Pius Schwizer won the CSI2* Grand Prix at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva this weekend. The Swiss rider was aboard Caretina de Joter (Caretino x Contender) and topped the class that counted over sixty riders after a double clear round, and a time in the jump-off of 45.47 seconds. Runner-up was Netherland’s Stefanie van de Brink on Ace (Berlin x Irco Polo) who finished two seconds behind Schwizer in the jump-off. Third place went to Germany’s Holger Wulschner on BSC Cha Cha Cha (Casall x Le Grand I).
At the CSI3* Toscana Tour it was a home win for Roberto Cristofoletti on Flavourart Belisario (Cortez x Ciceron). The Italian rider’s time in the jump-off was 1.25 seconds faster than that of runner-up Nicola Philippaerts on H&M Quenzo de la Roque (Kannan x Jasmin), while third place went to another home rider: Gianpiero Garofalo on Corbanus (Corrado I x Balou du Rouet).
In Lummen, it was Karel Cox who won the CSI3* Grand Prix on Gentleman (Couleur Rubin x Clinton). A little over a second behind in the jump-off followed Wout-Jan van der Schans on Aquila SFN (Ovidius x Lauriston), while Jerome Hurel ended third on Quartz Rouge (Ultimo van ter Moude x Qredo de Paulstra*HN) making it Belgian, Dutch and French on top.
Juan Carlos Garcia made it a home win at the CSI3* Riviera Sun Tour. Riding Gitano V Berkenbroek (Nabab de Reve x Ti Amo vh Lambroeck), Garcia left Marie Lütgenau on Cassian B (Cassini I x Accord II) behind him in second with Bart Bles going into third on Wolisco DDH (Nolisco x Celano) with over a second separating each of them in the jump-off.