Sharn Wordley Captures $36,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI2* Win at Tryon

Tryon, N.C. – May 2, 2019 – Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Gatsby took home the win in Thursday’s $36,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 2* to kick off Tryon Spring 1 competition, clearing the short-course in 38.28 seconds with his own Gatsby. Fernando Cardenas Jr. (COL) and his own Quincy Car, a 2004 Oldenburg stallion (Galiani Car x Amour Parfait), put in a 40.653-second jump-off round to land in second place, while Alberto Michan (ISR) and El Pacho, a 2009 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Cardento 933 x Goodtimes) owned by Pablo Mejia Villa, claimed third place on a time of 40.736 seconds.

Sharn Wordley and Gatsby Photi: ©TIEC
Sharn Wordley and Gatsby
Photi: ©TIEC

Course designer Manuel Esparza (MEX) had 32 pairs test the first-round track, with 12 entries returning to challenge the jump-off course. Wordley and the 2004 Irish Sport Horse stallion (Simba x Cruise On) took a very technical approach to shaving off time in the second round, he explained.

“The jump-off was quick. I chose a different tactic than most: I went inside a jump they didn’t go inside, and went around a jump they did go inside. I think it was more a technical thing, and that’s where I made up the time,” he said.

“It was a nicely-built course,” Wordley elaborated, “and good for the first day. It rode well. I got caught out [of the first round] on my first horse, Rye Val De Mai, because I was just a second over the time. I didn’t realize the time was as tight as it was.”

Sharn Wordley and Gatsby in their presentation ceremony alongside Lance Bennett, Competition Manager. Photo: ©TIEC
Sharn Wordley and Gatsby in their presentation ceremony alongside Lance Bennett, Competition Manager. Photo: ©TIEC

His winning mount, Wordley revealed, took the win on his first show back after a break. “Gatsby hasn’t shown in two months, but he jumped well. He’s fifteen years old. He’ll jump the $72,000 St. Luke’s Hospital Grand Prix Saturday night, and I usually use him for 2* Grands Prix and 1.50m classes. He’s a great horse and he wins a lot,” Wordley concluded. “He’ll be showing here a lot.”

Santiago Lambre and Dingeman Claim $6,000 1.40m Power & Speed Stake

Santiago Lambre (MEX) and Dingeman, a 2008 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Nintender x Darnels) owned by Aurora Rangel De Alba, sped to win the $6,000 1.40m Power & Speed Stake to begin Tryon Spring 1 CSI 2* competition, stopping the speed round timers in 33.509 seconds. Alberto Michan (ISR) and Gletscher EIS E, a 2011 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Up to Date x Animo) owned by A D M Equestrian, followed in second with a time of 35.251 seconds, and Erin Haas (USA) and North Face Farms’s Umano Des Dragons, a 2008 Selle Francais gelding (Diamant De Semilly x Objet D’art), stopped the timers in 36.887 seconds to take third.

Santiago Lambre in his presentation ceremony with Lance Bennett, Competition Manager. Photo: ©TIEC
Santiago Lambre in his presentation ceremony with Lance Bennett, Competition Manager. Photo: ©TIEC

Tryon Spring 1 CSI 2* competition continues Friday, May 3, with Hunter, Jumper, and Equitation competition, featuring a lineup starting at 8:00 a.m. in Tryon Stadium including the $5,000 1.40m Nutrena® Open Jumper Stake, a $2,000 1.30m Adequan® Open Jumper Stake, and the $2,000 1.20m CaptiveOne Advisors Open Jumper Stake. The week’s highlight class, the $72,000 St. Luke’s Hospital Grand Prix CSI 2*, will kick off in Tryon Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, with free “Saturday Night Lights” activities beginning at 6:00 p.m.

RESULTS

$36,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI2*
Place / Horse / Athlete / R1 Faults | Time / R2 Faults | Time
1. Gatsby / Sharn Wordley / 0 | 73.08 / 0 | 38.28
2. Quincy Car / Fernando Cardenas Jr / 0 | 74.3 / 0 | 40.653
3. El Pacho / Alberto Michan / 0 | 75.31 / 0 | 40.736
4. Venus / Hector Florentino / 0 | 76.55 / 0 | 40.86
5. Redmond / Freddie Vazquez / 0 | 74.63 / 0 | 44.159
6. Quality On Top / Erin Haas / 0 | 73.91 / 0 | 44.242
7. Rissoa D’ag Bois Margot / Juan Ortiz / 0 | 76.48 / 0 | 46.133
8. Thriller P / Samuel Parot / 0 | 71.76 / 2 | 48.219
9. Grey Van De Castanoschans / Tomas Yofre / 0 | 71.76 / 4 | 42.202
10. Calvados / Fernando Cardenas Jr / 0 | 73.73 / 4 | 43.814
11. Maraca Ls La Silla / Scott Keach / 0 | 72.26 / 4 | 44.544
12. Ibabco / Santiago Lambre / 0 | 74.84 8 | 42.038

For full results, click here.

$6,000 1.40m Power & Speed Stake
Place / Horse / Athlete / R1 Faults | Time / R2 Faults | Time
1. Dingeman / Santiago Lambre / 0 | 51.3 / 0 | 33.509
2. Gletscher Eis E / Alberto Michan / 0 | 51.55 / 0 | 35.251
3. Umano Des Dragons / Erin Haas / 0 | 50.26 / 0 | 36.887
4. Rye Val De Mai / Sharn Wordley / 0 | 50.95 / 0 | 36.902
5. Redmond / Freddie Vazquez / NA / 0 | 37.1
6. Bon Chatsworth Pierre / Allen Nabors Jr / 0 | 48.23 / 0 | 37.972
7. Zero Gravity / Lauren Ditallo / 0 | 50.23 / 0 | 39.564
8. Rissoa D’ag Bois Margot / Juan Ortiz / 0 | 50.55 / 0 | 40.439
9. Loribri / Marie Antonette Leviste / 0 | 52.46 / 0 | 40.829
10. Bec Lorenzo / Catherine Tyree / 0 | 52.12 / 0 | 41.578
11. Uxanna / Jimmy Torano / 0 | 52.64 / 0 | 43.208
12. Don’t Touch Du Bois / David Blake / 0 | 54.18 / 0 | 43.86

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