Australia: Tom Quilty Gold Cup: Special bond shows plenty of endurance

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KAROLIN MACGREGOR, Tasmanian Country
June 29, 2017

DEBBIE Grull knew there was something special about Lauralyn Notorious when she first saw the horse as a foal just a few days old.

Now, 13 years down the track, the pair are heading off to try to achieve back-to-back wins in the country’s most prestigious endurance championship, the 160km Tom Quilty Gold Cup.

Ms Grull and Fred, as the horse is known at home, won last year’s middleweight section and overall ride in a time of 10 hours and 21 minutes.

This will be the combination’s seventh Quilty event. They have placed in the top five in each of their past five Quiltys — a fantastic result in a competition where just getting over the line and passing the final vet check is a huge achievement.

Ms Grull, of Staverton, said she first saw Fred as a baby and he already stood out.

“I saw him when he was three days old and liked him, so I got him when he was weaned,” she said.

“I know the people who bred him and his mother had escaped one time and galloped 7km down the road and jumped two cars. I thought that’s like two Melbourne Cups, so I knew he would probably have plenty of stamina...”

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Italy: Five UAE lady riders in fray

Khaleejtimes.com - Full Article

June 29 2017

A five-member UAE ladies team will be in the fray in one of the four rides that are part of the HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sardegna Endurance Festival which takes place on June 30, July 1 & 2 at the scenic Horse Country Resort area in Arborea, Sardinia in Italy.

Organised by the HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival, the four rides which are part of the Sardegna Endurance Festival are the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies CEI Two-star Cup; HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Endurance Cup-CEI Two-star ride; a Regional CEI One-star 90 km race and a under-21 years event, the CEI YJ Two-star 120 km ride.

The UAE Ladies team members and horses they will be riding in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies CEI Two-star Cup are: Alia Al Saboori on Oregon, Alyazia Al Romaithi on Holoutaria 3, Ayesha Al Romaithi on Shamberlain, Nouf Ali on Aranza and Mira Alansari on Dahes. The Chef D'équipe of the UAE ladies team is Mussallem Alamri, Director of Al Jazira Stables I & II.

"A breathtaking race will start at dawn on Saturday..."

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/local/five-uae-lady-riders-in-fray

Australia: 2017 Tom Quilty Gold Cup Course

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Leg 1= 42km
3 CHECKPOINTS


Leg 1 starting by leaving the ride base along entrance to oval, over new bridge and onto Paradise Drive. There will be approx 300m of bitumen before heading into private property. There will be a creek crossing within the first 200m of private property. Then heading through paddock and forest for the first 9km. The following 15km is on mostly good going dirt roads and tracks. Returning through the forest and the last 6km home will be the same as the first 6km at the start of the leg.


Leg 2= 41km
4 CHECKPOINTS



Leg 3= 40km
3 CHECKPOINT



Leg 4= 23km
2 CHECKPOINTS



Leg 5= 14km
3 CHECKPOINTS

Italy: Toscana Endurance Lifestyle 2017 Race Preview

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June 21 2017

San Rossore, Pisa, Italy. Wednesday 21 June 2017.

One of the most talked about events for this summer in the world of endurance riding is the third edition of Toscana Endurance Lifestyle 2017, which will take place on Sunday 16 July with the prestigious HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance CUP Festival with the categories CEI3 *, CEI2 * and CEI2 * Ladies.

Eyecatcher is the prize money, catalogued as the biggest in the history of the European Community, with a total of Euro 500,000.

This news will obviously attract a big number of riders who will be competing on a track that is described as exciting and technical around the Estate of San Rossore.

These are the incentives on offer:

• Free Entry and Box for every starter.
• Travel allowance to the owner of Euro 1,500 (one horse), Euro 2,000 (two horses) of Euro 2,500 (three or more horses)
• Invitations for the first three (non UAE) classified riders in each category for Dubai at the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance CUP 2018
• Meydan Riders Lounge on Sunday 16 July
• Prize money for each category: first: Euro 6,000, second: Euro 5,000, third: Euro 4,000, fourth: Euro 3,000, fifth: Euro 2,000 and from sixth: Euro 1,000

The force behind this organisation is Gianluca Laliscia:

"Endurance lifestyle is a format event full of initiatives and appointments of excellence dedicated to endurance, to which over the years have been combining several beautiful locations such as Umbria, my region, Marche, Veneto, Sardinia and last but not least Tuscany, on the precious racecourse of San Rossore located in the historical estate of San Rossore, Pisa, new capital of endurance. The wonderful concept of Endurance Lifestyle contains all my life, my land, Italy with its beauties, and my sport, a less conventional equestrian discipline, but not for this less able to guarantee great and unforgettable emotions, like my victory of the 2005 World team Championship in Dubai. Endurance lifestyle expresses “quality of life”, a way of living slower and able to grasp all the nuances and details of what surrounds us, always with elegance and style...”

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http://endurance-world.com/toscana-endurance-lifestyle-2017/

Australia announces team for 2017 FEI World Endurance Championships for Juniors & Young Riders

Equestrian.org.au

National Endurance Selectors have announced the athletes that will represent Australia at the upcoming FEI World Endurance Championships for Juniors & Young Riders from 22 – 24 September 2017, in Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy

Congratulations to those selected in the team, listed in alphabetical order:

Tayla Hadzi & Oso Edith
Liberty Mercer & Turbulence
Rebecca Radny & Estragon

The team will be accompanied by Andrew Kettlewell in the role of Chef d’Equipe.

Australia: Two locals to represent Yass Valley in Tom Quilty Cup.

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Zac Lowe
27 Jun 2017

Yass Valley will be sending two local women – Shirley Clark of Yass River and Kristie Wright of Binalong – to South Australia to compete in the Tom Quilty Gold Cup this year.

The event takes place annually, and is considered the most prestigious event on an endurance horse-rider’s calendar.

It will take place across July 7th and 8th, and requires riders to complete 160 kilometers on horseback as quickly as possible.

Clark described the tribulations of preparing for such an intense event, and said that a key aspect was her relationship with her horse, Oso Zoltan...

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http://www.yasstribune.com.au/story/4748980/yass-valley-riders-in-tom-quilty-cup/

Australia: 2017 Tom Quilty Gold Cup Coming Up

TomQuilty.com

June 26 2017

The 52nd Tom Quilty Gold Cup will be held July 7-9 at Wirrina Cove, South Australia. Event Director Jean Sims and her team offer a great event from a fantastic venue at Wirrina Cove and this area has been used for endurance riding for many years. Wirrina Cove is located between the coastal towns of Second Valley and Normanville on Yankalilla Bay.

With 10 days to start time, 122 riders are signed up, including 5 international riders

The Tom Quilty Gold Cup is the premier ride on the endurance calendar in Australia. The prestige associated with winning this event, as well as competing, is immense. It is the goal of all Australian endurance riders to attempt and be successful in this ride.

The original Tom Quilty Gold Cup is held in the ‘Stockman’s Hall of Fame’ in Longreach QLD as the inception of the Quilty Cup ride was nurtured by Queenslanders Erica and RM Williams who loved their distance riding and their beloved Arabian horses. RM’s Rockybar Stud was situated in QLD. The Quilty was named after RM’s old mate Tom Quilty of Spring Vale Station in the Kimberley Ranges of WA, who on request donated the valuable gold cup.

More information can be found at:
http://tomquilty.com.au/2017/