Paris, France – March 23, 2019 – Olivier Perreau (FRA) and Venizia d’Aiguilly wo then €100,000 Le Saut Hermès Prize CSI 5* last Saturday during the Saut Hermès au Grand Palais CSI 5* in Paris, France.

Olivier Perreau (FRA) & Venizia d’Aiguilly

The Frenchman and the 10-year-old bay Selle Français mare (Diamant de Semilly x Quick Star) were supreme in the 1.60m two-round challenge by being the faster of only two combinations that completed both of their performances without having any penalties attributed to them, stopping the timers in 42.72 seconds in round 2.

Mark McAuley’s (IRL) & Miebello

Mark McAuley’s (IRL) strategy of being conservative aboard Miebello (Flyinge Quite Easy 958 x Cardento) paid off, earning silver honors with a time of 46.09 seconds in the second round.

Denis Lynch (IRL) and Gun Powder (Econoon van het Lindehof x Caretano Z) were even more conservative, having one time-penalty in each of their two performances, earning bronze honors with a final time of 51.78 seconds.

Olivier Perreau (FRA) & Venizia d’Aiguilly during the awards ceremony