International show jumping competition heated up yesterday at Sentower Park in Opglabbeek, Belgium, as riders battled for top honors in the CSI 2* event.Swedish rider Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli and the gelding Tipperary emerged victorious from a field of seventy-seven competitors, marking their first win as a pair. The duo’s impressive performance in the jump-off-a swift, double-clear round in 38.44 seconds-highlighted a competition featuring both seasoned veterans and up-and-coming talent.
Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli and Empoli de Champloué, also known as Tipperary, secured their first victory together late last night at the CSI 2* event in Opglabbeek.
Owned by Susan Magnier, grandmother of riders Alice, Tom, and Max Wachman, the chestnut horse has primarily been ridden by Max Wachman since May 2024, but also regularly sees action with riders from Ashford Farm, including Angelica Augustsson. Yesterday, at Sentower Park, Augustsson and the Selle Français gelding faced off against seventy-seven other competitors, ultimately advancing to a twenty-one-horse jump-off – three qualified pairs opting not to participate – to claim the win.
In the deciding jump-off, they posted the fastest double-clear round in 38.44 seconds. Belgian riders Hannes Symons and Pieter Devos finished second and third, respectively, with their horses Pikachu and Lente, a nine-year-old Westphalian and a ten-year-old KWPN, stopping the clock in 38.51 and 39.67 seconds. Nicolas Sers of France was the sole French rider to reach the jump-off, finishing eleventh after incurring a fault in 39.15 seconds aboard Eleven de Riverland.
The remaining four French competitors each accumulated eight or more penalty points in the initial round.
Full Results
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Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli and Tipperary delivered a blistering performance to win the CSI 2* competition in Opglabbeek, Belgium, late yesterday.
The pair topped a field of seventy-seven riders, navigating a challenging course and ultimately prevailing in a jump-off of twenty-one. Tipperary, a chestnut gelding owned by Susan Magnier – grandmother to the Wachman equestrian family – has been primarily ridden by Max Wachman since May, but Augustsson skillfully piloted him to victory in this event. The win marks the first shared triumph for Augustsson Zanotelli and the talented gelding.
The Swedish rider and her mount blazed through the jump-off course in a swift 38.44 seconds, securing the fastest double-clear round. Belgium’s Hannes Symons and Pieter Devos rounded out the podium, finishing second and third with times of 38.51 and 39.67 seconds, respectively. Both Symons and Devos were riding relatively young horses, a nine-year-old Westphalian and a ten-year-old KWPN.
France’s Nicolas Sers was the only representative from his nation to reach the jump-off, ultimately placing eleventh with a four-fault round in 39.15 seconds. The remaining four French riders incurred eight or more faults in the first round of competition.
You can find full results from the competition online. Fans can also catch replays and live coverage of all events from the CSI 2* in Opglabbeek on ClipMyHorse.tv.
