breaker (Sergio Alvarez
Moya) ESP 0/8 44.64; 10, Lennox (Luciana Diniz) POR 1/74.01. Full Results at http://www.equitalyon.com
Facts and Figures:
Today's winner, Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, took team gold at the recent Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky, USA and
is a three-time Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping champion.
Today's competition was the third qualifier in the Western European League of the 2010/2011 Rolex
FEI World Cup™ Jumping series
39 horse-and-rider combinations competed.
9 French riders competed, but only one, Kevin Staut, qualified for the
second-round jump-off.
The bogey fence was the triple combination at fence 8 in the first round - this fence was lowered by 12 horses and the second element
hit the floor on nine occasions.
The oldest horse in the competition was the 16 year old gelding Gabelou des Ores ridden by Stefane Lafouge from
France.
The youngest horses were all nine year olds - there were seven in total.
A total of 14 stallions, 19 geldings and 7 mares took part in today's qualifier.
1 rider was eliminated for a fall, Finland's Mikael Forsten whose mare, Evli Nandele, unshipped him with a stop at the second element of the
double at fence five in the first round of the competition.
4 riders retired in the first round.
Quotes:
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, talking about her top horse Shutterfly "he is looking very
well, I will jump him next week in Verona in a few small classes and if
everything goes well I want to jump him in a World Cup before the end of the
year".
Kevin Staut, talking about the tendency for his horse Le Prestige St Lois de Hus to buck during his rounds of jumping "when he doesn't buck he is
less competitive - he seems to need the excitement to be motivated to
jump".
Rene Lopez, talking about finishing third today "I am less surprised than most people - I had a good win two weeks ago and I have a lot of confidence
in my mare".
Sylvie Robert, Lyon Show Director "we are pleased to hold this World Cup event and that our show is recognised as one of the best shows on the
circuit. Ticket sales for the show have been fantastic, and I'd like to thank
Rolex for their support".
Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2010/2011 Western European League - Standings After Round 3 at Lyon
(FRA):
1. Christian Ahlmann GER - 40
2. Kevin Staut FRA - 32
3. Leon Thijssen NED - 27
4. Philipp Weishaupt GER - 24
5. Malin Baryard-Johnsson SWE - 23
6. Lars Nieberg GER - 22
7. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum GER - 20
Rodrigo Pessoa BRA - 20
9. Julien Epaillard FRA - 18
10. Gerco Schroder NED - 17
Ludger Beerbaum GER - 17
12. Ludo Philippaerts BEL - 15
Rene Lopez COL - 15
14. Karina Rie Truelsen DEN - 13
Marco Kutscher GER - 13
Nina Fagerstrom FIN - 13
17. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson SWE - 12
18. Wout-Jan Van der Schans NED 11
19. Jessica Kuerten IRL - 10
Jos Lansink BEL - 10
ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2010/2011
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE: 1, Oslo (Norway) 14-17 October;
2, Helsinki (Finland) 21-24 October; 3, Lyon (FRA) 27 Oct-1 November; 4, Verona
(Italy) 4-7 November; 5, Stuttgart (Germany) 17-21 November; 6, Geneva
(Switzerland) 9-12 December; 7, London-Olympia (Great Britain) 14-20 December;
8, Mechelen (Belgium) 26-30 December; 9, Zurich (SUI) 28-30 January; 10,
Bordeaux (France) 4-6 February; 11, Vigo (Spain) 10-13 February; 12, Gothenburg
(Sweden) 24-27 February; 13, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) 24-27 March;
FINAL - Leipzig (Germany) 27 April-1 May.
Broadcast Schedule can be downloaded from www.feiworldcup.org
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