Cornwall BH captures first Grand Prix win with Amanda Derbyshire
Monday 11 July 2022
The wins started coming in May and haven't slowed down for Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) and Cornwall BH. To end opening week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) on Sunday afternoon, the pair sped to the win in the $138,600 Meijer CSI3* Grand Prix.
"I've had him since he was eight years old and he's always been a great horse," Derbyshire said of the 14-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Con Air x Cambridge) owned by Gochman Sport Horses LLC. "For some reason, in the last six months we've gotten fast". The pair has won two grand prix qualifiers in the past two months and capped off the week with the horse's first grand prix victory.
One of nine to jump clear over Catsy Cruz's (MEX) first-round course, Derbyshire sped to a time of 38.73 seconds in the tiebreaker to take the win. Just off the pace was Margie Engle (USA) and Dicas, and Casall and Ali Wolff (USA) rounded out the podium in 40.12 seconds.
"I'm absolutely thrilled," Derbyshire continued. "He's jumped double clear in lots of grand prixs but was always third or fourth. He used to be a little cheeky and could run out so I always tried to play it safe.
Final Results: $138,600 Meijer CSI3* Grand Prix
1. CORNWALL BH: 2008 HOLST gelding by Con Air x Cambridge
AMANDA DERBYSHIRE (GBR), Gochman Sport Horse LLC: 0/0/38.73
2. DICAS: 2009 RHEIN gelding by Diarado x Cassini I
MARGIE ENGLE (USA), Gladewinds Partners, LLC: 0/0/39.63
3. CASALL: 2005 HOLST gelding by Casall x Capitol I
ALI WOLFF (USA), Blacklick Bend Farm: 0/0/40.12
Image: Andrew Ryback Photography
Press Release: World of Showjumping
