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CDI-W
San Patrignano, Italy
25th - 27th January 2002
CDI-W San Patrignano Kicks Off With Spanish Victory
 The
Spanish Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, the 36-year-old lady rider
who is lately in best shape in the world of dressage,
wins the opening competition of the Italian qualifier
of the FEI World Cup Dressage taking place at San Patrignano.
The Spanish athlete, who recently placed first in the
Mechelen Grand Prix in Belgium, won on Beauvalais with
a very high percentage (71.46%), preceding the Italian
Laura Conz (69.80%), riding Fibrin and the Swiss champion
Daniel Ramseier currently 2nd in the World Cup list,
on Rali Baba a bay 14-year-old horse. Fourth and fifth
places for other two top international lady riders,
the Dutch Gonnelien Rothenberger and the Russian Elena
Sydneva, respectively 8th and 12th in the FEI/BCM ranking
list.
Great has been the satisfaction within the Italian
team for the surprising placement of the Italian National
Champion, Laura Conz (title won right here in San Patrignano
last November), who has been able with great authority
to place herself among the best riders of the international
dressage scene. "It is a very important result" Conz
declares "because it confirms the raising level of my
horse which is already able to compete at the top level".
For the Spanish Ferrer-Salat it is a further evidence
of the very high level of performances achieved on the
last month, which placed her at the very top of the
world ranking list, and a confirmation of her optimistic
foreseen of the day before. "Me and my horse are experiencing
a great moment of shape and I hope I will be able to
raise up the podium of the Grand Prix".
The competition was indeed a valid trial for the qualification
to the Free Style competition which will assign on Sunday,
the points for the World Cup, and to which the first
12 placed in today's competition will be admitted.
Press releases by Carlo Bozzo - San Patrignano Press
Officer
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