Piet Raijmakers Jr. Takes the Top Spot in the CSI1* Two Phase 1.20m Class
July 26, 2024The Dutch proved unbeatable on the first morning of Summer Festival 2: Summer Showcase at the Longines Tops International Arena.
The CSI1* Two Phase 1.20m class saw yet another Dutch rider, Piet Raijmakers Jr, take the top spot. The rider from Asten rode as the second-to-last combination, with Van Schijndel's Hanibal (KWPN, Van Schijndel's Rascin) through the course at a breakneck pace, stopping the clock at 29.23 seconds.
Raijmakers was happy with his mount Hanibal: “Hanibal did it again! My feeling as always was very good. Hanibal actually always does it. He hasn't run one show this year where he hasn't won at least one class and here in Valkenswaard he actually always wins something.”
Raijmakers Jr's good performance relegated South Africa’s Karin Kruger to second place. She rode her second phase in 30.66 seconds with her 12-year-old BWP mare My Dimont van het Bildeken (Diamant de Semilly x Burggraaf). Vronie van de Rijt (NED) finished in third place with Neil Diamo d'Art (BWP, Andiamo Z x Narcos II) with a time of 31.03 seconds.
