Eventing: Adelaide: HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire make history in Adelaide - By Anna Sharpley

Craig Barrett wins second leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide with Sandhills Brillaire and takes home the HSBC Training Bursary as the highest placed rider never to have previously completed a 4* event. (Jenny Barnes/FEI)

Lausanne (SUI), 25 November 2012

HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire make history in Adelaide

By Anna Sharpley

New South Wales professional Craig Barrett, leader after the Cross Country in Adelaide (AUS), produced a classy performance with Mr and Mrs Keith Osborne’s Sandhills Brillaire in today’s final Jumping phase to clinch the title at the second leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013.

This was Craig’s first 4* event, for which he earned the HSBC Training Bursary, which is awarded at every leg of this prestigious series to the highest placed rider never to have previously completed a 4* event. It is the first time that the winner of the HSBC Training Bursary has been top of the line-up.

Craig Barrett riding Sandhills Brillaire winner of the Australian International Three Day Event , Adelaide 2012.

The mare Sandhills Brillaire and its parents were also bred and produced by the Barretts. Craig bred the sire, Staccato by Salute out of a Thoroughbred mare by King of Babylon, and Craig’s wife, Prue Barrett, Australia’s Eventing coach, bred the dam that is by Galveston. Twenty-year-old Staccato, a former number one WBFSH/FEI Eventing Stallion has now sired two Adelaide 4* winners, including last year’s winner Panamera. “I don’t know if that has ever been done before”, commented Craig. “I have a paddock full of them; I’m not sure if they are as good as Brillaire, but we have to look at purpose breeding horses.”

Barrett is now second in the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 standings behind New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson. “I think it is a fantastic initiative from HSBC and the FEI to do this. It really encourages young riders to get to the level they need to get to. I’ve had a couple of goes here, but this is my first completion and I’m very happy to be in the winner’s seat and take home the first-timers award,” declared Craig.

Murray Lamperd riding Under The Clocks overall 3rd position.

Barrett and the 10-year-old Sandhills Brillaire were fifth after the Dressage and just kept improving from there. They produced an almost perfect Cross Country run over Wayne Copping’s testing track, with the terrain in the Parklands adding to the difficulty.

The grandstand was full of enthusiastic and knowledgeable spectators for today’s Jumping test, with the crowds keen to witness first-hand the battle for HSBC FEI Classics™ glory. The 4* field was reduce by one when John Twomey’s ride Highly Recommended did not make it past the Sunday morning veterinary inspection, which was disappointing for this popular combination. But there was still plenty of excitement to come in the head-to-head between Craig Barrett and Natalie Blundell with her talented Thoroughbred, Algebra, so called because as a young horse he was difficult to work out.

Natalie Blundell riding Algebra overall 2nd place.

Barrett had two fences in hand, but that advantage can disappear only too easily during the final Jumping phase. Course Designer John Vallance set a strong track, with the tall HSBC planks the last fence after a seven-stride distance from the penultimate oxer. The planks claimed all but one combination. Blundell and Algebra gave Barrett more breathing room with two down. They were however the only combination to come home under the time allowed.

Craig Barrett riding Sandhills Brillaire winner of the Australian International Three Day Event , Adelaide 2012 receives his HSBC training bursary from Brendon Green of HSBC.

One of the toughest Eventing tests is being able to control your horse’s and your own nerves. With National Jumping Coach Rod Brown to help with the warm-up, Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire produced a perfect round, until the HSBC planks. “I got to a sweet spot and just took my leg off her,” declared the always self-effacing Barrett. The planks were down, but it wasn’t enough to remove Barrett and the mare from the top spot to claim victory by a good margin from Blundell, and with Murray Lamperd and Under The Clocks in third. “She was super, an absolute standout. She has only just turned 10 and I think she really stepped up and looked to go to the next level this week.”

Final Results at Australian International 3 Day Event (AUS):

1 Craig Barrett/Sandhills Brillaire (AUS)  51.0 + 0.8 + 7 = 58.8

2 Natalie Blundell /Algebra (AUS)  54.2 + 5.6 +8 = 67.8

3 Murray Lamperd/Under The Clocks (AUS)  50.7 + 34.8 +16 = 101.5

4 Jessica Manson/Legal Star (AUS)  62.2 + 44.4 +15 = 121.6

5 Keira Byrnes/Fox Hill (AUS)  67.5 + 54.8 + 40 = 162.3

6 Crystal Conning/Marcus Aurelius (AUS)  61.2 + 80.8 + 34 = 176.0

7 Andrew Cooper/Guest of Honour (AUS)  62.0 + 95 +28 = 185.0

Full results on www.australian3de.com.au

The HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 Standings will be available at www.fei.org/hsbc/hsbc-fei-classics.

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Eventing: Adelaide: Australian International: Craig Barrett on the verge of winning his first Adelaide CCI4*

24 November 2012

Craig Barrett on the verge of winning his first Adelaide CCI4*

New South Wales rider Craig Barrett has emerged as the new leader of the Australian International CCI4* after a difficult cross country course caused a number of combinations to prematurely end their campaign for this year’s title.

Image: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire. Photo credit: www.inmotionphotography.ifp3<http://www.inmotionphotography.ifp3>.com

Craig and his 15 year old mare Sandhills Brillaire will enter Sunday’s show jumping phase with a commanding eight penalty lead over second positioned Natalie Blundell (Algebra). Their strong performance around the difficult cross country course effectively gives them a two rail advantage for the final.

Craig’s other horse Wendela Jamie - which was in second place leading into today’s cross country phase, was one of six horses to fall short of the finish line.

“The mare that went first was absolutely sensational, I couldn’t be happier with how she performed. She is just a great horse and she did a great job today.”

“I feel a bit sorry for Wendela Jamie because I don’t feel I did him justice. He’s a much better horse than the results show but that’s just the nature of eventing,” Craig said.

Just eight combinations completed today’s cross country phase with the course testing even the most experienced riders. Beijing silver medallist Shane Rose, who was leading the field after dressage, and Sydney gold medallist Stuart Tinney, who was in third before today’s phase, also made the decision to retire.

For many combinations it was a narrow fence at one of the water jumps which was their undoing.

“There was definitely something the horses didn’t quite understand, maybe it was to do with jumping in (to the water). Some horses jumped it beautifully… but it was more than coincidence that six horses in a row ran out to the side,” said technical delegate Alec Lochore.

“It’s easy in hindsight to consider all sorts of factors – was it the jump into the water, was it the light and shade. (It would be premature) to do a post mortem analysis right now, I need to consider it in more detail,” he said.

The Adelaide International Three Day Event is the second leg of the 2012/2013 HSBC FEI ClassicsTM – a six series competition made up of the world’s only four star event competitions. The AI3DE is the only four star event in the southern hemisphere.

Sunday’s show jumping action will decide this year’s winner. Action is set to get underway from 2:30pm local time.

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Eventing: Adelaide: HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire claim Cross Country lead in Adelaide

HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Craig Barrett and Sandhills Brillaire claim Cross Country lead in Adelaide

By Anna Sharpley

Craig Barrett, leader after the challenging Cross Country phase of the HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide, and riding in his first 4* competition, said he was both “absolutely thrilled” and “disappointed” after today’s action: “Sandhills Brillaire went beautifully and galloped really well, but with Wendela Jamie (Dressage leader), I just made too many mistakes”.

It was a dramatic Cross Country day that saw the top three after Dressage failing to make it through the finish flags. Barrett produced the run of the day with the competition trailblazing home-bred Staccato mare, adding just 0.8 of a time penalty to take the lead with a two-day total of 51.80.

Barrett’s other ride, Wendela Jamie, had a runout at the costly number 13, a skinny fence on a related distance off the island in Rymill Lake, and it was here too that Stuart Tinney came to grief and retired after the big grey, Pluto Mio avoided the issue twice.

Shane Rose, who put in a faultless performance to lead the CCI2*, struck trouble early on the 4* track with a runout at 5B riding APH Moritz. A further stop at the Advertiser Hedge saw Rose joining the six 4* competitors to walk home.

Wayne Copping’s track was shortened by 30 seconds, with the Qantas Flyover taken out and the last fence situated close to the misting tents and cooling off area. The weather turned out not to be as severe as predicted, but with horse welfare paramount, the adjustment was applauded by all.

Natalie Blundell from Harden in New South Wales was in contention for London 2012 Olympic Games selection, and with her talented horse Algebra, used her experience to produce only the second clear round over the fences. The pair added 5.6 time penalties and hold overnight second place with 59.80. Natalie won the first Adelaide 4* in 1999 riding Billy Bathgate and declared: “I hope to put pressure on Craig tomorrow”.

“The weather suited the tough Thoroughbred”, commented Craig, with Algebra and Murray Lamperd’s Under The Clocks, both ex-racehorses, proving the point. Murray and Under The Clocks had a runout at the tall Rose Garden Corners at 17ab. He then added some Thoroughbred speed to come home with only 14.8 time penalties to claim third place after the tough Cross Country. Lamperd is an experienced rider, but has not competed at a 4* event for some time. “It was overwhelming; so intense and so big, I need practice to ride at this level again. The horse is honest and I am positive, and that normally gets us through.”

All the riders declared Adelaide a valuable member of the HSBC FEI Classics™ series. The Cross Country track, at just over 10 minutes, was challenging and demanding with the skinny fence 13 coming out of Rymill Lake catching six riders. Technical Delegate Alec Lochore explained: “There was definitely something the horses didn’t quite understand. Some horses jumped it beautifully, but it was more than just a coincidence that six horses ran out to the side. It could have been the jump into water, or the light and the shade.”

Penalties were also spread around the course resulting in runouts. Apart from one rider fall, the faults came from failure to have the horse well enough in front of the leg and straight, resulting in harmless but costly penalties.

Spectators flocked to the venue in their thousands, aiming for the shade afforded by the Adelaide Parklands. The event grows each year and, since it became part of the prestigious HSBC FEI Classics™ series, its profile has undoubtedly grown amongst Australian equestrian enthusiasts.

Event Director Gill Rolton was pleased to comment that the Local South Australian Government and Adelaide City Council were both now fully behind the event. “Running this event is a huge commitment, but we need an event of this stature in this country,” she said.

The final Jumping phase will be staged tomorrow, with Barrett aiming not only to win the Adelaide leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, but also claim the HSBC Bursary for the highest placed rider never to have previously completed a 4* event.

Results after Cross Country:

1 Craig Barrett/Sandhills Brillaire (AUS) 51 + 0.8 = 51.80

2 Natalie Blundell/Algebra (AUS) 54.2 + 5.6 = 59.80

3 Murray Lamperd/Under The Clocks (AUS) 50.7 + 34.8 = 85.50

4 John Twomey/Highly Recommended (AUS) 60.5 + 36.8 = 97.30

5 Jessica Manson/Legal Star (AUS) 62.2 + 44.4 = 106.60

6 Keira Byrnes/Fox Hill (AUS) 67.5 + 54.8 = 122.30

7 Crystal Conning/Marcus Aurelius (AUS) 61.2 + 80.8 = 142.00

8 Andrew Cooper/Guest Of Honour (AUS) 62.0 + 95.0 = 157.00

Full results on www.australian3de.com.au

Follow the action LIVE tomorrow (Sunday, 25 November) on FEI TV www.feitv.org, the FEI’s official video channel:

01:30 CET – 03:30 CET Jumping 2* Competition (*last two hours of competition)

04:55 CET – 05:45 CET HSBC FEI Classics™ Jumping (*also available on Monday 26 November in the afternoon as Video-On-Demand).

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Eventing: Adelaide: Rose takes the early lead in the Adelaide CCI4*

23 November 2012

Rose takes the early lead in the Adelaide CCI4*

Beijing silver medallist Shane Rose has taken an early lead in the Adelaide International CCI4* which started Thursday at the Adelaide Parklands.

Please disregard the image sent through with the initial press release.

Image caption: Shane Rose and APH Moritz at the 2012 Adelaide International Three Day Event. Photo credit: www.inmotionphotography.ifp3. com

Rose and his 10 year old gelding APH Moritz have a slim lead over the field and will start Saturday’s Cross Country Cross phase with a 1.5 penalty advantage after their dressage score of 45.80 narrowly edged out the second placed combination of Craig Barrett and Wendela Jamie who scored 47.30.

Sydney Olympic gold medallist and defending champion of the event, Stuart Tinney (Pluto Mio) is sitting on a score of 49.80 which currently has him in third position.

With a challenging cross country course still to contest and hot conditions forecast for the remainder of the weekend, Rose is all too aware that this year’s competition will be decided over the forthcoming days.

“I’m certainly going to do my best tomorrow. Craig and Stuart are on very good horses and they’ve very capable riders so it will be interesting to see how we finish up tomorrow.

“Stuart has won a gold medal, Craig’s got a super horse which has won major three star events and they’re both really good competitors so I really need to be on my game,” Shane said.

Second placed Craig Barrett is searching for his four star win.

“My competition career at this level is definitely limited. The horses that I’ve had in the past have been good horses but they’ve never quite made the top level.

“We come to this event knowing that if you’re competing against the likes of Shane and Stuart, you’re actually competing against the best in the world because they’ve been there and won Olympic medals,” Craig said.

Earlier today, event organisers made the decision to shorten the cross country course, ordered extra ice and water trucks and installed water-spraying archways and sprinklers for horses.

“It’s going to be hot on cross country day so hopefully the horses will be fit enough. Pluto Mio’s been doing a lot of galloping so hopefully he can pull through,” Stuart Tinney said.

The Adelaide International Three Day Event is the second leg of the 2012/2013 HSBC FEI ClassicsTM – a six series competition made up of the world’s only four star event competitions. The AI3DE is the only four star event in the southern hemisphere.

Cross Country action commences on Saturday and will see horses and riders weave their way through the stunning Adelaide Parklands. CCI2* competition will start from 10am with CCI4* action to begin at 1:30pm.

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Eventing: HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Shane Rose and APH Moritz take the lead after Dressage in Adelaide - By Anna Sharpley

Shane Rose and APH Moritz “have a good day at the office”, taking the lead after Dressage at the HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide (Jenny Barnes/FEI)

Lausanne (SUI), 23 November 2012

HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Shane Rose and APH Moritz take the lead after Dressage in Adelaide - By Anna Sharpley

Beijing Team Silver medallist, Shane Rose had a good day at the office today in Adelaide, taking the lead in the HSBC FEI Classics™ Dressage phase, as well as the CCI 2* competition. 

Rose claimed the early lead in the HSBC FEI Classics™ with 45.80 penalties riding the Leder family, Jamie McDonald and Lee Hokianga’s Australian-bred Warmblood, APH Moritz by APH Coriolo.

He is closely followed by HSBC Bursary candidate Craig Barrett, who has started but never completed the four-star competition in Adelaide, but certainly means to do so this year riding the 2011 Melbourne CCI 3* winner, Wendela Jamie. Henry and Helen Hicks’ impressive Thoroughbred gelding is just a breath away on 47.30 penalties. And just over a point away from Barrett, Stuart Tinney is well placed in third with John and Jane Pittard’s 2012 New South Wales Eventing Champion, Pluto Mio.

Craig Barrett riding Wendela Jamie take second place after the dressage phase. Photo by Jennie Barns FEI

It is no surprise that these three experienced riders top the leader board after day one, however Shane commented: “I still have to do a good job to win. With Craig and Stuart just behind me, I have to be just as much on my game as if there were 100 in the class.” 

Tomorrow, the heat will be an extra consideration to add to Wayne Copping’s already acknowledged tough, 4-star course. Technical Delegate Alec Lahore (GBR) declared the course: “very interesting, with some lovely features. It is a challenging track and as technical as 2011, with plenty of big fences.”

Whilst Rose, Barrett and Tinney all cut their Eventing teeth in dusty, hot country New South Wales, their horses did not and the expected 35⁰C is likely to have a big influence.

Although low humidity and breezy conditions will make the temperatures easier on both equine and human athletes, the organisers have ensured that horse welfare remains right at the forefront by putting in place some other measures.

The 4-star Cross Country course has been shortened by 30 seconds, extra ice and water trucks will be available, and water-spraying archways and sprinklers have been installed to cool down horses.

Stuart Tinney riding Pluto Mio takes 3rd place after dressage. Photo by Jennie Barns FEI

Rose described the track as, “a good test, but if you do a good job, you can steer them around. Galloping ten and a half minutes will be a big test for me.”

Barrett, who also holds provisional fifth place riding Sandhills Brillaire, a home-bred by Staccato, said: “We are all just trying to do our best against the course and in terms of tough competition, if you are competing against Shane and Stuart, you are competing against the best in the world”. 

Experienced Victorian rider, Murray Lamperd holds fourth place riding Jae Wishart’s beautiful Thoroughbred, Under The Clocks on 50.70.

Sixth-placed Natalie Blundell with Julia McLean’s ex-racehorse, Algebra, will also hope to make a move up the leader board tomorrow after placing fourth in last year’s HSBC FEI Classics™ in Adelaide.

John Twomey, who has spent a decade riding in New Zealand and is now back in Australia, has a talented memento of his time there in the form of the New Zealand-bred, Highly Recommended that is by Brilliant Invader out of a Distelfink mare. They hold seventh place with 60.50 penalties and they will be hoping to add nothing further to that score.

Results after Dressage

1      Shane Rose/APH Moritz 45.80

2      Craig Barrett/Wendela Jamie 47.30

3      Stuart Tinney/Pluto Mio 49.80

4      Murray Lamperd/Under The Clocks 50.70

5      Craig Barrett/Sandhills Brillaire 51.00

6      Natalie Blundell/Algebra 54.20

7      John Twomey/Highly Recommended 60.50

= 8      Crystal Conning/Marcus Aurelius 61.209     

Robert Palm/Koko Black 61.20

10    Andrew Cooper/Guest Of Honour 62.00

Full results on www.australian3de.com.au

Follow the action LIVE tomorrow (Saturday, 24 November) on FEI TV www.feitv.org, the FEI’s official video channel:

00:30 CET – 03:45 CET Cross Country 2* Competition

04:23 CET – 05:45 CET HSBC FEI Classics™ Cross Country

10:00 CET – 11:15 CET HSBC FEI Classics™ Cross Country REPLAY 

Download the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 press kit: www.feipresskits.org/

HSBC’s Training Bursary

At the centre of HSBC’s sponsorship is a commitment to the development of the sport of Eventing at every level. As part of its support of the HSBC FEI Classics™, HSBC has introduced a Training Bursary. This is a unique award which is presented to the highest placed rider never to have previously completed a 4-star level event. The winning rider receives a training voucher to the value of US $1,000 to be spent on sessions with a trainer of the athlete’s choice approved by the FEI and National Federation. 

HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 calendar

1 Les Etoiles de Pau CCI 4* (FRA) - 24-28 October 2012

2 Australian International 3 Day Event (AUS) - 22-25 November 2012

3 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) - 25-28 April 2013

4 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) - 3-6 May 2013

5 Luhmühlen CCI 4* (GER) - 13-16 June 2013

6 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR) - 5-8 September 2013

Notes to editors

HSBC, the platinum partner of the FEI and global sponsor of Eventing, has supported the HSBC FEI Classics™ series, which unites the top end of the international Eventing circuit, since 2008.

In our HSBC FEI Hub: www.fei.org/hsbc/hsbc-fei-classics, you can access the HSBC Rankings, past series news and the information below:

HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012 Final Standings (full 2012 standings here).

1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) 40 points ($150,000, Series Champion)

2 Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 39 ($75,000)

3 Alison Springer (USA) 17 ($50,000)

4 Michael Jung (GER) 15 ($33,000)

5 Stuart Tinney (AUS) 15 ($25,000)

Prize money

The HSBC FEI Classics™ prize fund is the largest on offer in the sport of Eventing on an annual basis. At the end of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013 season, the five riders with the highest number of points collected across the six HSBC FEI Classics™ events will be awarded their share of a total fund of US$333,000 split as follows:

1^st - US$150,000 (Series Champion)

2^nd - US$75,000

3^rd - US$50,000

4^th - US$33,000

5^th - US$25,000

HSBC Rankings

The rider at the top of the HSBC Rankings at the end of the 2012 Eventing season will receive a US $50,000 bonus. The winning rider will be announced in December 2012.

FEI TV www.feitv.org, the FEI’s official video channel, will be live from Adelaide:

Saturday 24^th November

00:30 CET – 03:45 CET Cross Country 2* Competition

04:23 CET – 05:45 CET HSBC FEI Classics™ Cross Country

10:00 CET – 11:15 CET HSBC FEI Classics™ Cross Country REPLAY 

Sunday 25^th November

01:30 CET – 03:30 CET Jumping 2* Competition (*last two hours of competition)

04:55 CET – 05:45 CET HSBC FEI Classics™ Jumping (*also available on Monday, 26^th November in the afternoon as Video-On-Demand).

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Australian International 3 Day Event will provide live results on www.australian3de.com.au

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Eventing: Rolex Kentucky: King Crowned Champion of 2011 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* presented by Bridgestone; Halpin Takes USEF National CCI4* Championship on First Try - By Joanie Morris

Mary King and Kings Temptress.
Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF.

Lexington, KY - Mary King was not going to be stopped in her quest to take a Rolex watch back to Great Britain. Lying first and second after the cross-country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone -  with Kings Temptress and Fernhill Urco - she did not flinch in the final show jumping phase and jumped an immaculate double-clear round on both horses.

For the first time in history, the champion and reserve champion of America's only CCI4* was the same rider. King was confident and excited coming into the show jumping, and she rode with a professionalism that was inspiring.

Kings Temptress added nothing to her fourth-placed dressage score of 47.7, they jumped immaculately around Saturday's cross-country course and then sealed the win over today's jumping track. King took home top honors with her 11-year-old homebred mare, who is now owned by Derek Rostron Baden. Her closest competition was her stablemate, Fernhill Urco, who emerged from his first CCI4* with second-place honors after only adding eight time faults to his dressage score. The Portuguese-bred grey gelding owned by Sue and Edwin Davies and Janette Chinn, jumped an immaculate clear round and really proved himself at the level. His clear round, jumped out of order due to the proximity of the placings, gave King great confidence to know that whatever happened with the second horse, the top honors were going home with the British veteran.

Sinead Halpin of Gladstone, NJ, brought Manoir de Carneville to their first CCI4* and rose to the occasion to sit amongst two of the greatest in the game at the press conference. Owned by Carrig, LLC, the 10-year-old Selle Francais jumped for fun in the Rolex Stadium around Richard Jeffery's show jumping course and gave Halpin the 2011 USEF National CCI4* Eventing Championship on her very first try. Their score of 53.1 (they picked up 4.4 time faults on the cross-country) was good enough to move her up from fourth after cross-country to third place behind King's pair and just ahead of William Fox-Pitt, the 2010 winner for Great Britain. 

"I'm beside myself," said Halpin. "He's so proud of himself. It's really nice having a horse like that. He was a little tired walking up to the ring, and then he heard the crowd from the horses before him and he woke up, he doesn't get nervous he gets really excited."

Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville.
Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF

Halpin is enjoying the moment with her beloved horse, affectionately known as 'Tate'. With her name added to a list of national champions that reads like the U.S. Eventing Hall of Fame, Halpin has bright plans for the future. She contested the Boekelo CCI3* last fall in Holland as part of a USEF Developing Rider program and that experience has resonated with her.

"Burghley is certainly something I've thought about," said Halpin. "I tried to keep my focus here. But that would be very exciting to do. Going to Boekelo last fall was huge. I would be thrilled to go to Burghley...but after Tate goes out in the field for at least a month with no shoes." 

Halpin jumped up one place in the standings when Clayton Fredericks, riding for Australia, had one rail down on Be My Guest to drop to fourth. The 2007 winner had a foot-perfect round on the cross-country course on Saturday.

Halpin spent a stint working for Fox-Pitt after getting her initial foundation with David and Karen O'Connor. She conveyed her initial frustration that Fox-Pitt wouldn't teach her, until she realized that she needed to learn by watching him, not by having him talk her through each step. 

"I told her that I'm not going to stand on the ground and tell you what to do," said Fox-Pitt. "You have to figure it out. Eventing is a mental game. She came with all the talent in the world. But she was over-keen to be too good...she relaxed over time and has a fantastic horse. I felt very proud watching her jump today."

Fox-Pitt was also proud of his own horse. Neuf des Coeurs, a 10-year-old Selle Francais, romped through the test of his first CCI4* and jumped his way to fourth place on his score of 57. 

"He's an awfully nice horse," said Fox-Pitt. "I found him for his owners, they've been with me for a long time."

Neuf des Coeurs is owned by David and Margie Hall and Judy and Jeremy Skinner, who have been involved in the careers of a number of other of Fox-Pitt's horses.

The USEF Reserve National CCI4* Champion was Hannah Sue Burnett on Richard Thompson's St. Barths.

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Dressage: Stockholm: World Cup:CORNELISSEN STORMS TO A THREE-TIME WIN IN STOCKHOLM by Louise Parkes

The Netherlands' Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival, winners of the third leg of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Stockholm, Sweden today. (FEI Photo)

REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE 2010/2011
Stockholm (SWE), 28 November 2010

The Netherlands' Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival stormed to victory in the third leg of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Stockholm, Sweden this afternoon.  The 31

Eventing: Adelaide: CCI4* Final Leaderboard

Australian International 3 Day Event, November 12-14 2010 - SHOW JUMPING (FINAL RESULTS)

CLASS - EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA CCI ****

No.

Horse Name

Rider Name

Nat.

Dressage

Cross Country

Show Jumping

Total

Place

Penalty

Place

Time Taken

Jump Faults

Time Faults

Place

Time Taken

Jump Faults

Time Faults

86

KOYUNA SUN DANCER

WENDY SCHAEFFER

SA

56.80

4

10:44

0

0.4

3

87.16

0

0.0

57.20

1

Eventing: Adelaide: CCI4*: Day Two: Cross Country Results

LEADER BOARD
No.	Horse Name	Rider Name	Nat.	Dressage		Cross Country				Show Jumping			Total	Place
				Penalty	Place	Time Taken	Jump Faults	Time Faults	Place	Time Taken	Jump Faults	Time Faults
102	F1 PHARINELLI	EMMA MASON	NSW	52.00	2	10:45	0	0.8	1				52.80	1
104	WATERMARK GRAYSON	STUART TINNEY	NSW	56.70	3	10:42	0	0.0	2				56.70	2
86	KOYUNA SUN DANCER	WENDY SCHAEFFER	SA	56.80	4	10:44	0	0.4	3				57.20	3

Eventing: Adelaide: CCI4*: Cross Country Order of Go

Start  Time	Rider No	Horse	Rider
12:30pm	85	BALMORAL CAVALIER	Emily Anker

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Eventing: Adelaide: CCI4*: Entry List

See below for the 2010 Adelaide Australia CCI4* Entry List:

Eventing: Pau: Andreas Dibowski (GER) Stadium Round Video

Watch Andreas Dibowski and FRH Fantasia's winning stadium round from the 2010 Pau CCI4*:

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Eventing: Pau: Boyd Martin Pau Video - All Elements

Watch below to view video of Boyd Martin and Remington XXV's  Pau CCI4* competitions.  The video commentary is in both English and French.

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Eventing: Pau: Press Conference Interview Video

To view the post competition press-conference interviews from the Pau CCI4*, please watch below:

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Eventing: Pau: CCI4*: Boyd Martin Interview Following 2nd Inspection

To view the Boyd Martin Video interview from Pau visit the following link:


http://www.event-pau.fr/en/actualites/boyd-martin-aime-la-france.html

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Eventing: Pau: CCI4*: Live Results Available Online

Live Pau results available at http://www.worldsporttiming.com/live/livecomplet.php?URLlivesession_nb=83987980&rnd=44176388

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Eventing: Pau: CCI4*: FOX-PITT IN LINE FOR DOUBLE GLORY IN HSBC FEI CLASSICS™ THRILLER

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) and Navigator lead the Pau CCI4* after Cross-Country (Peter Nixon/FEI)

6 Nov 2010

Fifth leg of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM, Pau (FRA), 4 - 7 November 2010

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) is in line for a memorable double – and a big pay cheque - having leapt into a commanding lead after Cross-Country at Les Etoiles de Pau (FRA), the final leg of the valuable HSBC FEI Classics™, in which he also holds top position.

Eventing: Pau: CCI4*: Fox-Pitt and Donkers Video Interviews On-Line (English and French)

To view post Cross-Country interviews of Karen Donkers (BEL) and current leader William Fox-Pitt (GBR) click on the following link or copy and paste into your browsers address line:

http://www.event-pau.fr/en/espace-presse

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Eventing: Pau: CCI4*: Results Leaderboard After Cross-Country

1    36    NAVIGATOR    WILLIAM FOX - PITT    48.0    (9)    10'43''    3.2    -    3.2    51.2    0.0 (Par KETTRICE et ROYAL MISTRESS)
2    23    LAMICELL CHARIZARD    KARIN DONCKERS    41.8    (1)    11'17''    16.8    -    16.8    58.6    7.4
3    38    REMINGTON XXV    BOYD MARTIN    43.2    (4)    11'15''    16.0    -    16.0    59.2    8.0 HANN    (Par RUBINSTEIN I et HAUPTSTUTBUCH par WENZEL I)