Lexington, VA – May 21, 2015 – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced the U. S. eventing team for the 2015 Pan American Games on Wednesday, and this Friday through Sunday, three of those top eventing riders will head to the Virginia Horse Center for the Virginia Horse Trials. With free admission, local spectators have the rare opportunity to watch these Olympic-level riders right in their own backyard at no cost.
Phillip Dutton, Lauren Kieffer and Marilyn Little have all been named to the team and all are scheduled to compete at the Virginia Horse Trials, to be held at the Horse Center on Friday, May 22, through Sunday, May 24. Also competing at the Virginia Horse Trials are team alternates Will Faudree and Michael Pollard.
The Virginia Horse Trials continually attract top riders from throughout North America for the CIC1* and CIC2* level competition, in addition to welcoming riders competing at all levels starting at Beginner Novice.
Dutton, a frequent attendee to the Virginia Horse Trials, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a former winner of the renowned Rolex Kentucky CCI****. Faudree, Kieffer, Little and Pollard all share impressive accolades, having each secured victories at top events around the world.
Spectators wishing to watch the highest levels of competition this weekend can plan to attend from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday for the cross-country phase and on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. for the show jumping phase.
To find out more about the Virginia Horse Trials, view a full list of entries for the weekend and see the complete schedule, please visit www.vahorsetrials.com.
The Virginia Horse Center is situated on a 573-acre site with eight barns to accommodate 750 horses in permanent stabling. Indoor stabling can be increased to 1,200 horses with the use of temporary stalls. The Virginia Horse Center hosts 19 show rings, including two large arenas and a five-mile Olympic cross-country course. Four of the Virginia Horse Center barns are winterized with close access to the 4,000 seat indoor coliseum. The Virginia Horse Center is recognized for the excellent footing of its show rings and the durable construction of the concrete stalls. The Virginia Horse Center also offers camping facilities and on-site food and beverage services. Find the Horse Center online at www.horsecenter.org.
Emily Riden for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International
Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Ben Radvanyi Photography)
Phillip Dutton Secures Fourth Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship Title
Lexington, Ky. – The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover came to a conclusion this afternoon as 41 combinations went head-to-head over Richard Jeffery’s show jumping course inside Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. Michael Jung of Germany rode the impressive mare, fischerRocana FST, in yet another foot perfect jumping effort to win the title of Rolex Kentucky Champion on their dressage score of 39.3.
Jung said of fischerRocana FST, “She is very correct. She knows what she has to do in each phase. Every competition is easy with her and that is very special.”
Overnight leader Tim Price of New Zealand and Wesko had an extremely costly rail down to finish a close second on 40.3. Jung also took third place honors with La Biosthetique-Sam FBW who had two uncharacteristic rails down on course to finish on 44.7.
Earning the Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Championship title was highest placed American Phillip Dutton with Fernhill Cubalawn, owned by Thomas Tierney and Simon Roosevelt. The pair went clear and inside the time to take fifth place on 54.1. Going earlier in the order, Dutton rode a flawless round on Fernhill Fugitive, owned by Thomas Tierney and Ann Jones, to finish ninth on 59.3. Dutton was the only rider in the field not only to saddle two mounts on Sunday, but to ride both to double clear finishes on a day when clear efforts were scarce. Making this achievement more special is the fact that both horses were contesting their first CCI4*.
“I am excited about their futures,” said Dutton. “They are both still young, but really stepped up and improved this weekend.”
This marks the fourth time Dutton has been named the Rolex/USEF CCI4* Eventing National Champion having won the title in 2010, 2008, and 2007.
Will Coleman and OBOS O’Reilly (Ben Radvanyi Photography)
Will Coleman and OBOS O’Reilly, owned by the Four Star Eventing Group and Coleman, added four faults to their dressage score with a rail down at fence five to finish sixth on 56.6. Boyd Martin and Master Frisky, owned by Stephen Blauner, also ended the day on 56.6, but placed seventh behind Coleman as the classification is decided in favor of the athlete whose cross-country time was closest to the optimum time. Coleman finished his double-clear cross-country ride just one second under the optimum time. He was presented with two-year free lease on a 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport having won the Land Rover Best Ride of the Day Award.
The complete competition is available on-demand on the USEF Network, in addition to complete results, post-ride interviews, and daily recaps from today and throughout the week.
Fall Virginia Horse Trials Attract More Than 560 Entries
Lexington, VA – October 30, 2014 – This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the Fall Virginia Horse Trials at the Virginia Horse Center, and the event, to be held Fri., Oct. 31 – Sun., Nov. 2, is on track to be one of the biggest competitions to date.
“We have 570 horses coming in for Beginner-Novice level through the CIC2*,” said founder and manager of the Virginia Horse Trials, Brian Ross. “We have quite an international field of riders. Phillip Dutton is coming in and a few other top riders such as Lynn Symansky.”
In addition to ushering in top competitors like Dutton, a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, the Virginia Horse Trials will host the United States Eventing Association’s (USEA) Area 2 Championships for Beginner Novice through Intermediate level eventers.
Outside of the regular individual competition, the Fall Virginia Horse Trials will also be offering the Adult Rider Team Challenge and the College Team Challenge.
“The Adult Rider Team Challenge is for amateur competitors, and it should be fun. Riders are coming from Maine and Canada and lots of other places,” Ross said.
The Fall Virginia Horse Trials serve as one of the final events before the winter, and it’s an event that riders have grown to look forward to over the past 25 years.
“People want to finish their year off on a good note and Virginia has become a destination,” Ross said.
There is no cost to spectate the event, and all onlookers are welcome. For more information and event times, visit www.vahorsetrials.com.
Media interested in attending the event should contact Emily at emr@phelpsmediagroup.com or by phone at (717) 368-8102.
Fall Virginia Horse Trials Fast Facts:
What: The Fall Virginia Horse Trials
When: October 31 – November 1, 2014
Where: Virginia Horse Center
487 Maury River Rd, Lexington, VA 24450
Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn on the cross country (Libby Law Photography)
Woodstock, England – The Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials CCI3* came to a conclusion on Sunday with the influential final show jumping phase. Leading the American effort were USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, who earned a top 20 placing in their first CCI3* together.
Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding entered the final phase in ninth place but lowered the final three poles on course, resulting in 12 faults. The pair finished in 17th place on a score of 62.2.
“It’s only our fourth event together, and it was a really good weekend to get to know each better. He just got a little low there through the final three fences, so we’ll work on combinations back home,” stated Dutton after the show jumping.
Additionally, the Olympic and World Championship veteran finished in 36th place on a score of 96.6 with Tom Tierney and Ann Jones’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Fernhill Fugitive, after collecting eight faults in the final phase. Katherine Coleman (New Orleans, La.) and her own 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare, Courage Under Fire, finished with 22 faults in the show jumping to close out the weekend on a score of 112.2 in 41st place.
Great Britain earned the top three spots as Francis Whittington and Easy Target collected the winner’s spoils on an overall total of 38.3, with William Fox-Pitt and Freddie Mac claiming second place on a score of 42.0, and Jodie Amos rode Wise Crack to third-place honors with a score of 46.8.
By Helen Murray
Learn more about the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials here.
Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Libby Law Photography)
Woodstock, England – Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn made a sizable jump up the leaderboard following a proficient trip across the country on Saturday at the Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials. On a day where Eric Winter’s difficult CCI3* track caused a shuffle of the standings, the USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients jumped clear picking up 3.2 time faults to stand in ninth place heading into the show jumping on a score of 50.2.
Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) only began riding Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding this summer and was extremely impressed with his performance on Saturday. Before moving into the Olympic and World Championship veteran’s barn, Fernhill Cubalawn was campaigned at the three-star level by Alexandra Green.
“He’s a new ride for me, and I’m still getting to know him, so for him to come out at this level and do it relatively easily, I was really happy,” said Dutton. “It’s a challenging course that doesn’t walk super hard, but there’s bits to do all the way around. Cuba handled it like a total pro, and he surprised me a bit at the start box, being totally relaxed and with his ears flopping around. He felt great at the end and was still full of gallop. All credit goes to the horse and how he’s been educated by Alex Green, and I think he’s a good horse for the future.”
With Tom Tierney and Ann Jones’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Fernhill Fugitive, Dutton lays in 38th heading into the show jumping on a score of 88.6 after collecting 20 jumping penalties and 15.6 time faults on Saturday. Just behind them in 39th are Katherine Coleman (New Orleans, La.) and her own 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare, Courage Under Fire, who collected 20 jumping and 7.2 time penalties to now stand on a two day total of 90.2.
American young rider Jacob Fletcher (North Little Rock, Ark.) was eliminated on the cross country after parting company with his own, Frank Fletcher, and Fletcher Farms’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Atlantic Domino.
Great Britain’s 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Team Silver and Individual Bronze medalist William Fox-Pitt leads the field after the cross country with Freddie Mac on a score of 38.0.
By Helen Murray
Learn more about the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials here.
Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Libby Law Photography)
Woodstock, England – USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn lead the way for the U.S. following the first phase of the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. The pair, which were the second competitors into the ring on Thursday morning, earned a dressage mark of 47.0 from the Ground Jury of Christina Klingspor, Andrew Bennie, and Ciska Van Meggelen-Peek and head out onto the cross country in equal 20th place.
Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) began riding the 11-year-old Holsteiner, owned by Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt, this summer and has quickly begun to form a partnership with the horse. The Olympic and Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games veteran believes that there is a bright future ahead for Fernhill Cubalawn.
“I’m very pleased with him; he’s such a workman. He goes in and is the same in the warm-up as he is in the main arena, which means I can start to trust him a bit more,” commented Dutton after his test.
On Friday, Dutton rode Tom Tierney and Ann Jones’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Fernhill Fugitive, to a score of 53.0 to stand 40th after the dressage.
Dutton is joined in Blenheim’s CCI3* competition by compatriots Jacob Fletcher and Katherine Coleman. Fletcher (North Little Rock, Ark.) and his own, Frank Fletcher, and Fletcher Farms’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Atlantic Domino, stand in 45th place after the dressage with a score of 54.2, while Coleman (New Orleans, La.) lies 70th after scoring 63.0 with her own 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare, Courage Under Fire.
Australia’s Andrew Hoy and Cheeky Calimbo lead the field heading into cross country on a score of 34.0.
By Helen Murray
Learn more about the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials here.
Woodstock, England – The Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials is set to host elite eventing combinations September 11-14 in a competitive CCI3*, as well as in eight- and nine-year-old CIC3* competition. The U.S. will have four shots at claiming top honors in the CCI3* this week, as a group of promising combinations headlined by USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients, Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn, look to showcase their talents.
Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) began riding Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s Fernhill Cubalawn this summer, but the pair has quickly forged a partnership. In their second competition together, they were victorious in the CIC2* at the Cosequin Stuart Horse Trials in July and then went on to finish second in a competitive Advanced division at the Millbrook Horse Trials. Before moving into the Olympic and World Championship veteran’s barn, the 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding was campaigned at the three-star level by Alexandra Green.
Dutton will also ride Tom Tierney and Ann Jones’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Fernhill Fugitive, in Blenheim’s CCI3*.
Rounding out the American entries this weekend are Katherine Coleman and Jacob Fletcher. Coleman (New Orleans, La.) will ride her own 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare, Courage Under Fire, while Fletcher (North Little Rock, Ark.) is set to ride his own, Frank Fletcher, and Fletcher Farms’ nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Atlantic Domino.
Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn will be the first U.S. combination in the dressage and heads down centerline on Thursday at 9:07 am BST, with Fletcher and Coleman going back-to-back in the afternoon at 2:00pm BST and 2:07pm BST, respectively. Dutton will then ride Fernhill Fugitive at 11:07 am BST on Friday.
By Helen Murray
Learn more about the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials here.
Phillip Dutton and Trading Aces (Shannon Brinkman Photo)
Le Pin-au-Haras, France – The first day of dressage began on Thursday for the FEI World Team and Individual Eventing Championship at the Le Pin National Stud in Le Pin-au-Haras, France. The Ground Jury made up of Gillian Rolton (AUS), James Alain (FRA), and Ernst Topp (GER) saw 46 combinations perform their dressage tests, three of whom were representing the U.S. Phillip Dutton and Trading Aces had the best score of the day for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team, with Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM and Sinead Halpin and Manoir de Carneville also having solid performances. All three combinations finished in the top 15 at the halfway mark of the first phase.
The seasoned veteran Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) rode a lovely test on Trading Aces to lead the U.S. contingent to a great first day of dressage. With the Trading Aces LLC’s 2004 Irish Sport Horse gelding, Dutton used his experience to produce a fluid test with a horse he has only ridden for a few months. The pair had excellent trot work, a nice walk pirouette, and solid canter work to score 43.8 and sit in sixth place at the end of day one of dressage.
“I’m pleased; I’m glad it’s behind me,” Dutton said of completing the first phase of the Championship. “He is such a cool horse to have the loan of so I’m very, very grateful to Boyd and Silva [Martin] and all the syndicate members for making him available for me for these couple weeks.”
Dutton took over the ride on Trading Aces while Boyd Martin recuperated from a broken leg earlier this year and was offered the ride on the talented gelding for these World Championships. The pair has continued to develop its partnership over the summer. Dutton praised his time at the training camp preparing riders to peak on the World stage, and he and Trading Aces seem to have done just that with today’s performance.
“It has been good for Oscar and I to get to know each other. He goes on about a three- or four-day cycle where about every fourth day I need to really get him forward and thinking forward, and then I can tone it down, and I think I got that cycle about right today,” Dutton explained.
Davidson (Ocala, Fla.) and Ballynoe Castle RM were the first pair to head down centerline for the eventing portion of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and they were all business. He and Carl and Cassandra Segal’s 2000 Irish Thoroughbred gelding performed a smooth test, demonstrating the strength of their longtime partnership. A nice trot tour, great halts, and clean changes were rewarded with a score of 48.7 to put them in 11th place after the first day of dressage.
“Like Reggie does, he just sort of comes out and gives me 100%,” Davidson said. “That’s as good as he has gone and I feel like I rode better than I ever have and we got two more days.”
Though being the first combination to start the dressage phase is unenviable, Davidson doesn’t mind it saying, “I actually like it. I have been first at every major three-day event this year and I don’t think it gets more major than this, so why not go for it.”
Riding as an Individual, Halpin (Oldwick, N.J.) and Manoir de Carneville had a solid test with one error of course being the only blip in their performance, scoring 50.8. The pair had nice trot work, some tension in their walk work, and good canter work before they went off course. Halpin and the Manoir de Carneville Syndicate’s 2000 Selle Francais gelding got back on track and finished strongly to slot into 15th place.
“He felt fantastic; there were moments in there where I just felt like the arena and the crowd picked him up and I started to actually have a bit of fun, which is not normal in there, so I’m very happy with him,” Halpin said.
Of the unlucky moment when she went off course following the extended canter, Halpin said, “Unfortunately I was having such a nice time that I forgot where I was going.”
In the FEI World Team Eventing Championship, Great Britain leads the way with Germany and New Zealand in second and third place, respectively, following the first day of dressage. William Fox-Pitt (GBR) and Chilli Morning are atop the leaderboard in the FEI World Individual Eventing Championship with a score of 37.5, followed by Michael Jung (GER) and fischerRocana FST in second with a 40.7 and Ingrid Klimke (GER) and FRH Escada JS in third with 41.2.
The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team enters Friday’s competition in fifth place. Severson and Fernhill Fearless will begin the second day of dressage at 9:38am local time. Symansky and Donner will perform their test at 10:26am, and Martin and Shamwari 4 will wrap up the first phase for the U.S. at 3:12pm.
Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 (Shannon Brinkman Photo)
Luhmühlen, Germany – The riders representing the U.S. rose to the occasion on Saturday tackling Captain Mark Phillips’ 6,500m 29-fence cross country course. Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 looked like a true partnership, adding no penalties to their dressage score of 47.80 to move up to seventh place.
Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Shamwari 4 Syndicate LLC’s 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding are just 6.3 points out of the lead. Martin looked no worse for wear galloping cross country on a CCI4* after breaking his leg back in March. He also sits in 17th place with Otis Barbotiere, Otis Barbotiere Syndicate LLC’s 12-year-old Selle Francais gelding, after adding 6.8 time penalties and moving up from 33rd place.
“Both horses jumped their hearts out; I was thrilled with them,” Martin said.
Phillip Dutton produced a fault-free round on Mighty Nice. Though Bruce Duchossois’ 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding is green at the CCI4* level, he looked like a seasoned competitor with Dutton in the irons. The pair heads into Sunday’s show jumping phase in fifth place on their dressage score of 46.00.
Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice (Shannon Brinkman Photo)
“He’s still green at this level, but he really stepped up today and was great the whole way around,” Dutton shared.
Germany’s Olympic, World, and European Champion Michael Jung and fisherRocana FST remain on their dressage score of 41.5 to lie in first place heading into the final day of competition. Tim Price (NZL) and Wesko are in second place with a score of 43.80 while Bettina Hoy (GER) and Designer 10 are third on a score of 44.50.
The U.S. riders in Luhmühlen and the USEF send their condolences to the family and friends of German rider Benjamin Winter who passed away following a fall on the cross country.
(USA, 26 April 2014) William Fox-Pitt (GBR) riding Bay My Hero, today Saturday 26 April 2014, is the current leader after the Cross Country phase, with Lauren Kieffer (USA) riding Veronica in 2nd place and Phillip Dutton (USA) in 3rd place, at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington.
William Fox-Pitt leads the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event after a thrilling day’s cross country at the Kentucky Horse Park. Having completed another superb clear round on his second ride of the day, Fox-Pitt judged the time perfectly and sits in pole position going into the final show jumping day tomorrow. The overnight leader after the Dressage, Allison Springer (USA) riding Arthur, came unstuck at the Normandy Bank with a run-out, which cost her a hefty 20 penalty points. Phillip Dutton has two rides in the top 10, where he is lying in third and ninth place. Marilyn Little (USA) also has two in the top 10 with her rides lying in fourth and tenth position.
After a great clear round by Andrew Nicholson (NZL) on Avebury in today’s Cross Country phase, the pressure is now on Nicholson to see if he can repeat the form he demonstrated in 2013, by winning the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, which will put him one competition away from the coveted USD$ 350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Prize. Nicholson is currently lying in 7th place after Cross Country on a score of 51.7.
Results after the Cross Country Phase
1. William Fox-Pitt/Bay My Hero (GBR) 44.0
2. Lauren Kieffer/Veronica (USA) 46.7
3. Phillip Dutton/Mr Medicott (USA) 49.5
4. Marilyn Little/RF Demeter (USA) 51.3
5. Michael Pollard/Mensa G (USA) 51.5
6. Bruce (Buck) Davidson Jr/Ballynoe Castle RM (USA) 51.7
7. Andrew Nicholson/Avebury (NZL) 51.7
8. Sinead Halpin/Manoir De Carneville (USA) 51.7
9. Philip Dutton/Trading Aces (USA) 52.5
10. Marilyn Little/RF Smoke on the Water (USA) 52.5
2nd place – Lauren Kieffer and Veronica
Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Current Contender
Andrew Nicholson (NZL) has travelled to the Kentucky Horse Park as the new Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing ‘live contender’ and the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event defending champion. This follows the news announced on 23 April 2014 that last year’s winner of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, Jonathan Paget (NZL), has officially been disqualified following a “partial decision” by the sport’s governing body Tribunal. As a result of Paget’s disqualification Andrew Nicholson and Avebury have now been promoted and are the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2013 winners.
Quote from Phillip Dutton (USA) (link to audio of full post-event press conference below):
Q. Phillip – the course for you?
I thought the conditions were ideal for the running today and my first horse really learned a lot today and Mr Medicott has been around so many courses throughout the world I was just hanging on and letting him do it so it was a pretty easy trip for him!
Quote from William Fox-Pitt (GBR) (link to audio of full press conference below):
Q. William – Bay May Hero – how was the course for you?
I think the course really encouraged forward riding and as your saw a lot of horses did go well – I was delighted with how the course ride. I knew for my two horses that it was a decent track and a big test. I was thrilled with both my horses but particularly Bay My Hero, who’s much less experienced. He was a little bit surprised by the Head of the Lake but it didn’t seem to matter; I know that with him when he can see where he has to go he will go there. He is as clever as a cat and super genuine and I was delighted with him and he carried his tubby little body around in the time as well so that was a bonus!
Quote from Lauren Kieffer (USA) (link to audio of full press conference below):
Q. Lauren – any surprises out there today?
I was thrilled with my mare; she really fought for it. We knew we had to ride every combination and it had big questions. Everything rode the way I expected it to – I knew going out I was going to have to fight and focus on being accurate and so I was quite happy with him.
Quotes from Andrew Nicholson (NZL), currently live contender of the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing:
Q. Andrew – how was that ride and what happened at the water park?
It was a bit my fault there. Avebury when he lands he always lands after a jump on his left lead which means a turn to the right you lack a bit of distance so I thought when I walked the course if I just took my time and do four strides where it should be three, but I jumped in too big and I should have kept going on the three but I tried for the four and the fourth was very deep – but he’s experienced and that’s what he’s fed for!
3rd place – Philip Dutton and Mr Medicott
Q. So you are currently lying in around fifth?
Yes, it’s a big day tomorrow, we hope. We’ll go back may sure the horse is all good – he’ll get washed off now a few times, cool him off and try and freshen him up for tomorrow and it will be pretty much the same for me!
Copyright Free Audio
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Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing
In 2001, Rolex created the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. This trophy is awarded to the rider who manages to win the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials event in any consecutive order. Until now, only British rider Pippa Funnell has managed this staggering achievement, winning the title in 2003.
