09/12/2018 - 11:15

Pedro Mateos is going ahead in the Eroski Center Trophy

Pedro Fernando Mateos and Ultra Lord won this morning their second victory in Casas Novas. The Spanish rider was the best in the Eroski Center Trophy, between  more than 40 participants. With a time of 25.29 seconds, Mateos led classification virtually throughout the test, since he went out to the track in ninth place. It was Mateo’s  third podium with this horse, after yesterday’s victory in the Lexus Trophy and second place in the Inaugural Trophy.
However, there was no lack of anyone who would endanger his triumph. Jesús Garmendia on Llamosas Llain was nearly 8 hundredths slower (25.37 seconds), and Otti Verdú set the time with  25.60 seconds  on Twiggy Ka, with which the Catalan was third in the Inaugural Trophy. Finally, they were second and third.
The winner quintet was not missed either by the young rider Pablo Valle, who is making a big contest in A Coruña and was fourth on Danthe RDPS, winners of the Inaugural Trophy and 26 seconds. And fifth place went to the Galician Javier González Fraga in his second output  to track, on Titan Pravia and 26.35 seconds.
 
DAYS OF MAXIMUM EMOTIONS IN CASAS NOVAS
The third and final day of the XXXVII CSI5 *-W/2 * A Coruña has just started with this trophy, which will end with a grand final in style: GP Longines FEI, the  seventh round of the World Cup, CaixaBank Trophy. A total of 38 pairs will go out to the track after 17 hours to try to qualify for the jumpoff, facing 1.60 metre obstacles. It will be the moment of maximum emotions in Casas Novas for the third consecutive year in the winter contest.
But supporters not only will have that opportunity to see 5* jumps this Sunday.  At 11:30, the 1.45 metre Prosegur Trophy starts, in which you can already see some of the world’s  best riders, and in particular many of whom  will participate in the Grand Prix.
As for the contest 2*, it is also waiting for its today’s  GP, with the start of the competition at 13:15h. Fifty horses will face this test, 1.45 meters with jump off.