CSI 2*

Daniel Coyle & Jeffrey Jarden Jump to the Top in the $40,000 La Quinta Resort & Club Grand Prix CSI 2*

Thermal, California, USA – December 03, 2022 – Irish riders continued their winning streak Saturday morning at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) as Daniel Coyle (IRL) topped the $40,000 La Quinta Resort & Club Grand Prix CSI 2* with Ariel Grangeโ€™s Jeffrey Jarden.

The first-round course, set by Michel Vaillancourt (CAN), saw 10 clear rounds, of which Coyle laid down the quickest jump-off time by only a small margin. Clocking in at 37.30 seconds, Jeffrey Jarden took his first FEI win, though the 8-year-old gelding (Bustique x Warrant) has come close to a win with Coyle in the irons.

โ€œWe bought him last year at the Hendrix auction and I only started riding him a few months ago,โ€ Coyle said of his winning mount. โ€œI went to a three-star in Kentucky and my first horse wasnโ€™t performing very well so I decided to jump [Jeffrey] in the Grand Prix and we got third place. So I thought maybe this horse is better than we first originally thought. From that point forward heโ€™s been great in every FEI class heโ€™s been in.โ€

Ashlee Bond (ISR) & Chill Ma

Ashlee Bond (ISR) and Chill Ma (Crunch 3 x Alcatraz), owned by Ilan Ferder, took second-place honors, doing so after penalty-free jump-off performance in 37.58 seconds.

Jordan Coyle (IRL) & Costa Diam

Jordan Coyle (IRL) finished in third with Costa Diam (Componist Champblanc x Allegretto), owned by Elan Farm, matching the clean scorecard of the top two combinations while securing the bronze in 38.91 seconds.

โ€œWe didnโ€™t try him,โ€ Coyle continued regarding his and Grangeโ€™s decision to purchase the horse. โ€œWe just watched and connected to this horse and she bought him. Heโ€™s been brilliant.โ€

This is Coyleโ€™s first trip out to DIHP, and so far the results and the experience have been great. โ€œI wasnโ€™t sure if we were going to come because usually at this time we take a little break,โ€ he explained. โ€œBut I have a few more horses here and I really like [DIHP] and Major League. The shows are a real contender with the world. Iโ€™ll definitely come back here because I like it here. The weather is good and itโ€™s very relaxing.โ€

Daniel Coyle (IRL) & Jeffrey Jarden during the awards ceremony

Final Results – $40,000 La Quinta Resort & Club Grand Prix CSI 2*

1) Daniel Coyle (IRL) & Jeffrey Jarden โ€“ 0 / 0 โ€“ 37.30

2) Ashlee Bond (ISR) & Chill Ma โ€“ 0 / 0 โ€“ 37.58

3) Jordan Coyle (IRL) & Costa Diam โ€“ 0 / 0 โ€“ 38.91

Source: Press Release by Tori Bilas for Desert International Horse Park

Photos: ยฉ  ESI Photography



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