Roberto Teran Tafur Scores Second Win in Dodd Technologies CSI3* 1.45m
Roberto Teran Tafur & Santana. Photo © Sportfot
Roberto Teran Tafur (COL) exited the International Arena following his second FEI win of the week Friday with the words, “When you’re on, you’re just on.” The Olympian topped the podium yet again during week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), this time aboard Santana in the $32,000 Dodd Technologies CSI3* 1.45m Speed. “It feels amazing,” Teran said of going two-for-two in international competition so far. “To win here is super exciting and two wins here is fantastic. When you have a good week, usually it keeps going like that.”
Going early in the order of 48 entries, Teran chose a forward pace and tidy path around Nick Granat’s (USA) speed course. His time of 58.73 seconds remained unmatched, with Lillie Keenan (USA) just barely scoring second aboard Opium JW van de Moerhoeve TN, owned by Chansonette Farm. Egypt’s Nayel Nassar claimed third with Dorado de Riverland, owned by Evergate Stables.
Teran has been piloting Santana, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Cascadello x Carthago) owned by Rocking Basilisk Farm, since the winter of 2022. He’s felt progression each year, recognizing the horse is prepared for a higher level of competition.
“He’s always been very talented, but a little too full of energy,” Teran said of Santana. “I think he’s finally mentally ready to be more consistent. He was always brave and good, but he had his ups and downs. Since the summer he’s been very consistent.”
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