04/03/2025

Win for Buga Z in the CSI2* Grand Prix of Coapexpan

Studbook

Last weekend not only did Wellington colour blue and yellow, but there was also a Zangersheide Grand Prix victory in sunny Mexico. At the Club Hípico Coapexpan, the competition took place on a vast grass track, with the CSI2* Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon featuring a Z-horse at the top of the leaderboard.

 A total of 32 combinations ventured out under a beaming sun during this 1.45m CSI2* Grand Prix, and of those, four managed to secure a spot for the decisive jump-off. One of those four was Chilean rider Samuel Parot with his 15-year-old homebred gelding Buga Z, a son of Chester Z combined with the blood of Quality Touch Z. Parot and Buga Z, who had also scored a2nd place in the 1.45m main class the day before, again held a neatly clear round in the jump-off and with a chrono time of 44.44 seconds they convincingly wrote this Grand Prix on their record of achievements!Another notable combination in Coapexpan was Uruguayan rider Juan Manuel Luzardo with the 9-year-old mare Candian Girl Z, a daughter of Carrera VDL and Quasimodo vd Molendreef bred in the Netherlands by J.A. Weggemans. In both the 1.35m class on Friday and the 1.40m class on Saturday, they produced a flawless performance and this earned them2nd place in the standings twice.Finally, Mexican rider Georgina Kaye Puertos also managed to jump into the prizes with the 10-year-old mare Chavelle V&V Z, a breeding product of H. Voort from the Netherlands who combined the blood of Carrera VDL with that of Heartbreaker. In the 1.40m class on Thursday, Kaye Puertos and Chavelle V&V Z kept it clear twice, finishing in 4th place.

CSIU25 competition

Besides the classes for the CSI5* competition, international youngsters also got their chance again in Paris and this during a CSIU25 competition. In it, the young Belgian rider Mathieu Guery managed to jump into the limelight with the 10-year-old stallion Time-Breaker S Z, a son of Toulon and Calvados who was bred in the Netherlands by P. Sleutels. The son of Jérôme and Patricia Guery managed to secure an individual2nd place in both the 1.45m class on Saturday and Sunday. Moreover, Sunday’s competition was also about a team competition, in which Guery and Time-Breaker S Z were part of the winning team.