Roberto Teran Tafur Sails Away in Adequan WEF Challenge Cup Round 1
Roberto Teran Tafur & Iron Maiden. Photo © Sportfot
Colombian Olympian Roberto Teran Tafur clinched his first international victory of the 2025 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in the $32,000 Adequan® CSI3* WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 on Thursday of WEF 1.
The group of riders who stepped out to challenge course designer Nick Granat’s (USA) technical track represented 13 nations. In the winning round format where the top 12 riders from the first round advance to the tie-breaking jump-off, Teran was able to recover from a late rail over the opening course. He and his 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Clarimo x Kashmir van’t Schuttershof) owned by Rocking Basilisk Farm returned for the jump-off in winning form to stop the clock at 41.63 seconds, more than two seconds faster than closest challenger Shane Sweetnam.
The Irish Olympian clocked in at 43.39 seconds on new mount Coriaan van Klapscheut Z, a nine-year-old gelding owned in partnership with Voquest LLC. Fellow Irishman Nicky Galligan took third in 43.54 seconds aboard 12-year-old mare VDL Nikita van de Leeuwerk, owned by Santa Rosa Group.
Teran got the ride on Iron Maiden at the end of winter season in 2024 and has already amassed nine international podium finishes.
“He has a great technique,” said Teran of the horse that’s headlining his up-and-coming string. “He’s light off the ground, sensitive, and a true modern type but very rideable. He’s a fantastic prospect for the big sport — he lets you put him exactly where it’s optimal for him to jump clear.”
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