Vejer de La Frontera, Spain – March 17, 2024 – Sanne Thijssen (NED) has been riding Con Quidam RB for eleven years now and was the youngest rider to ever win the prestigious Longines Global Champions Tour, back in 2022 with him when she was just 23 years old. This fast Dutch rider had her second major victory here this week today, with a breathtakingly fast jump off round and she told us after the class that this 18-year-old stallion who she calls her horse of a lifetime still feels like a young horse. Con Quidam RB (Quinar Z xCardino 5) mare and is owned by Stal Thjssen.
This 2024 Olympic Qualifier class was held held on grass in the David Broome arena, featuring obstacles at 1.55 meters and designed by Venezuelan, Leopoldo Palacios (NED). The class was kindly sponsored by the Diputación de Cádiz.
Sanne told us: “Everytime, he knows his job and he loves his job and that’s probably also why he’s still jumping at this age. It sounds maybe stupid but in the jum0 off he’s the best, the faster he goes the more he is fighting and paying attention. The more you let go the more he likes (it).”
Sanne is here at the Tour preparing for her season in the Global Champions Tour with the Iron Dames: ‘It’s a big honour to be in the Iron Dames team for the Global. So of course I’m going to focus on that… this was just to keep him in shape and that worked out, so next week he will not jump I will still be here at the Sunshine Tour… and then I’m going to Miami and Mexico with him.
These two are clearly a very experienced team, as their time in the jump off demonstrated ,stopping the clock 35.63 seconds, over two seconds ahead of top Brazilian rider, Pedro Veniss (BRA) who ended up with a well deserved second place in 38.32 seconds with Nimrod de Muze Império Egipcio (Nabab de Reve x Tinka’s Boy).
In third was German rider, Leonie Böckmann (GER) with Carter 10 (Christian 25) and fourth was British, Guy Williams (GBR) with Ernie of Greenhill Z (Emerald x Caretino). Finally fifth, was Japanese, Eiken Sato (JPN) con Chadellano JRA (Chacco-Blue x Centadel).
Prizes were handed out by Juan José Ortiz, the First Vice President of the Diputación de Cádiz and by Javier Vidal, Second Vice President of the Diputación de Cádiz and Sport delegate.
Final Results – €105,675 Diputación de Cádiz Grand Prix CSI 4*
1) Sanne Thijssen (NED) & Con Quidam RB – 0 / 0 – 35.63
2) Pedro Veniss (BRA) & Nimrod de Muze Império Egípcio – 0 / 0 – 38.32
3) Leonie Böckmann (GER) & Carter 10 – 0 / 0 – 38.38
Source: Press Release (edited) from the Andalucía Sunshine Tour
Photo: © Andalucía Sunshine Tour / Mackenzie Clark
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