Martin and Luke 140 Lead CCI4*-S After Dressage at The Fork at Tryon International
Mill Spring, N.C.—Sept. 13—Boyd Martin and Luke 140, the 14-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Landos X Omega VI) owned by the Luke 140 Syndicate, lead with a score of 27.7 after CCI4*-S dressage competition at The Fork at Tryon International. In second with a score of 27.9 Martin on Miks Master C (Mighty Magic X Qui Luma CBF), the 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Ocala Horse Properties. Rounding out the podium ahead of Saturday’s show jumping, Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Connor (Connor 48 X Galwaybay Merstona), the 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, owned by Luann McElduff and Sherrie Martin, accrued 31.0 points from the judges.
CCI3*-S Dressage Leaders: Mia Farley and Fast Forward
Mia Farley and Fast Forward (Windfall X First Flight Romance), the 8-year-old Trakehner gelding owned by Patricia Luttgen, completed their dressage test with a score of 29.2 in the CCI3*-S dressage phase. Half passing their way to second place, Pamukcu and HSH Sebastian (Silvano X My Rochestown Lady), the 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Sherrie Martin and Gayle Davis, scored 29.8 points. Collecting a score of 29.8 from the judges was the 11-year-old German Sport Horse gelding FE Quattro, owned by the FE Quattro Syndicate, and piloted by Dana Cooke (CAN) to round out the top three placings.
Lucienne Bellissimo Sits Atop the CCI2*-S Leaderboard with Dyri and Leads CCI1*-S Leaderboard with Hermine
Sitting at the top of the first phase with 27.7 points on the leaderboard in the CCI2*-S, Lucienne Bellissimo (GBR) and Horse Scout Eventing, LLC’s 13-year-old Holsteiner/Trakehner gelding Dyri (Diarado X La Calera) produced an impressive performance. Kerra Johnson and Fly High Quality, the 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse Gelding (O.B.O.S. Quality 004 X Doonbridge Datus), owned by Johnson, scored 27.8 points for second place on day 1. Floating across the ring and into third place was Mya Poulos and her own 14-year-old German Sport Horse gelding Bob Chaplin (Cashell X Maypool Silver Seal), scoring a total of 28.3.
Bellissimo also leads the CCI1*-S division with Horse Scout Eventing, LLC's Hermine, the 8-year-old Holsteiner mare (Hermes De Lux X India H). The pair wrapped the dressage phase with 29.0 points on the board. Ireland's Lee Maher and HTF Charming Cooley (Timone X Corline Z), the 6-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Home Track Farm, slotted into the second place position with 31.2 points. Currently in third, Madeleine Richards teamed up with her own 9-year-old Westphalian gelding The Turning Point (Rocky Lee X Osterblume) for a score of 32.0.
For full results and live scores from The Fork at Tryon International presented by Yanmar America, click here.
The Fork competition continues Saturday with show jumping and cross-country phases.
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