© Marco Villanti pour HUBSIDE JUMPING.
Already winner last week of the major event of the opening day of the CSI 4* of the HUBSIDE JUMPING, Thierry Rozier wins in the CSI 5* with Star. In this 1.50m event, he outstripped his French teammates, Mathieu Billot with Apache de Liam, then Simon Delestre (Chesall Zimequest) and Julien Anquetin (Blood Diamond du Pont) third.
“Thursday is my day (laughs)! The great thing about Star is that when we hit the track, we know we can try anything. I’m very lucky because she is naturally very fast and very respectful. I had a doubt on the penultimate line in which few riders had made six strides while advancing. But for the past two weekends, I have taken a lot of example on the routes of Simon Delestre and I since he was taking a stride in front of the double, so I knew I could take that risk. It worked well even if Simon resented me (laughs)! Star is really amazing! I try to take advantage of these good times in competition because the competition season is a bit complicated this year. Fortunately, we can count on organizers like Sadri Fegaier. He is at the origin of the major competitions currently in the world and everything is done for the comfort of the horses. I really want to thank Sadri for all he does for our sport. This weekend we also have a set of riders worthy of a championship! Winning in front of all these great riders is always a little something extra for me!”
For this first CSI 5* in the world since March, the course layout goes to the French track chief Cédric Longis, who takes command of a competition of this level for the first time. Three levels are still offered (CSI 1, 2, and 5*), for a total endowment of nearly 545,000.
All tests are transmitted live on https://grandprix.tv/fr.
The press kit can be downloaded here.
Daniel Koroloff – E-mail: daniel@blizko-communication.com