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Marie Hecart light up the night in Wellington

The French lady rider won her first major Grand Prix in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center aboard Myself de Breve

Marie Hecart su Myself de Breve (Photos © Sportfot)

Marie Hecart su Myself de Breve (Photos © Sportfot)

Wellington, February 2015 – Marie Hecart won Saturday night the $372,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix Csi-W 5st at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival. Held under the bright lights of the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Saturday’s class featured 45 starters with 10 clear rounds over the course set by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. In the jump-off, only two were able to clear the short course without fault. Sixth to go in the second round, Marie Hecart and Myself de Breve produced the first double clear in the winning time of 38.61 seconds. Kent Farrington (USA) and Amalaya Investments’ Willow immediately followed with a faster time of 36.79 seconds, but had a defeating rail at the last fence to finish fourth. Ben Maher and Tatiana Korsakova’s Diva II came one round later to produce the second clear in a time of 40.55 seconds. Last to go, Eric Lamaze and Artisan Farms LLC’s Fine Lady 5 completed the fastest round of the night in 36.54 seconds, but dropped one rail to finish third.

February 1, 2015