All Horses Pass Vet Check at 2006 World Cup Finals

Thu, 04/20/2006 - 00:00
2006 World Cup Finals

The 2006 World Cup Finals kicked off yesterday with a vet inspection in which the participating horses are checked for their fitness. All horses passed except one.

Zorro, the horse of Russian Inessa Poturaeva, did not look very fit and was sent to reinspection the same day. The horse still did not appear fit in the second trot up and was given a new chance for reinspection on Thursday morning before the Grand Prix. That morning, the 12-year Ukrainian Warmblood by Ugovore did pass the test and is allowed to compete in the Grand Prix.

Guinea pig competitor in the Grand Prix was planned to be Marlies van Baalen aboard Relevant (by Rubinstein), but this pair seems to have been replaced by Kirsten Beckers on Broere Montecristo. The pair is the first to ride the Grand Prix, but their score does not count and they are not participating in the World Cup Qualifier.

The Grand Prix starts at 11.45h in the Europe Hal of the RAI building in Amsterdam. Anky van Grunsven's has mixed recollections about her performances in that Europe Hall. "I rode my depth record there with Bonfire," she joked. The horses are quite spooky in that arena and Bonfire once scored 45% in there.

The starters' list for the Grand Prix looks as follows:

  • 1. 11h45 - BROERE MONTECRISTO - KWPN 
    Stallion\bay\1994\El Coruna x Clavecimbel\ Kirsten BECKERS (NED)
  • 2. 12h00 - ZORRO - UKR WB 
    Stallion\Black\1994\Ugovore\ Inessa POTURAEVA (RUS)
  • 3. 12h10 - PROTON - BWR 
    Gelding\dBay\1994\Patriarch x Rosenkavalier\ Cindy ISHOY (CAN)
  • 4. 12h20 - WILSON - SWB 
    Gelding\dBay\1991\Norson x Libretto\ Kristian VON KRUSENSTIERNA (SWE)
  • 5. 12h30 - TIP TOP 962 
    Stallion\Bay\1994\Master 850 x Hertensia\ Leslie MORSE (USA)
  • 6. 12h40 - PAGANINI - RHEIN 
    Gelding\Bay\1994\Pavarotti vd Helle\ Jeroen DEVROE (BEL)
  • 7. 12h50 - WILD ONE - HANN 
    Gelding\Bay\1996\Wanderer x Graetin\ Arlene PAGE (USA)
  • 8. 13h00 - DOUGLAS DORSEY - HANN 
    Gelding\Chestnut\1991\Donnerhall x Salem\ Laura BERTHOLSHEIMER (GBR)
  • 9. 13h10 - GUINNESS - DWB 
    Stallion\Black\1990\Dolomit x Elizar\ Louise NATHHORST (SWE)
  • 10. 13h20 - ROYAL BLACK LABEL 
    Gelding\Black\1995\Randa 330 x Weston\ Elena KALININA (RUS)
  • 11. 14h00 - LUDEWIG G - OLDBG 
    Gelding\Bay\1995\Landfiese x Ibikus\ Lone JöRGENSEN (DEN)
  • 12. 14h10 - DONATHA S - HANN 
    Mare\Chestnut\1994\Donnerhall x Pik Bube\ Ellen SCHULTEN-BAUMER (GER)
  • 13. 14h20 - WAHAJAMA-UNICEF - HANN 
    Mare\Black\1994\Wakant x Acapulco\ Ann Kathrin LINSENHOFF (GER)
  • 14. 14h30 - SALINERO - HANN 
    Gelding\dBay\1994\Salieri\ Anky VAN GRUNSVEN (NED)
  • 15. 14h40 - SUNRISE - HANN 
    Mare\Bay\1994\Singular Joter x Werther\ Imke SCHELLEKENS (NED)
  • 16. 14h50 - HEXAGON'S OLLRIGHT - KWPN 
    Gelding\Chestnut\1996\Rubiquil x El Corona\ Laurens VAN LIEREN (NED)
  • 17. - 15h00 - BJöRSELLS BRIAR 899 - SWB 
    Stallion\Chestnut\1991\Magini x Krocket\ Jan BRINK (SWE)
  • 18. - 15h10 - LINGH - KWPN 
    Stallion\Bay\1993\Flemmingh x Colombus\ Edward GAL (NED)
  • 19. - 15h20 - WARUM NICHT FRH - HANN 
    Gelding\Chestnut\1996\Weltmeyer x Wemtek I\ Isabell WERTH (GER)
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