Watch the winning cross country rides of Shane Rose Riding Virgil (CCI5*), Shenae Lowings riding Bold Venture (CCI4*-S) and Oliver Barrett riding Sandhills Special (CCI3*-L) at the 2023 Adelaide Equestrian Festival
Shane Rose and Virgil – CCI5* winners
A few injuries couldn't stop Shane Rose from winning the CCI5* at the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, finishing on a score of 28.5, nearly 10 penalties ahead of second placed Sam Lyle riding BF Valour (38.0) and Sophia Hill on Humble Glory (40.9)
The pair started in fourth place after the dressage, had a great ride around cross country on Saturday adding just 0.4 time penalties and on the final day finished with a clear round, one of only two in the class.
Read our full report from this class and watch our interviews with Shane, Sam Lyle and Sophia Hill on the final day of competition here
Shenae Lowings and Bold Venture - CCI4*-S winners
Shenae Lowings and Bold Venture didn’t have the perfect preparation for the RM William CCI4*-S at the Adelaide Equestrian Festival, but you would never have known it, with the pair putting in top class performances in all three phases to take the win ahead of Andrew Cooper riding Sharvalley Thunder and Cathryn Herbert on Wimborne Constable
On the final day, Bold Venture jumped a flawless (and slightly less exuberant) round, adding 0.4 time penalties to win on a score of 34.7 and, to add to the CCI4*-S win, Shenae was also awarded the Anna Savage Memorial Medal and trophy - the ‘Best and Fairest Award’ of the Australian eventing community
Read our full report and watch our interview with Shenae here
Oliver Barrett and Sandhills Special - CCI3*-L winners
Oliver Barrett claimed the Racing SA CCI3*-L on Sandhills Special with a clear show jumping round, also securing the Bates Young Rider Championship, on the final day of the Adelaide Equestrian Festival 2023
The son of a CCI5* winner in Adelaide, Craig Barrett, and riding a homebred horse, Oliver took the win on a score of 28.1 ahead of Erin Callahan Riding Danson Lincoln (29.6) and Jess Somerfield on Finch Farm Carpentaria (32.50)
Read our full reports and watch our rider interviews from this class here
