Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and the 11-year-old gelding Cassini Z scored their second Grand Prix win in the space of three weeks on Saturday, when taking the top prize in the $35,000 HITS Classic at Ocala’s five-star Nations Cup show in Florida, USA.
One of seven riders through to the jump-off, Kenny guided Cassini Z to what proved a winning clear round against the clock in 35.64 seconds. They finished just over a second ahead of German runner-up Wilhelm Genn with Bugatti, while Brazil’s Yuri Mansur finished third with Vitiki.
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Kenny and Cassini Z, who is owned by Ann Thompson, also won the $132,000 Adequan Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival back in January.
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Grand Prix glory for Kenny and Cassini
Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and the 11-year-old gelding Cassini Z scored their second Grand Prix win in the space of three weeks on Saturday, when taking the top prize in the $35,000 HITS Classic at Ocala’s five-star Nations Cup show in Florida, USA.
One of seven riders through to the jump-off, Kenny guided Cassini Z to what proved a winning clear round against the clock in 35.64 seconds. They finished just over a second ahead of German runner-up Wilhelm Genn with Bugatti, while Brazil’s Yuri Mansur finished third with Vitiki.
Kenny and Cassini Z, who is owned by Ann Thompson, also won the $132,000 Adequan Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival back in January.
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