14 February '25
Amanda Slagter secures new Dutch win
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After yesterday evening's Zangersheide Stallion Presentation, today was another important day for breeders at 'The Zangersheide International'. On the one hand there was the first round of free jumping for the candidate stallions, but for many it was of course also looking forward to this afternoon's stallion tests. Before we got to that point, however, there were also some international show jumping classes on the programme, in which we could once again enjoy a lot of beautiful and, above all, exciting sport.
Like yesterday evening before the start of the Zangersheide Stalion Presentation, another 1.50m Longines Ranking class took place this afternoon, in which victory went to a Dutch rider for the second day in a row. After Lars Kuster's victory yesterday, this time it was rider Amanda Slagter who took the top prize. She did so with the 11-year-old stallion Cornet Blue PS, the son of Chacco Blue and Cornet's Stern with whom she managed to achieve many great performances in the past. After a fantastic round, Slagter managed to put a time of 59.20 seconds on the scoreboard, which meant she once again sang the national anthem through Sentower Park!
Slagter was joined on the podium by two Belgian riders with in2nd place Frédéric Vernaet, the winner of yesterday's 1.40m class. Vernaet counted on the 11-year-old mare Okina van de Bien (Toulon x Blue Boy) today and once again he provided a dazzling round. He crossed the finish line in 59.28 seconds, thus securing another top ranking. But his compatriot Jules van Hoydonck also had another strong showing and secured himself a place on the podium. Van Hoydonck, who won the 1.35m opening class of the CSI4* competition on Wednesday evening, had saddled the also 11-year-old mare Cortocina (Cornet's Balou x Cartogran) and with a clear round in 65.03 seconds he nestled into 3rd place.
Second time, good time for Pieter Kenis
Before the start of this Longines Ranking class, the riders of the CSI4* competition were also in action this morning in a 1.40m class and in it we were once again able to enjoy a Belgian victory. The win was for Pieter Kenis and the 15-year-old grey mare Cloe GP Z, a daughter of Corrdino and Takashi van Berkenbroeck bred by Heritage Stud, with whom Kenis also managed to finish in 2nd place during yesterday's 1.40m class. Kenis and Cloe GP Z kept all the bars in the scoops twice and with a finishing time of 31.03 seconds in the2nd phase, this time they did have their victory!
Kenis once again led an integral Belgian podium with his victory and was joined there by Thomas de Wit, among others. The latter had saddled the 9-year-old mare Quinette Van 't Sparrenhuis (Elvis Ter Putte x Nabab de Rêve) for this class and with a clear2nd phase in 31.26 seconds, he managed to get close to Kenis. Young Limburger Seppe Wouters followed just behind White in 3rd place in the standings. He was accompanied by the also 9-year-old stallion Qoffiekoek de Muze (Mosito van het Hellehof x For Pleasure), which he piloted to the finishing line in 31.38 seconds in the2nd phase.
Lars Kersten jumps to morning win
However, the third day of 'The Zangersheide International' started this morning with a 1.35m class and in it we got a similar scenario as in the Longines Ranking class later in the day: a Dutchman taking the win and being joined on the podium by two Belgian combinations. Indeed, it was Lars Kersten who came out strongest with the 9-year-old mare Viola (Vagabond de la Pomme x Quo Vados). Kersten, who finished2nd in the Grand Prix Qualifier yesterday evening, kept all the rails in the1st and2nd phases and with a finishing time of 23.58 seconds he took the top prize this time.
The other podium places were taken by two Belgian riders with Liesje Vanderwegen in2nd place. Who had saddled the 8-year-old mare Razzia-K Van 't Kattenheye (Arezzo VDL x Dakar VDL) and with a clear2nd phase in 23.75 seconds, she managed to threaten Kersten the closest. Emilia Housen was the 3rd laureate on the podium in this first class of day. She was accompanied by the 12-year-old mare Karenina Z (Kannan x Quick Star) from the breeding farm of Hanna Remans, with whom she met after a clear round in 24.55 seconds.