Opening day produces multiple Top Ten Performances from US Riders.
Prix Echo de la Presqu’ile
The first competition at LaBaule was the Prix Echo de la Presqu’ile which was a 1.45m Table A against the clock. Sixty Four horse and rider combinations came to the In Gate and 33 of them managed a clear round with another 5 riders incurring only a time penalty.
Many of the riders appeared to use this first competition as a training ride.
The first rider out of the gate was Frances Eugenie Angot who set the early lead with a clear ride in 59.50. Ireland’s Shane Breen riding Royal Concorde, the 5th rider on course took over the lkead with a time of 58.78.
Margie Engle, the first USA rider and the 11th rider to go was aboard Calippo 12. She grabbed the lead with a clear round in 55.44, shaving more than 3 seconds off of Breen’s time.
Engle’s time held up until Captain Shane Carey (IRE) riding Lismakin took the time to beat to 53.70. He was the 18th rider on the course. American Lauren Hough was 25th and went clear aboard Otaline, but was well off the pace at 58.44. The time kept her in the money in 12th place. Beezie Madden was riding DeSilvio in this opening round. She finished with a clean performance in a time of 56.30 which was good enbough for 7th place. McLain Ward and Sapphire were late in the round as the 55th combo on the course. McLain ran into some problems and chose to retire Sapphire.
As we approached the final group of riders, the focus became more on winning. Frances Michel Robert stood up to the task and guided Koro D’OR through the course with a clear ride in 52.09 to claim victory.
Results
1 KORO D’OR ROBERT Michel FRA 1100 0 52.09
2 LISMAKIN Capt CAREY Shane IRL 0 53.70 800
3 NARCOTIQUE DE MUZE II LAMAZE Eric CAN 0 55.11 500
4 CALIPPO 12 ENGLE Margie USA 0 55.44 450
5 KUNO II SCHURTENBERGER Niklaus SUI 0 55.69 400
6 KILT DE GREZ EPAILLARD Julien FRA 0 56.03 350
7 DESILVIO MADDEN Beezie USA 0 56.30 250
8 JAGUAR MAIL DELAVEAU Patrice FRA 0 56.70 150
9 KALIMBA CHAMPEIX DE BALANDA Gilles FRA 0 56.81 40
10 MULTIMED MAROKKO DELESTRE Simon FRA 0 56.97 40
Prix Ouest France
The second competition on Thursday was the Prix Ouest France. Forty Five riders came to the ingate in this Table C competition at 1.45m.
Three US riders were entered. Jeffery Wells was aboard Sampras, Megan Lamaze was riding Kiss Me Des Joncs and Margie Engle was on Hidden Creek’s Wapino. While Tim Gredley grabbed the early lead aboard N Ulisina 54 with a clear ride in 64.02. The real competition was again amongst the late riders.
Pius Schweizer (SUI) riding Coolman V was the 35th rider on the course. He was clean in a time of 60.21 which time would hold up against the rest of the field. Jeffrey Welles (USA) and Sampras were next up and gave it a good run finishing with a clear round in 61.09. That was good enough for second place overall. Megan and Eric Lamaze both had good rounds. Eric would finish third on Lorrain Z and Megan would finish 5th on Kiss Me Des Joncs. Margie Engle and Hidden Creek’s Wapino retired.
Results
1 COOLMAN V SCHWIZER Pius SUI 60.21 0 60.21 1100
2 SAMPRAS WELLES Jeffery USA 61.09 0 61.09 800
3 LORRAIN Z LAMAZE Eric CAN 61.20 0 61.20 500
4 MULLAGHDRIN GOLD RAIN BREEN Shane IRL 62.04 0 62.04 450
5 KISS ME DES JONCS JOHN-STONE LAMAZE M. USA 62.11 0 62.11 400
6 THATS LIFE HECART Michel FRA 62.16 0 62.16 350
7 IMAN DE KREISKER EPAILLARD Julien FRA 63.18 0 63.18 250
8 HYM D’ISIGNY*LASSERGUT NAVET Eric FRA 63.41 0 63.41 150
9 N ULISINA 54 GREDLEY Tim GBR 64.02 0 64.02 40
10 OSTA RUGS CORONATION VAN GEENBERGHE J. UKR 65.11 0 65.11 40
Prix du Ministere de l’Agriculture
The third and final competition of the day was the Prix du Ministere de l’Agriculture. This competition was a Table A in two phases at a height of 1.5m. Five riders from the US were entered in the class: Lauren Hough and Casadora would be the 15th rider to go. Beezie Madden was aboard Authentic and would be the 26th rider out of the gate. McLain Ward was scheduled on Goldika in 45th, Jeffery Welles was 54th aboard Armani and Megan Lamaze would be 57th riding Ollandaise. In all 62 riders were entered in the competition.
In the opening round, four of the US riders were clear. McLain Ward and Goldika lead the US charge with a time of 46.90. Beezie and Authentic clocked in at 48.65. Megan Lamaze and Ollandaise tripped the timer at 49.51 while Jeffery Welles and Armani recorded a time of 53.73. Lauren Hough had a solid round 4 fault round in a time of 50.58.
Ward returned for round 2 and again was clear with Goldika at a blistering pace of 25.97. Beezie and Authentic were again clear in Round 2 in 28.41. Jeffery Welles was again clear but encountered a time penalty which pushed him down in the pack. Megan Lamaze was unfortunate, had a rail and finished round 2 with 4 faults. Lauren Hough returned with Casadora to go clear but suffered a time fault.
Results
1 GOLDIKA 559 WARD Mclain USA 0 25.97
2 HICKSTEAD LAMAZE Eric CAN 0 26.51
3 CASPER O’CONNOR Cian IRL 0 26.98
4 LIMBO 138 BECKER Otto GER 0 27.10
5 INEDITE DE BALME DELESTRE Simon FRA 0 27.36
6 BALTIC CARRERA DE MIRANDA Alvaro BRA 0 27.50
7 FLIPPER D’ELLE*HN GOFFINET Laurent FRA 0 27.57
8 IDEAL DE LA LOGE BOST Roger Yves FRA 0 27.85
9 AUTHENTIC MADDEN Beezie USA 0 28.41
10 GABELOU DES ORES LAFOUGE Stéphane FRA 0 28.50
Order of Go
The order of go for tomorrows Samsung Super League Competition was determined by draw on Thursday afternoon by Jaehoon It, director of the athletic sponsoring Samsung Electronics Co. and Michael Stone, director of the sports of the FEI.
The draw resulted in the following order:
1. Great Britain
2. Netherlands
3. Swiss
4. United States
5. Germany
6. France
7. Ireland
8. Sweden
The Chef d’Equipe’s have until 8:00PM to choose and the four riders that will represent their country in the Samsung Super League of France
The Rider and Horse Selections have been made for Friday’s Samsung Super League
1. Great Britain
Nick Skelton / Russel
Tim Gredley / Omelli
Mark Amstrong / Thesaura
John Whitaker / Exploit du Roulard
2. The Netherlands
Leopold van Asten / VDL Groep Flèche Rouge
Jurgen Stenfert / BMC’S Octavia
Albert Zoer / Oki Doki
Gerco Schröder / Eurocommerce Berlin
3. Switzerland
Markus Fuchs / La Toya III
Grégoire Oberson / Cortaflex Gazelle Beauval
Niklaus Schurtenberger / Cantus
Puis Schwizer / Unique X CH
4. United States
Jeffery Welles / Armani
Lauren Hough / Casadora
Margie Engle / Hidden Creek’s Wapino
Mc Lain Ward / Sapphire
5. Germany
Ludger Beerbaum / L’Espoir 7
Marco Kutscher / Montender
Otto Becker / Dobel’s Cento
Marcus Ehning / Noltes Kûchengirl
6. France
Florian Angot / First de Launay*HN
Michel Robert / Galet d’Auzay
Christian Hermon / Ephebe for Ever*La Silla
Hervé Godignon / Obélix
7. Ireland
Shane Carey / Killossery
Edward Doyle / Effective
Conor Swail / Poncho
8. Sweden
Malin Baryard / Butterfly Flip
Svante Johansson / Nostradamus 972
Royne Zetterman / Isaac
Maria Gretzer / Spender S 1054
Change in Schedule for HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein
In order for her highness to attend the finals at Badminton, England, the Princess will only be visiting LaBaule on May 5.
This might be a dumb question but does Megan ride for the USA or Canada?
I was also surprised that most of the team horses went in that final class that McLain won but Margie did not. She did not show Perin although he was listed as one of her horses. (no telling how current that list was)
kchased - May 4th, 2006 at 2:09 pmMegan Lamaze is entered as an individual in the competition. She rides for the United States.
As of May 3, the official individual listing of Riders from LaBaule showed:
USA GOLDSTEIN - ENGLE Margie
HIDDEN CREEK’S WAPINO
HIDDEN CREEK’S PERIN
CALIPPO 12
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