Stillwater, New York, USA – June 15, 2024 – Two of the highlight classes of the week at the Saratoga Classic I Horse Show were held on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at White Hollow Farm. Christian Coyle (IRL) and his own Ma Pomme de Tamerville won the $25,000 Saratoga Grand Prix, marking their third grand prix win at the venue.
Coyle has made winning a habit at Saratoga Horse Shows with his mount Ma Pomme de Tamerville, and he has used the competition to help keep up “Pomme’s” confidence. The pair have been together for two years and “clicked from the beginning,” winning at the CSI Greenwich show in their second competition together.
“She is so reliable,” said Coyle of the 12-year-old BWP mare by Deauville van TL x Contendro II. “She is the barn favorite because she’s so consistent. She’s naturally quick. I don’t have to be trying to go really quick because I can just go in a good rhythm and let her do the rest.
“She can jump bigger,” he added, “so I mind her a little and pick my classes because she’s such a trier. She gives you everything and leaves nothing on the table. Rather than break her heart and jump her every week and get greedy, I mind her and think of classes down the line with a few bigger ones for her.”
Coyle said that Pomme didn’t feel fully “on” in the first round of the grand prix. However, once they returned for the jump-off, she was ready, and they finished clear in 36.378 seconds.
“I think she thrives in the jump-offs,” said Coyle. “When I went up a gear in the jump-off, she clicked in. I felt that she was back to normal. I could have gone quicker, but I jumped the second to last jump, and the clock was literally right in front of me. I knew I had a little bit of time to play with, so I didn’t go crazy to the last jump. Tori jumped a brilliant round and put it up to us all, so fair play to her.”
Coyle was chasing, and beat, the time set by Tori Corts (USA), who was first in the jump-off on Semi Automatic, an 11-year-old American-bred Belgian Warmblood gelding by Amaretto d’Arco. They posted the time to beat at 37.843 seconds, which would hold up for second place. Third place went to Alysson Siopes (USA) on Eldo van de Helle, a 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Eldorado van de Zeshoek TN owned by David Tromp Show Stables, Inc. They were clear in 38.306 seconds.
Final Results – $25,000 Saratoga Grand Prix
1) Christian Coyle (IRL) & Ma Pomme Tamerville – 0 / 0 – 36.378
2) Tori Corts (USA) & Semi Automatic – 0 / 0 – 37.843
3) Alysson Siopes (USA) & Eldo van de Helle – 0 / 0 – 38.306
Source: Press Release from Jump Media for Saratoga Horse Shows
Photos: © Jess Windhurst Photography
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