Samuel Parot & David Guetta in Perfect Tune in the $65,000 Bobcat Grand Prix CSI 2*

By Jumper News on 2024-07-04

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – June 29, 2024 – Under the lights of Tryon Stadium at the Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort (Tryon International), Samuel Parot (CHI) triumphed aboard David Guetta (Zento x Vigaro) with a time of 34.71 in the $65,000 Bobcat Grand Prix CSI 2*.

**Ali Ramsay** (CAN) & **Bonita VH** **Keizershof Z**

Ali Ramsay (CAN) and Bonita VH Keizershof Z (Bustique x For Pleasure), Ramsay Equestrian Inc.’s 2011 Zangersheide mare, came in second on the Colm Quinn (IRL) course with a time of 35.50 seconds.

**Richie Moloney** (IRL) & **Skelwith Diamond Lady**

On a time of 36.11 seconds for third, Richie Moloney (IRL) piloted Skelwith Diamond Lady (Kalaska De Semilly x Balou Du Rouet), the 2014 Anglo European mare owned by Equinimity LLC.

**Samuel Parot** (CHI) & **David Guetta**

With two talented horses making the jump off, Samuel Parot earned two of the top five placings out of the 27 Grand Prix competitors. “This horse is really fast. In the qualifier, we had one of the best times, but with rails down,” Parot said of his ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 2* performance with David Guetta, the 2008 Dutch Warmblood gelding.

**Godolfo Media** was awarded the Groom’s Award presented by *Veredus* *for his care and dedication to David Guetta, alongside Tryon International’s Drew Page.*

Keeping all the poles up in the team’s second class of the week in Tryon Stadium, Parot shared that David Guetta’s precision and maturity helped secure the win. “He’s an older horse – he’s 16 years old, has experience, and is careful.”

With nine combinations moving onto the jump off, Parot pointed out the difficulty of the short round track. “This course was very good,” he noted. “It was [a very fast] course, with top horses and top riders like Ashlee Bond, Alison Robitaille, and Richie Moloney.”

As the final pair to see the jump off course, Parot deemed his double clear night with David Guetta as “super! When you win, it’s fantastic.”