FEI World Cup Jumping Situation In The Leagues

There are 14 Leagues in the FEI World Cup Jumping. Seven of them have ended their qualifications: Central Asia, Central Europe, South East Asia, Canada, South America (Southern Part), South Africa and Japan. Five Leagues are still going: New Zealand, Australia, USA West Coast, USA East Coast and Western Europe. Two Leagues had to be cancelled for economical reasons: Mexico, South America (Northern Part). The following 7 Leagues have ended their qualifications: CENTRAL EUROPEAN LEAGUE (2 QUALIFIED) 141 riders competed in the 14 competitions of the Central European League 1999 / 2000. Two events: Cherniakovsk in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and Prag had to be cancelled for economical reasons. New Zealand born Samantha Mc Intosh, now riding for Bulgaria, won the League, ahead of Guntars Silins of Latvia. Both intend to compete in Las Vegas. Qualified horses - Samantha Mc Intosh BUL Royal Discovery - Guntars Silins LAT Salana Radiant 1st Reserve : Radu Ilioi ROM Agresor de Florin 2nd Reserve : Grzegorz Kubiak POL Orkisz Checker CANADIAN LEAGUE (3 QUALIFIED) The World Cup competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair closed the Canadian League. Six competitions were held. The League winner, for the second time after 1993 / 94, is Beth Underhill. Also qualified for the Final are two times World Cup champion Ian Millar and 23 year old Ainsley Vince. The World Cup Champion of 1984, Mario Deslauriers, is first reserve, Ian Millar's daughter Amy is second reserve. Qualified horses - Beth Underhill CAN Altair - Ian Millar CAN Ivar, Play it Again, Future Folly - Ainsley Vince CAN Catch 22 1st Reserve : Mario Deslauriers CAN Beach Game, Le Madro 2nd Reserve : Amy Millar CAN Mont Cenis, Manhattan SOUTH EAST ASIAN LEAGUE (1 QUALIFIED) Because of the outbreak of the Japanese Encephalitis and Hendra like epidemic at Malaysian Pig farms, the movement of horses in South East Asia was severely affected. All World Cup competitions had to be held in and around the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. 10 Riders from 3 countries participated. Endaryanto Bambang of Indonesia is the League winner and qualified for the Final. He intends to compete in Las Vegas. Qualified horses - Endaryanto Bambang INA Gallypoli Reserve : Helena Gabrielsson SWE West Side Story CENTRAL ASIAN LEAGUE (1 QUALIFIED) For the first time a Central Asian League could be organised, with competitions in Kyrgyzstan (Biskek), Kazakhstan (Almaty) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent) 19 riders competed and Saken Suranchinov of Kazakhstan was the League winner. The runner-up, Pioter Solovyov, intends to compete in Las Vegas. Qualified horses Saken Suranchinov KAZ Man Reserve : Pioter Solovyov KAZ Tubina SOUTH AMERICAN LEAGUE - SOUTHERN PART (2 QUALIFIED) There were 3 competitions in Brazil (Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) and four in Argentina (all in Buenos Aires, organised in four different Clubs) Belo Horizonte was cancelled and Santiago de Chile was not held. 69 riders from 5 nations competed. The League win went to Martin Dopazo of Argentina, ahead of Bernardo Cardoso Resendes Alves of Brazil. Resendes Alves and the 3rd placed Geraldo Gomes de Lemos intend to compete in Las Vegas. Qualified horses - Martin Dopazo ARG El Capricho Calvaro - Bernardo C. Resendes Alves BRA Mariano do Amir, Visa Tucu Tucu 1st Reserve: Geraldo G. de Lemos BRA Victor 2nd Reserve : Joaquim Larrain CHI Jeggamaster Sta Monica, Mainleap SOUTH AFRICAN LEAGUE (1 QUALIFIED) 5 competitions were held in South Africa and 26 riders, all South Africans, competed. Barry Taylor, already the League winner in the 1997 / 98 season, won the League, ahead of Renier van der Westhuizen. Taylor intends to compete in Las Vegas. Qualified horses - Barry Taylor RSA Checkpoint, Sunday's Eagle Reserve : Renier van der Westhuizen RSA Military Mouse JAPAN LEAGUE (1 QUALIFIED) 6 competitions were held in the Japan League. 24 Japanese riders competed. Taizo Sugitani, the son of an Olympic rider, won the League with 40 points ahead of Seiji Ninomiya and Hidehiko Tukuda, both with 35 points Sugitani intends to compete in Las Vegas. Qualified horses - Taizo Sugitani JPN Island Love Reserve : Hidehiko Tukuda JPN The Rusty THE SITUATION IN THE OTHER LEAGUES WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE (18 TO QUALIFY) Nine of the 15 competitions have been held. Still to come in February March and April 2000 are Bordeaux, Bologna, Paris, Dortmund, 's-Hertogenbosch and G÷teborg. Carsten-Otto Nagel is in the lead with 48 points, ahead of Carrie Huis in't Veld (44 points) and two more Germans, Ralf Schneider and Lutz Gripsh÷ver with 42 points each. USA EAST COAST LEAGUE (7 TO QUALIFY) Six of the 10 competitions have been held. Still to come are two spring events each in Palm Beach and Tampa, Florida. Leslie Howard, the winner in New York, is in the lead with 61 points ahead of Alison Firestone who earned some of her points in the Western European League, with 56 points, Donald Cheska, who won the World Cup competition in Toronto is third with 52 points. Thereafter we have Todd Minikus (50 points), Jimmy Torano (48 points) Megan Johnstone (43 points) and Margie Goldstein-Engle (41 points). USA WEST COAST LEAGUE (3 TO QUALIFY) Four of the 8 competitions have been held. Still to come are the 4 Indio Shows in February and March 2000. Richard Spooner is in the lead with 60 points ahead of Francie Steinwedell-Carin with 45 points and Nicole Shahinian-Simpson with 42 points. Hap Hansen is fourth with 37 points. AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE (2 TO QUALIFY) 14 of the 18 competitions in the Australian League have been held. Still remaining are Castle Hill, Dapto and Kiama in January and Canberra on 6 February 2000. Vicky Roycroft is in the lead with 121 points, ahead of Chris Chugg (119 points), Gavin Chester (112 points), Andrew Inglis (103 points) and Jeremy Inglis (100 points). NEW ZEALAND LEAGUE (1 TO QUALIFY) 7 of the 9 competitions have been held. Still to come are in January 2000 Levin and Auckland. The League ends on 31st January 2000. John Cottle, already the League winner on five previous occasions, is in the lead. For further information please contact: Muriel Faienza FEI Communications Federation Equestre Internationale PO. Box 165, 1000 Lausanne 5 ++ 41 (21) 310 47 47 ++ 41 (21) 310 47 60 m.faienza@horsesport.org http://www.horsesport.org