Ana Gilmore riding Bolero
King-Dye and Grandioso continued this upward trend with a stunning win and 72.4% for the I-1 freestyle, a fully orchestrated arrangement of classic Spanish music. King-Dye's plans for Grandioso are the National Intermediare 1 Championships in June in Gladstone, New Jersey, with the goal to compete at Grand Prix in 2010. Grandioso is a stallion bred by the family stud farm, Marín García, and is owned by North American breeder Hampton Green Farm. He reached the USA thanks to Javier Marín, who worked as a trainer and Youngstock manager for several seasons at the stud farm owned by Kimberly Boyer, President of USPREA. Grandioso, a ten year old stallion already warned of his up and coming value this past seventh of February (Saturday) when he came second with an average of 68.211%, in the Intermediare I. He had run through that test for the first time only a week earlier. “This horse is really good,” stated rider King-Dye.
Twenty-four hours later, the son of Adelante and Grandiosa, confirmed the words of his rider with an average of 72.4% and an exceptional success in the Kür Intermediare I, well ahead of Colombian Marco Bernal. This horse and rider were only surpassed the previous day, by Jan Brons riding Teutobod, who earned an average of 71.15%. King-Dye, wanted to present Grandioso in the Gran Prix next year and explained that at Wellington, she wanted to know the opinions of the judges in terms of the progress made by the PRE. Not just said, but done; everyone was surprised, starting with the President of the Field Judges, British Stephen Clarke, who assured Grandioso’s owner, Kimberly Boyer van Kampen, that there is nothing that this horse couldn’t do, being that he is one of the best young horses seen to date. After the victory, Grandioso will work hard to try and qualify for the 2010 World Equestrian Games to be held in Kentucky, (USA).
El Caballo Español
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