Kurten wins €300,000 in Brazilian Grand Prix
Irish rider Jessica Kurten tonight won €300,000 in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil, riding Lady Georgina Fobes's mare 'Castle Forbes Libertina'. Kurten was one of 18 riders who qualified for the Grand Prix, and won a four-horse jump-off.
Some of the world's top riders and horses travelled to Sao Paulo for this weekend's action at the Athina Onassis International Horse Show in Sao Paulo, and the Antrim-born rider qualified for tonight's final after a second place in Thursday night's first leg of the competition.
Kurten went clear first time out, and battled for the top prize against three other combinations in the jump-off, but managed to beat German challenger Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and the talented 'Shutterfly' by seven tenths of a second to claim one of the richest prizes in the sport.
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI5* SAO PAULO BRAZIL OCTOBER 15 – 22 2008
GCT Final Grand Prix by Bradesco Private International Jumping Competition Table A with one jump off - 1m60 FEI Art. 238.2.2 - 18 best riders/horses Class I4 Saturday 18 October
1) CASTLE FORBES LIBERTINA; Jessica KURTEN (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time
34.25
2) SHUTTERFLY; Meredith MICHAELS-BEERBAUM (GER) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time
35.01
3) ALL INCLUSIVE NRW; Ludger BEERBAUM (GER) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 37.06
18 starters
