Tryon Spring 4 Midweek Update & Weather Alert
Weather Alert: Saturday Night Lights Canceled for May 27th; Grand Prix Rescheduled to 9am
Luiz Francisco De Azevedo and Nashville Claim Win in $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*
Victoria Heurtematte and Scarlett Du Sart Z Dominate $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*
For Immediate Release
Sarah Madden and Rette Solomon for TIEC
Mill Spring, NC, May 26, 2023 - Weather Alert: Saturday Night Lights presented by Tryon Horse & Home has been canceled for Saturday, May 27th due to inclement weather projections. The $78,000 PBR Ironpeddlers Chute Out Grand Prix CSI 2* will be hosted at 9am Saturday in Tryon Stadium, with brunch hosted in Legends Club available for $45/person. Email events@tryon.com to reserve brunch seating. All restaurants will remain open as scheduled for Saturday evening. For more information about upcoming Saturday Night Lights events, click here.
Luiz Francisco De Azevedo and Nashville Claim Win in $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*
May 25, 2023 - Luiz Francisco de Azevedo (BRA) and Nashville were the fastest of the day to take top honors in the $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*, the first international Welcome Stake of the 2023 season as part of Tryon Spring 4 competition. Franciso de Azevedo and Santa Cecilia Stables LLC’s Nashville (Diamant De Semilly x Darco), a 2013 Belgian Warmblood gelding, sped through the jump-off timers in 38.56 seconds to clinch the win. Scott Keach (AUS) and Wild Thing (Caraca x Contango II), Keach’s own 2012 gelding, produced a 41.49-second jump off round to earn reserve. Accepting the third place ribbon was Maria Gabriela Brugal Gasso (DOM) and J'adore Flamenco, the 2012 Anglo-Arabian gelding owned by BG Stables LLC, stopping the clock in 42.22 seconds.
Luiz Francisco de Azevedo and Nashville
©Kendall Lueder for Natalie Suto Photography
Sixty-two entries challenged the first round, with the course set by Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) and welcoming nineteen pairs to challenge the jump off. Francisco de Azevedo was a bit surprised with how many entries qualified for the jump off, after walking the course and discerning its difficulty, but emphasized that it felt great to win against “many, many good riders and good horses. I decided to take all the risks, and it paid off. My horse is a naturally fast horse, and I took all the other risks inside and decided to turn really tight. It went well!”
Scott Keach and Wild Thing
©Avery Fletcher for Natalie Suto Photography
Knowing that his horse is light across the ground, Francisco de Azevedo chose to prioritize tight turns. “I know that one to two was an option of eight or seven strides. I decided to save the eight strides to turn really tightly from number two to number three, and then that went really well for me. I think for the last three jumps, I was really, really fast and I pushed my horse to the limit, and with his quality it was okay.”
Maria Gabriel Brugal Gasso and J’adore Flamenco
©Kendall Lueder for Natalie Suto Photography
Francisco de Azevedo and his barn will be at Tryon International for another week of Spring Series competition before heading back to their Wellington, Florida home base. “I love this place. It's a fantastic place, with fantastic facilities. People are always nice. My horses usually jump really well when I'm here, so each time I come I'm happy to be here, he concluded.”
Luiz Francisco de Azevedo in his presentation ceremony alongside TIEC Competition Manager JP Godard.
©Avery Fletcher for Natalie Suto Photography
For full results from the $39,000 ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2*, click here.
Victoria Heurtematte and Scarlett Du Sart Z Dominate $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*
May 24, 2023 - Victoria Heurtematte (PAN) and Scarlett Du Sart Z claimed the win in Wednesday’s $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2* in a field of 39 entries, stopping the speed phase timers in 26.32 seconds to clinch the blue ribbon. McKayla Langmeier (USA) and Pepita VD Rollebeek, Linda Landmeier’s 2015 Belgian Warmblood mare (Tangelo VD Zuuthoeve x Toulon), cleared the speed phase in 27.50 seconds to receive second place honors, while third went to Luis Fernando Larrazabal (VEN) aboard Baroness, the 2015 Westphalian mare (Balous Bellini) owned by Leeann Ablin, after their 28.05-second clear performance. Twenty-two horse-and-rider pairs cleared the power phase to continue on to the short track, with twelve entries posting double-clear rounds over both portions of the Anthony D’Ambrosio (USA) track.
Victoria Heurtematte and Scarlett Du Sart Z
©Avery Fletcher for Natalie Suto Photography
For full results from the $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*, click here.
Tryon Spring 4 competition continues through Sunday, May 28, and features national and international Jumper competition alongside Hunter and Equitation divisions. The $78,000 PBR Ironpeddlers Chute Out Grand Prix CSI 2* will be hosted at 9am in Tryon Stadium due to expected weather Saturday evening, and all Saturday Night Lights events are canceled for May 27th. All Tryon Resort restaurants will remain open. Simultaneously hosted alongside Tryon Spring 4, the Tryon Spring Horse Trials presented by Fairfax & Favor celebrates the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships, with all competitions free and open to the public. View details and learn more about ongoing events at www.Tryon.com/allevents.
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