Kate Erickson — Friday Show Jumping at Galway


James Alliston and Jumbo’s Jake lead the Galway CIC3* after the show jumping

From Kate:

After a day of warm weather, sunshine, and fierce competition, the first two phases of the Galway Downs CIC are already complete, with only cross country left to go. Dressage ran in five arenas for nearly eight hours today, from Novice all the way up to CIC***.

The CIC*** division firmly belonged to James Alliston and Jumbo’s Jake, who led throughout the day after laying down a fluid dressage test followed by a crisp double clear show jumping round. They lead second place Jolie Wentworth and Killian O’Connor by over five points heading into tomorrow’s conclusion. Jolie is on a bit of a recovery mission here after falling at Twin earlier in the season, and will be hoping for a good run tomorrow. Alliston also lies third on Tivoli in that horse’s first three star attempt. The show jumping did not prove overly influential in the CIC*** division, with the top three placings remaining unchanged after the first phase; Barb Crabo and Eveready were the biggest movers of the division, bumping up two places to 4th on the merit of a smart double clear.

In the CIC**, by contrast, Joe Lombardo’s large and twisting track proved much more substantial, with the top eight positions all shuffling to some degree and with double clears proving extremely hard to come by. In the end the only two riders able to produce clear rounds–Katherine Groesbeck and Kaitlin Veltkamp–moved up to first and second, respectively, with dressage leader Teresa Harcourt and Bonza Twist of Fate moving down to 3rd with three rails.

[Live Galway Scores]

Scores in all divisions are still extremely close, however, meaning that Ian Stark’s imposing tracks will certainly provide an exciting conclusion tomorrow. Riders in the FEI divisions will compete in reverse order of merit, meaning that all the pressure will be on the final combinations to maintain their leads. The weather looks like it will, in true good southern California, continue to be perfect, so it’s going to be an awesome day to go eventing!


Debbie Rosin and The Alchemyst are 5th in the CIC3*


John Michael Durr and Warrick (8th CIC***)


Katherine Groesbeck and Oz The Tin Man are 1st in the CIC**

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