Stable View Oktoberfest 2020 – Day 2 Press Release
Eventing, Events, General, Oktoberfest Horse Trials
FEI Show Jumping
September 25, 2020
Stable View Oktoberfest 2020 FEI CCI-S 4*/3*/2* & USEF/USEA HT – Aiken, SC
The 3* and 4* divisions were able to complete their show jumping before the torrential rain interrupted the competition for the 2* division.
The leader board going into the final phase of the 4* tomorrow is as follows:
FEI CCI4*-S
1st: Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp & Fernhill By Night (24.50)
2nd: Matthew Flynn & Wizzerd (25.90)
3rd: Doug Payne & Quantum Leap (26.80)
4th: Will Faudree & Caeleste (27.40)
T-5th: Doug Payne & Vandiver (28.30)
T-5th: Clayton Frederick & FE Always In Time (28.30) |
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| Doug Payne and Quantum Leap, a 9 year old Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar gelding, sit in 3rd place going into cross country tomorrow. Payne has three horses all within the top 20 of the CCI4*-S. |
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| Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp leads the CCI4*-S after showjumping with her 24.50 dressage score. Fernhill By Night is a 2003 17hh Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Deborah Halliday. |
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FEI CCI3*-S
1st: Alexander O’Neal & Miss MoneyPenny V (29.00)
2nd: Boyd Martin & Fernhill Prezley (29.40)
3rd: Boyd Martin & Penhill Celtic (29.60)
4th: Hallie Coon & Cooley SOS (30.40)
T-5th: Sydney Elliott & Commando D’Osthuy (31.00)
T-5th: Kurt Martin & D.A. Lifetime (31.00) |
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| Alexander O’Neal and his wife Elinor operate O’Neal Equestrian out of Reddick, FL. He holds the lead in the CCI3*-S by just 0.4 points over Boyd Martin. |
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| A small, masked group of competitors gathered to watch Boyd Martin and Fernhill Prezley, a 2010 Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Nancy Hathaway of Millbrook, NY. |
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FEI CCI2*-S
1st: Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp & Maryville Sir Henry (27.40)
2nd: Kelly Prather & Catch Me Cooley (28.90)
3rd: Leslie Law & Tout De Suite (30.50)
4th: Kimberly Steinbuch & Classiro (32.30)
5th: Dana Cooke & FE Whole Lotta Rosie (32.40) |
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| Kelly Prather & Catch Me Cooley moved into 2nd place after jumping clear. Prather is based in Ocala, FL and previously trained with William Fox-Pitt in the lead up to the 2012 London Olympics. |
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| The show jumping course was designed by Chris Barnard (USA). When asked how he felt about his courses, he remarked that the 4* “walked as tough as it rode.” With only 14 clear rounds in the CCI4*-S, there were many changes to the leader board after dressage. Barnard designed his courses to be “fair for the level – the good ones have questions to answer, and the greener ones at each level are still quite comfortable to jump around. It’s such a beautiful ring, and it’s easy to design a nice, flow-y course. It’s good footing and the horses jump well off of it.”
The outdoor arena drained nicely for 2* competition to resume. The cross country footing is in excellent shape after the rain for the final phase of FEI competition tomorrow. |
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