Two More Combinations Gain Qualification to the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship Final
Monday 03 June 2024
Northcote Stud played host to the second Prestige Italia Big Star Six-Year-Old Championship qualifier this weekend.
Fifteen six-year-olds came forward over an inviting course starting at 1.20m with seven achieving the two clear rounds needing to advance to the jump-off. Over the shortened and raised course, only two combinations would attain their aim to jump three clean rounds and qualify for the Big Star Bonus at the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship Final at the Young Horse Show, which takes place at Hickstead in August.
The two combinations who achieved triple clear were:
GLEBELANDS RUE DE MIEL & Joe Davis
VALENTINA BLUE & Keith Shore
NB: Results pending official grading
Riders in the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship will compete for the Big Star Trophy, awarded in honour of Nick Skelton’s 2016 Olympic gold medal winner. Any horse jumping a treble clear in one of the four Big Star qualifiers held between May and July will automatically be eligible for the £1,000 Big Star Bonus, which will be awarded in the Final.
PRESTIGE ITALIA SPA, Trissino-VI (Italy) is a leader of English horseback riding saddles, entirely produced in Italy. It is a niche market where Prestige has stood out from its inception precisely because of the passion of the family that blends experienced craftsmanship with a constant desire for technological improvement. Pioneers in the sector with: the first tree in synthetic fibre, the search for quality materials with the right technical properties. “Innovation is in the Prestige DNA and we pay attention to every detail without betraying the essence of reliability, quality and functionality of the product to ensure well-being and the best possible contact between horse and rider. For more information, visit www.prestigeitalia.com
Image: Majestic Photography (pictured: GLEBELANDS RUE DE MIEL & Joe Davis)
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