2006 World Cup Finals

All Horses Pass Vet Check at 2006 World Cup Finals

April 20, 2006

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in the Grand Prix was planned to be Marlies van Baalen aboard Relevant (by Rubinstein), but this pair seems to have been replaced by Kirsten Beckers on Broere Montecristo.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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