It was a thrilling, final day of competition at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard for Brazilian rider Marlon Módolo Zanotelli. In the final CSI5* event at the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, Zanotelli piloted the 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Celena VDL (Mr. Blue x Chin Chin) to a 1st place finish on Sunday, August […]
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As teams scramble to rack up points before the 2017 Global Champions League finale, teammates Jos Verlooy and Harrie Smolders of the Hamburg Diamonds produced the biggest upset of the season in round one of the GCL of Valkenswaard. On Friday, August 11, The Diamonds came into the 13th leg of competition trailing three points behind the Valkenswaard United in […]
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On Friday, August 11th, 2017, USA’s Jessica Springsteen piloted the 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Davendy S (Kashmir van Schuttershof x Pachat II) to a 1st place finish in the opening CSI5* class at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard. The 13th leg of the LGCT kicked off at the Tops International Arena in the Netherlands, […]
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For the 13th leg of the 2017 Longines Global Champions Tour, the competition will move to the city of Valkenswaard, Netherlands. In the LGCT rankings, Harrie Smolders will attempt to defend his title as the number one ranked rider, narrowly edging out the competition with a total of 18 points. In the GCL rankings, The Valkenswaard United will look […]
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In his final competition before the Rio Olympics, Nicola Philippaerts rounded out his weekend at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard with a win in the final CSI5* class, the 1.55m VDL Groep Prix. With €91,900 up for grabs, a field of 41 strong combinations took to the grass arena to battle it out for […]
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