Wire-to-Wire Victory for Ireland’s Jordan Coyle and Ariso in $73,000 Upperville Welcome Stake CSI4*
Upperville, Va. – Ireland’s Jordan Coyle and Ariso scored a wire-to-wire victory in the 13-horse jump-off in the $73,000 Upperville Welcome Stake CSI4*, presented by Rivers Edge Farm and Bikoff Equestrian. Fellow Irishman Nicky Galligan scored the second-place award with Javas Miss Jordan, Alex Matz (USA) and Cashew CR rounded out the top three, while Coyle also claimed the fourth-place honors with his second mount Centriko Volo.
Sixteen of 42 starters qualified for the tiebreaker after mastering Marina Azevedo’s (BRA) first round track, which featured a triple bar, a triple combination and a double combination. Only 13 riders opted to return for the jump-off, which included multiple inside options and a long gallop to the final oxer.
Coyle was the first to return for the final test, blazing around the first inside turn and leaving strides out in every line. He set an unbeatable pace in a clear 34.41 seconds with Elan Farm’s Ariso, a 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Casall La Silla. His Irish teammate Galligan came the closest to catching the winner with his own Javas Miss Jordan, a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare; the pair cleared the course within a time of 35.02 seconds.
Matz was just one second shy of the leading time, clearing the track in 35.41 seconds with Dorothy Matz’s 13-year-old
Holsteiner gelding Cashew CR for the third-place honors. Midway through the jump off, Coyle returned with his second horse Centriko Volo, a 9-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Celtic Park LLC. He was once again fast and clear with a time of 36.09 seconds that would be good enough for fourth place.
Coyle was confident his lead would hold up with Ariso despite the top riders coming behind him. Every fence came up perfectly out of stride, allowing Coyle to push the naturally fast and careful gelding all the way to the finish line. The winning combination now has their eye on the biggest purse of the week, planning to compete in Sunday’s $213,300 Upperville Jumper Classic CSI4*.
Hunter athletes will take over the B&D Builders Jumper Ring I Saturday evening during the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, sponsored by Salamander Resort & Spa, following the $37,000 Upperville Speed Stakes CSI4*, presented by GW & Wade. The week concludes Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the highlight event, the $213,300 Upperville Jumper Classic CSI4*, co-sponsored by Ethel M. Chocolates and Lugano Diamonds.
RESULTS
$73,000 Upperville Welcome Stakes CSI4*
Place / Horse / Rider / Country / R1 Faults | Time / R2 Faults | Time
1. Ariso / Jordan Coyle / IRL / Elan Farm / 0 | 80.57 / 0 | 34.41
2. Javas Miss Jordan / Nicky Galligan / IRL / Nicky Galligan / 0 | 80.48 / 0 | 35.02
3. Cashew CR / Alex Matz / USA / Dorothy Matz / 0 | 81.210 / 0 | 35.410
4. Centriko Volo / Jordan Coyle / IRL / Celtic Park LLC / 0 / 78.400 / 0 / 36.090
5. Brego R’n B / Katherine Dinan / Grant Road Partners LLC / 0 / 80.710 / 0 / 38.150
6. Mendini Dr / Conor O’regan / Dynomite Ranch LLC / 81.320 / 0 / 40.330
7. Christiano / Amy Millar / Future Adventures / 0 / 78.120 / 4 / 36.070
8. Donner / Peter Leone / Lionshare Farm / 80.240 / 4 37.290
9. Agana Van Het Gerendal Z / Lillie Keenan / Chansonette Farm LLC / 0 / 81.010 / 4 / 37.570
10. Adamo / Molly Ashe Cawley / Louisburg Farm / 0 / 80.100 / 4 / 39.180
11. Truman / Amy Millar / Millar Brooke and Irish Oaks LLC / 0 / 78.550 / 8 / 35.960
12. Keoki / David Blake / Pine Hollow Farm / 0 / 82.530 / 8 / 37.900
Press Release Upperville Welcome Stake CSI4* | Photo credits Phelps Rebecca Walton
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