The 4* Grand Prix of the 4Foulee ended with the win of Morocco’s Abdelkebir Ouaddar.
45 riders took part in the Grand Prix of Poznań, for the trophy of the Mayor of the City of Poznań and the prizes of the City of Poznań and the patron of the event - Mr. Roman Roszkiewicz. The class at the level of 160 cm was counting for group B of the world ranking, and the athletes fought not only for the prize pool of 100,000 euros, but also for valuable points for the individual Olympic ranking and a qualification for this year's European Championships.
The first course was not an easy one. In the end, 8 pairs qualified for the jump-off. There, we once again witnessed a win by Abdelkebir Ouaddar – this time aboard Istanbull V.H. Ooievaarshof.
“The owner of this horse is the king of Morocco, so we are all the more happy about this win. I am really proud of my horse. He’s not easy to ride, but very unique. In the jump-off, I knew that I had to be fast, because my rivals were riders I knew are very quick. I am happy that we managed to win for Morocco, I am also very happy with the fantastic applause of the Polish audience. 4Foulee is a great event, horses feel good here and so do we.” said the winner.
The competitor was in excellent form on all four days of this year's 4Foulee, winning a total of three Longines Rankings competitions. On Thursday, ex aequo with Latvian Kristaps Neretnieks, he triumphed in the competition for the Horse Wielkopolska Award, and on Friday in the Maciej Frankiewicz Memorial.
The second place was taken today by the Swiss - Adrian Schmid with Chicharito 11, and the third by the Swedish representative Karin Martinsen with Tailormade Conita Blue PS.
Austria’s Gerfried Puck aboard Idiaal Special H.J. was the winner of the Last Chance, for the trophy of PERI. Second went to Francesco Turturiello (ITA) with Happiness, and third to Leon Thijssen from the Netherlands with Zeppe Blue.
Izabela Vinckier (POL) with Salve won the Small Tour Final, for the trophy of TVP Sport. Italy’s Christian Fioravanti followed in second with My Boy Z, and Michał Tyszko (POL) took home the third with Marco Polo.
Results: https://livejumping.com/ap/event/8430/competitions
Four days of amazing sport, with 240 horse-and-rider combinations, representing 25 countries. Four classes counting for the Longines Rankings, which kept the audiences at the edge of their seats. 4Foulee 2023 has come to an end. Huge thanks to all riders and their teams, as well as the sponsors and partners – in particular to the originator and patron of the competition - Mr. Roman Roszkiewicz, without whom the last 10 years of 4Foulee's history would not have been possible.
