The Mexican Martínez Sommer, spectacular in the CSI3* Maeza Caixabank Trophy

Mexican Fernando Martinez Sommer won the decisive round with a spectacular ride on “Charlie Harper” riding “Charlie Harper”.

The CSI3* Maeza 2024 has among its participants a good number of top riders and most of them were present in the winning round of the a good number of them were present in the winning round of the Caixabank Trophy, for which the eleven best riders of the course were classified. The best eleven riders of the previous round. The test was scoring for the Ranking of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and scoring points for this ranking is always in the goal of the best the goal of the best.

The result was a succession of vibrant courses, over obstacles of 1'45 meters in height, which raised the temperature among the riders that raised the temperature among the public that remained until the end, and that contributed to forget the fine rain that the fine rain that accompanied the competition until mid-afternoon.

Two riders from the American continent, Brazil's Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and Mexico's Fernando Martinez Sommer, set the Fernando Martinez Sommer, set the tone. Marlon set the benchmark time on the scoreboard with the Talina du Vivier Z” in 38'84, but behind him, Martinez Sommer took all the necessary risks to improve his time.

His return to the double of the race sponsor, Caixabank, was perfect Caixabank, was perfect and his gallop with “Charlie Harper” towards the back that closed the course the course, sentenced his victory. A victory he achieved with a time of 38'01 seconds.

Third place went to Ireland's Billy Twomey with “Chat Botte ED”, with 39'84 seconds, while a Spanish rider and a Spanish rider, Laura Roquet and Armando Trapote, finished the decisive round with no knockdowns, being fifth and sixth with “Nina Puigroq” and “Tornado VS”, respectively “Tornado VS”, respectively.

British dominance in the EULEN Trophy

The intermediate race of the day in terms of heights was the EULEN Trophy, a speed race with heights of 1'35”. With heights of 1'35 meters, which was judged according to Baremo C. It had 67 participants and a good number of riders and horses good line-up of riders and very fast horses bidding for the victory.

A victory that went to the British side, with two speed experts setting the pace; James Smith and Laura Renwick.

James Smith and Laura Renwick. Both of them did not fail, they completed their respective courses without committing any demolition and set unattainable records for their rivals.

James won with a time of 55'35 on “June Rose 23”, a 10-year-old KWPN mare, while Laura Renwick took 56'16 for her ride on the 8 year old “BFS Angelina”, mare bred by her, who is in the line of fast and competitive horses ridden by the expert British rider.

On the third step of the podium was another rider with great experience and always fast in his rides, Jesús Garmendia, with “Valut 2”, 12 hundredths of a second behind Laura.

Garmendia, who finished with “Valut 2”, 12 hundredths of a second behind Laura Renwick. Fourth was the winner of the ARTIEM Trophy of the first day, Mariano Martínez Bastida, who was again the fastest with “Action Force”. But the Spaniard could not avoid a knockdown, which penalized him with 4 seconds, when he had made the best time of the test.

Clínica Equina Maeza Trophy

The program of this second day of the CSI3* Maeza was opened by the Trofeo Clínica Equina Maeza, disputed on a course with a time of 4 seconds, when he had made the best time. Maeza, disputed on obstacles of 1'25 meters, which again had an Asturian accent, with an expert rider as the main an expert rider as protagonist: Luis Jesús Escobar. The rider from Gijón, who is not very frequent in competitions competitions, when he appears, he leaves his mark and today he did it again in the Clínica Equina Maeza Trophy, which opened the program

Maeza Trophy, which opened the morning program.

Under the rain, Escobar felt like a fish in the water and completed a perfect course with “Look Cool” in 58'92 seconds, which gave him the victory. “Look Cool” is a Dutch mare, only 8 years old, daughter of only 8 years old, daughter of “Tyson”, with a lot of blood, owned by the Asturian junior Pablo Santiago Artime, who seems to have the same qualities as her father regarding speed.

Only one other pair managed to complete the course with no knockdowns in less than 60 seconds. It was the formed by the French rider Axel Narolles and the sorrel “Cuppydam du Pouey”, who stopped the stopwatch when crossing the stopwatch by crossing the finish line in 59'46 seconds, while the Cordovan Ana Mateos was again among the best riders.

Mateos was again among the best, this time third, with the 19 year old veteran Hanoverian 19-year-old Hanoverian, “Providence 3” (60'68), while a home team, the one formed by Juan Carlos García and the young Juan Carlos Garcia and the 8 year old “Guy de Maeza”, was classified in fourth position with 61'76 position with 61'76.

Also among the best was a young Asturian rider, Natalia Gutiérrez Blanco, fifth with “Venus D'As de Pic” (63'62). The additional prize of the Sariego Town Hall, to the best Spanish rider of the competition, has for the moment two riders tied for the two riders tied for the first place: Mariano Martínez Bastida and Jesús Garmendia, both with 77'62. Garmendia, both with 77 points.

As for the Comarca de la Sidra Award for the best U-25 rider

Under-25 rider, the provisional leader in the absence of Sunday's tests is the Belgian Thibault Philippaerts with 79 points.

Philippaerts with 79 points.

The races of Sunday, July 7 will start at 10 am with the Foncueva Trophy (1'25 meters). The program will continue with the Oquendo Trophy (1'40 meters), to conclude with the Maeza Grand Prix (1'50 meters).