Aquis Champions Tour Results – Day 1
FRIDAY 26th APRIL
The 2019 Aquis Champions Tour started yesterday at the magnificent Elysian Fields complex at Canungra in the Gold Coast Hinterland. With nine days of competition ahead of us and over 400 riders and over 800 horses competing for more than $340,000 in prizemoney, this is one of Australia’s premier jumping events.
Classes will be held this weekend and, except for a rest day on Monday, right through to next Sunday the 5th of May, when the headline finals for the show will be held.
On Day 1, all classes were two phase events which means that separate jump-off rounds were not held. Details of the winners and placegetters of all classes held on Day 1 are listed below.
Results sourced from Global Entries Online.
AQUIS ARENA – RING 1
CLASS 1.01: GreenPRO – 1.25m Height Class (for horses with less than 40pts)
A massive start list of 92 combinations entered the first class on the main Aquis arena. Twelfth in the list was the local Queensland rider Olivia Hamood and Sundance GHP, who recorded double clear to take the lead from the earlier competitors. They held this position until Katie Laurie, who rode five different horses in this class, came out in 56th place on Elysuim GNZ and snatched the lead with a sizzling time in the jump-off section of the round. It looked like these two competitors had first two placings to themselves, until the very last combination of current Australian Senior Champion rider Amber Fuller and Armani Z split the pair to push Hamood back to third.
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Katie Laurie | Elysuim GNZ | $225 |
| 2nd | Amber Fuller | Armani Z | $125 |
| 3rd | Olivia Hamood | Sundance GHP | $60 |
| 4th | Tom McDermott | JEP Texas | $40 |
| 5th | Gemma Creighton | Gizmo (IMP) | $25 |
| 6th | Brook Dobbin | Miranda MVNZ | $25 |
CLASS 1.02: 240 Electrical – 1.35m Height Class
The highlight of the day was the second and final class on the Aquis Arena. This class saw many of the big names in Australian jumping looking to give their best horses their first test at the Elysian Fields complex. Again, a huge list of 93 combinations were on the start-list, which meant that the afternoon was filled with an exciting display of quality jumping.
Thirty two of the field went clear in the first phase of the round, qualifying them to continue into the jump-off portion of the round. As with this morning, the placegetters came out near the end of the list. Last year’s Aquis Gold Tour winning combination of Merrick Ubank and Alantinus showed that they were back to defend their title by recording a scorching 28.86 sec phase 2 to knock Australian World Cup representative Billy Raymont, riding Anton, out of the top spot. Ubank must have thought that he had the win in the bag until just near the end of the list when Sydney based rider Amelia Douglass and Barrichello amazingly also went double clear in a time identical to that recorded by Ubank to tie for first.
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| =1st | Merrick Ubank | Alantinus | $175 |
| =1st | Amelia Douglass | Barrichello | $175 |
| 3rd | Billy Raymont | Anton | $60 |
| 4th | Katie Laurie | Cera Caruso | $40 |
| 5th | Katie Laurie | Esteban MVNZ | $25 |
| 6th | Brook Dobbin | Equador MVNZ | $25 |
IRT ARENA – RING 2
CLASS 1.03a: ISJ – 1.10m Junior
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Charlee Dobbin | Dreamtime Invader | $120 |
| 2nd | Cody Tincknell | Alices Wonderland | $65 |
| 3rd | Hayden Parker | Fat Boy Slim | $30 |
| 4th | Chelsea Jefferies | All Bling | $20 |
| 5th | Brooke Hawthorne | Teddington | $10 |
| 6th | Ben Bates | Early Times | $5 |
CLASS 1.03b: Fiber Fresh – 1.10m Intermediate Rider
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Morgan Daniel | Aladino | $120 |
| 2nd | Jade Kluske | Macarthur Desparanto | $65 |
| 3rd | Elizabeth Hoy | Where’s Cameron | $30 |
| 4th | Tahlia Baxter | Icarus Blue Diamond | $20 |
| 5th | Tess McInerney | Quintation | $10 |
| 6th | Scout Leman | Calveston Bonanza | $5 |
CLASS 1.04a: Fiber Fresh – 1.15-1.20m Progressive Rider
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Courtney Tincknell | Santa Cruz | $120 |
| 2nd | Holly Penfold | Gold King | $65 |
| 3rd | Alison Ostenfeld | Aveden Atom | $30 |
| 4th | Samantha Dernee | KWL Lady Gaga G | $20 |
| 5th | Emily Hovell | Yalambi’s High Fashion | $10 |
| 6th | Elisha Hodgson | Kyldar Judgment | $5 |
CLASS 1.04b: ISJ – 1.15-1.20m Super Junior
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Hayden Parker | Its Lux Nitro | $120 |
| 2nd | Tayla Parlevliet | Stella | $65 |
| 3rd | Maleah Lang-McMahon | KS Sovereign’s Cadel | $30 |
| 4th | Alexandra Inglis | Nawarrah Bridget Jones | $20 |
| 5th | Phoebe Riordan | Diamond B Versailles | $10 |
| 6th | Grace Overton | Chironic Dominant Visage | $5 |
KARA KAR ARENA – RING 3
CLASS 1.05: GeoPro Footing – 80cm Height Class
The top five placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Lorna Clifford | Quamby Park Star Show | $30 |
| 2nd | Charlie Magnier | His Royal Emblem | $25 |
| 3rd | Beau Lyttle | Pinkchampagne | $15 |
| 4th | Kaitlyn Parlevliet | Saynomore | $10 |
| 5th | Hugh Buchanan | Its Zanacon | $5 |
CLASS 1.06: GeoPro – 90cm Height Class
The top five placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Emily Lang-McMahon | KS Napolean | $30 |
| 2nd | Emily Lang-McMahon | Monty Who | $25 |
| 3rd | Elkee Lang-McMahon | Flash Az | $15 |
| 4th | Kayla Johnston | Cowboy | $10 |
| 5th | Hannah Overton | Miss Ruby Rose | $5 |
CLASS 1.07: GeoPro – 1.00m Height Class
The top five placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Maddison Thompson | Bellhaven Arizona | $30 |
| 2nd | Nora Palasthy | Kahean Trooper Diamond | $25 |
| 3rd | Kayla Johnston | Cowboy | $15 |
| 4th | Teigan Matthews | Equus Hooroo | $10 |
| 5th | Billy Raymont | Tulara For Chico | $5 |
MILENCO – RING 4
CLASS 1.08: Penelope Store Australia – 1.10m Height Class (for horses with less than 16pts)
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Hayley Morris | Breaking Bad | $120 |
| 2nd | Sam Overton | Jewel Quest | $65 |
| 3rd | Brock Everingham | Storm Park Ploutos | $30 |
| 4th | David Cooper | Cassiver | $20 |
| 5th | Tim Bowman | Calaza Park Casselli Law | $10 |
| 6th | Rebekah Towler | Miss Allykat | $5 |
CLASS 1.09: 240 Electrical – 1.15m Height Class (for horses with less than 20pts)
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Hugh Buchanan | Its Bandito | $225 |
| 2nd | Phillip Lever | Catena | $125 |
| 3rd | Jade Kluske | Ledayl Delago | $60 |
| 4th | Kirstie Ansell | Vakarra Calisto | $40 |
| 5th | Russell Johnstone | Cantara | $25 |
| 6th | Rod McQueen | Equus Hugo | $25 |
CLASS 1.10: GreenPRO – 1.25m Open Height Class
The top six placegetters in this class were:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | $ |
| 1st | Hayley Cox | APH Merlin | $225 |
| 2nd | Courtney Tincknell | Screwdriver | $125 |
| 3rd | Jamie Priestley | KS Optimus | $60 |
| 4th | Becky Gillan | Little V | $40 |
| 5th | Jono Farrington | Peach Bellini | $25 |
| 6th | Olivia Hamood | Yirrkala Ebony | $25 |
