Show Jumping World Cup Finals Daily Report by Carol Dean-Porter

Saturday's Performance -April 22, 2000

Today was the rest day for the World Cup horses and the main event was the $25,000 Las Vegas Grand Prix. This class was open to the horses who are not qualified for the final phase of the World Cup, and also some horses and riders who did not Qualify for the finals but received an invitation based on having earned 25 points or more in World Cup qualifying classes. The arena was a sold-out performance and was exciting from start to finish.

Today's performance included a spectacular display by Leon Adams and his paint horse Cherokee Smoke who jumps ONTO the bed of a pick-up truck, through a ring of fire!

Jerry Wayne Olson and his buffalo Chief were the color bearers for the opening ceremony and later demonstrated a performance which includes climbing a ramp to the top of a horse trailer!

Debbie McDonald and her Pan American Games gold medal winning dressage horse Brentina performed a wonderful musical ride.

Six Pro Rodeo Association barrel racers teamed up with World Cup riders to race against the clock around a clover leaf pattern of barrels. First the girls rode the horses and received their times. Then the World Cup riders mounted their team mate's horse and tried the course. The scores were added together to determine a team total.

Here are the times for each member of the team:

Mary Kennon/17.40 + Rodrigo Pessoa/26.76
Leslie Schur/17.37 + Mario Deslaurier/18.14
Lori Stourd/22.16 + Leslie Howard/19.55
Charmayne James/36.48 + Ludgar Beerbaum/19.52
Bobbette Lee/17.64 + John Whitaker/20.42
Rosa Morin/17.77 + Ian Millar/18.29


LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX START ORDER WITH SCORES

Charon/Justin Imperato/USA/12
Hidden Creek's Alvaretto/Margie Goldstein-Engle/USA/4
Virtual Village Steps Helsinki/John Whitaker/GBR/1/4 time penalty
Arnica de la Barre/Alison Firestone/USA/Clear
It's Showtime/Joie Gatlin/USA/20 1/4
Catch 22/Ainsley Vince/CAN/4
Another Flood/Gavin Chester/AUS/1/4 time penalty
Clover Heights/Dick Carvin/USA/12 1/4
Equest Carnute/Thomas Velin/DEN/Clear
Careful 19/Kandi McCoy/USA/16
Victor/Geraldo Gomes de Lemos/BRA/8
Elan/Dianne Grod/USA/24
Hennes & Mauritz Corrmint/Malin Baryard/SWE/Clear
Warren 004/Lutz Gripshover/GER/4
Glenow Lillian/Hap Hansen/USA/12 1/4
Carolus H/Schuyler Riley/USA/4
Sports Ya! Elastique/Antonio Chedraui Eguia/MEX/4
Kroongravin/Molly Ashe/USA/4
Fleur III Z/Ray Texel/USA/4
Beach Girl/Misti Cassar/USA/4
Southshore/Richard Spooner/USA/4

JUMP OFF 

1. Arnica de la Barre/Alison Firestone/USA/0/33.25
2. Equest Carnute/Thomas Velin/DEN/4/30.97
3. Hennes & Mauritz Corrmint/Malin Bayard/SWE/4/31.59

Time Fault only in first round

4. Virtual Village Steps Helsinki/John Whitaker/74.13/ .25
5. Another Flood/Gavin Chester/AUS/74.49/ .25

Four fault scores separated by time:

Kroongravin/Molly Ashe/USA/69.67
Fleur III Z/Ray Texel/USA/70.31
Hidden Creek's Alvaretto/Margie Goldstein-Engle/USA/70.92
Warren 004/Lutz Gripshover/GER/70.93
Catch 22/Ainsley Vince/CAN/71.80
Sports Ya! Elastique/Antonio Chedraui Eguia/MEX/72.04
Beach Girl/Misti Cassar/USA/72.23
Carolus H/Schuyler Riley/USA/72.99
Southshore/Richard Spooner/USA/73/36

Tomorrow is the final phase, with the top 26 riders starting the first round and 2/3 of those will start the second round. The point totals are now converted to faults, with the leader being awarded zero faults and the next in order receiving faults equal to 50% of the difference in point totals.


World Cup Standings with faults carried into final phase

Rodrigo Pessoa BRA / 0 
Markus Fuchs SUI /3 
Beat Mandli SUI / 5.5 
Ludger Beerbaum GER/ 7.5 
Mario Deslauriers CAN/ 8.5 
Ralf Schneider GER/9.5 
Ludo Philippaerts BEL/10 
Schuyler Riley USA/10.5 
Jerry Smit ITA/12 
Megan Johnstone USA/12.5 
Otto Becker GER/13.5 
Todd Minikus USA /14.5 
Peter Charles IRL/15 
Carry Huis in T Veld NED/15 
Gianni Govoni ITA/15.5 
Geoff Billington GBR/15.5 
Jeroen Dubbeldam NED/15.5 
Margie G.-Engle USA/16.5 
Jimmy Torano USA/17.5 
Taizo Sugitani JPN/18.5 
Richard Spooner USA/19 
Helena Weinberg GER/19.5 
Carlsen-Otto Nagel GER/19.5 
Samantha McIntosh BUL/19.5 
Hap Hansen USA/20.5 
Leslie Burr-Howard USA/21 
Alison Firestone USA/21.5 
Thomas Velin DEN/22 
Malin Baryard SWE/22.5 
Antonio Chedraui MEX/27 
Ian Millar CAN/27 
John Whitaker GBR/28 
Ainsley Vince CAN/30 
Geraldo Gomes BRA /31.5 
Misti Cassar USA/32.5 
Gavin Chester AUS/32.5 
Lutz Gripshover GER/33 
Dick Carvin USA/37 
Manuel Torres COL/37.5