Manuel Cortesi takes lead twice in Open Futurity Go round 3-year-old Horses

Wiener Neustadt (AUT), August 22, 2018 What a fine AustrianRHA Futurity Go round of the 3-year-old horses! 70 horses had been entered for the Open in the four Levels. It was  Manuel Cortesi who took the lead in L4 and L3 finally scoring a 215 – not with one, but with two horses: his mare PC Nana For Me (Dualin For Me x The Slide Surprise) and his stallion PC Tinsel Whiz (Hollywoodstinseltown x PC Sliderina Whiz). Both horses were bred and are owned by Az Agr Cortesi Piero. The 26-year-old Italian who was already FEI European Champion Young Riders and AustrianRHA Futurity Champion Non Pro, claimed 2013 Team Gold and Individual Silber at the FEI European Championships in Manerbio and was Austrian Futurity Champion L3 Open 2015.

NRHA Million Dollar Rider and multiple Austrian Futurity Champion Rudi Kronsteiner placed third aboard Dr. Daniela Ratschews Dr Lee Jeff (Dr Lee Hook x Nu Rum To Smoke) scoring a 214.5. The stallion was bred by Glis Ranch.

In L2 and L1, Jeremy Ropert (France) took the lead aboard Jan Tobias Kock’s QT Devil Of Heaven (214.5). The stallion is by Dun It On The QT out of Moms Lil Ruffian and was bred by Michael Jungfer-Schubert. Ropert won the NRHA Breeders Derby Open L1 this year after a run off.

Stefano Cerutti and Giannitti Domenico‘s mare GD Wimpy Taris Step (Wimpys Little Step x Cutter Holiday Jacs) placed second in L2 scoring a 213, followed by Gal Grahelj and Walla Whiz A Dun It (Walla Walla Whiz x The Bun Is Dun), who scored a 212.5 placing second in L1. Sebastiano Valtorta and Ermenegildo Venturas LF Space Gun (One Gun x White Chex) placed third in L1 (212).

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Austrian Futurity Press Release – Ramona Billing