Results: Tryon International Three-Day Event presented by Yanmar America
Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake Lead Wire to Wire in CCI 4*-L Division
Colleen Loach and FE Golden Eye Bring Home a Win in CCI 4*-S Division for Canada
Sharon White Pilots Jaguars Duende to CCI 3*-L Win
Allison Springer and Castle Howard Romeo are CCI 3*-S Champions
Joe Meyer and Ballygriffin Crossfield Cara are Champions of CCI 2*-L Division
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Mill Spring, NC - May 16, 2024 - the 2024 Yanmar America Eventing Series at Tryon International kicked off with the Tryon International Three-Day Event May 8-12, featuring competition at the international levels CCI 1* through CCI 4*-L. A record 200 entries converged at the Tryon International venue, contesting the White Oak Cross-Country course with designs by Helen West, Beth Perkins, andJeff Kibbe as well as Show Jumping course designs by Bernardo Cabral. Learn more about division highlights below.
Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake Lead Wire to Wire in CCI 4*-L Division
Caroline Pamukcu (USA) and HSH Blake, fresh off their top-five finish at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event in the CCI 4*-S Division, led wire to wire in the CCI 4*-L Division at Tryon International. The duo carried forward a score of 28.6 from Dressage, going double-clear in both Cross-Country and Show Jumping phases to bring home the win. In reserve, Will Faudree (USA) and Mama’s Magic Way, the 2011 Hanoverian gelding (Mighty Magic x Star Regent XX) owned by Jennifer Mosing and Sterling Silver Stables, also held their podium spot firmly all weekend, adding two time penalties to their dressage score to finish on a score of 30.9. Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Cooley Quicksilver, the 2011 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Womanizer x Creggan Diamond) owned by The Monster Partnership, rounded out the podium with third place, holding a total of 35.2 faults after three rounds.
Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake
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Pamukcu emphasized that with a major event behind her and a long format test in front of her, the strategy for HSH Blake, the 2015 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Tolan R. x Kannan) owned by Mollie Hoff, Sherrie Martin, and Caroline and Deniz Pamukcu, was to be as relaxed as possible ahead of competition at Tryon International. In fact, her horse didn’t wear a Dressage saddle until arena familiarization took place on Thursday, she revealed:
Will Faudree and Mama’s Magic Way
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“It was really important for me to keep things really minimal between Kentucky and this, so we did lots of hacking and trail riding and trot sets, and not so much pressure,” she detailed. “The first time we put a Dressage saddle on was on Thursday for arena familiarization, and we just kept everything fun and light, with lots of cavaletti, canter poles and that sort of thing.”
Liz Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Quicksilver
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Pamukcu said that she continued her low-pressure mentality through her Dressage test. “He was great in Dressage; I tried to put more of a relaxed test in than in Kentucky. For Cross-Country, the [US] Team asked me to go double-clear. It was a little bit hard because he pulled a shoe early on in the course, so I was able to kind of readjust my plan and do more straight routes than turning routes. But he really adapted well. He's mega fit, so he made the 10 minutes feel super easy!”
Fairfax & Favor presented a Best Dressed Rider Award to each of the Long Format Divisions at the first horse inspection, with Paula Cudd presenting the awards to Woods Baughman.
©Madison Ibach for Tryon International
With Paris 2024 in her sights, Pamukcu emphasized that it was important to her and to her mount that they compete at a high-atmosphere venue with good footing as they progress towards team selections. The footing is always amazing here, for Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross-Country. It's a great venue, and it's important for us to go to another big atmosphere event. And he's hopefully ready to rock and roll!”
Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake
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Despite her string of successes and multiple horses competing at high levels, Pamukcu emphasized the role of the team around her that makes everything possible, as “just the jockey” in a much larger organization. “I want to thank my family and his owners, Mollie Hoff and Sherrie Martin, my mom. Thank you to Sharon White, my coach, and Bobby Costello, for helping me, and Pippa Funnel for being my mentor. I have a huge team behind me,” she concluded. “My business partner Kelly Hutchison sourced this horse, and she's been with me since day one with him, and there are a lot of people that go into this. I'm just the jockey. It's more the people and my horses that do all the work, and I just kind of sit there.”
Colleen Loach and FE Golden Eye Bring Home a Win in CCI 4*-S Division for Canada
Canada claimed a win on the weekend in the combination of Colleen Roach and FE Golden Eye, the 2012 Hanoverian gelding (Goldfever 3 x Contendro I) owned in partnership with Peter Barry and Amanda Bernhard, who added 14 penalties on Cross-Country to stay under 50 points and claim the CCI 4*-S win on a total score of 47.7. Leslie Law (GBR) and Lady Chatterley, the 2011 Holsteiner mare (Connor 48 x Mytens XX) owned by Jackie and Steve Brown and Lesley Grant, kept a tight grip on the podium through all three phases to finish in reserve with a score of 51.4. Ariel Grald (USA) and Isla de Coco, the 2014 Holsteiner mare (Cascadello x Guardus Limbus) owned by Anne Eldridge, took home third place on a score of 55.9.
Sharon White Pilots Jaguars Duende to CCI 3*-L Win
Sharon White (USA) and Jaguars Duende, her own 2016 Westfalian mare (Jaguar Mail x Lancaster), climbed to the top of the leaderboard in CCI 3*-L competition after adding 1.6 time penalties to their Dressage score to carry forward 32.5 points into the final phase of competition. A double-clear round in Show Jumping clinched the win for the duo. Emilie Mudd-Guy (USA) and Quite Nice 11, her own 2011 Holsteiner gelding (Quadros 3 x Caretino 2), finished the weekend on a score of 39 points for reserve, while Kim Severson (USA) and Arden Juju, the 2015 American Sport Horse gelding (Future Gravitas x Little Julia) owned by Anita Antenucci, concluded their weekend on 42.6 points for third place.
Fairfax & Favor presented a Best Dressed Rider Award to each of the Long Format Divisions at the first horse inspection, with Paula Cudd presenting the award to Jen Moody.
©Madison Ibach for Tryon International
Allison Springer and Castle Howard Romeo are CCI 3*-S Champions
In the largest division of the weekend, Allison Springer (USA) and Castle Howard Romeo came out on top in the CCI 3*-S Division, receiving 40.7 points over three phases of competition with the 2013 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Womanizer x Cavalier Royale) owned by Frances Robinson. Katie Lichten (USA) and Romans Code Red, her own 2015 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Womanizer x Scoole Hill Clover), collected 42.1 faults to earn reserve honors, while Jack Curtis (USA) rose from 27th place after Dressage to sit in third overall on a score of 44.0, riding Luska Candy Clover, the 2013 Irish Sport Horse gelding (Sligo Candy Boy x White Clover) owned by Betsy Curtis.
Joe Meyer and Ballygriffin Crossfield Cara are Champions of CCI 2*-L Division
Joe Meyer (NZL) and Ballygriffin Crossfield Cara ended their weekend as champions of the CCI 2*-L Division, on a total score of 31.9 with the 2017 Irish Sport Horse mare (O.B.O.S. Quality x Unknown) owned in partnership with Theresa Foote. Karl Slezak (CAN) and Zenith Petite Etoile, the 2017 Westfalian mare (Quebec x Unknown) owned in partnership with Molly Adams, claimed reserve honors on a total score of 32.5. Rounding out the truly international podium, Tim Bourke (IRL) and Electric Quality, the 2017 Irish Sport Horse mare (Siebe x Parco) owned by Marley Bourke, Barbara Cassani, and Lisa Takada, scored 34.3 points to walk away with third place.
Fairfax & Favor presented a Best Dressed Rider Award to each of the Long Format Divisions at the first horse inspection, with Paula Cudd presenting the award to Sinead Halpin Maynard.
©Madison Ibach for Tryon International
For full results from the Tryon International Three-Day Event presented by Yanmar America, click here.
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