Traverse City, Michigan, USA – August 02, 2024 – A fantastic Friday featured three major competitions at the Turtle Creek Casino International Ring and it was Nikko Ritter (USA) and Aquiles del Caribe Z who stole the spotlight, claiming top honors in the $32,000 Hippo Data Welcome Stake CSI 2* during the fifth week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF).

Thirty-four combinations contested the first round of the 1.45m challenge but it was the Nikko who turned on the nitro aboard the 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Action Breaker x Gerlinus) against 4 other combinations in the tiebreaker, prevailing in 37.260 seconds.

Francisco Goyoaga Mollet (ESP) and Stakato Cornet stormed to second place while Arturo Parada Vallejo (MEX) and Bordeaux blazed towards bronze honors despite having one rail down and four penalty-points.

Final Results – $32,000 Hippo Data Welcome Stake CSI 2*

1) Nikko Ritter (USA) & Aquiles del Caribe Z – 0 / 0 – 37.260

2) Francisco Goyoaga Mollet (ESP) & Stakato Cornet – 0 / 0 – 38.830

3) Arturo Parada Vallejo (MEX) & Bordeaux – 0 / 4 – 36.340

Source: Traverse City Horse Shows

Text: Jumper News, no reproduction without permission.

Photos: © TCHS / Megan Giese Photography

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