Julia Hargreaves and her London Olympic mount Vedor will be competing at the exclusive Real Club de Poloin the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final starting today
Julia Hargreaves talks to Rupert Bell
Her team mates are two time Olympian and two time Global Champions Tour series champion Edwina Tops-Alexander who will pair with the 9 year old gelding Ego Van Orti.and three-time Nations Cup representative James Passy who will compete with Yirrkala Cortina.
18 nations will field a team at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final which starts in Barcelona today.
The Real Club de Polo in Barcelona, which was the jumping venue of the 1992 Olympic Games will play host to the final which will see 10 of the top 20 riders from the current Longines rankings line-up to represent their respective nations.
There will be three competitions during the Furusiyya Final - the first on Friday 27 September in which all teams will compete over one round, the second will be a consolation class on Saturday 28 for the teams not finishing within the top eight on the previous day and the third in which the leading eight nations will battle it out for the inaugural Furusiyya trophy on Sunday 29 September.
The Australian team for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final:
|
Rider |
Horse |
Owner |
|
Edwina Tops-Alexander |
Ego Van Orti |
Tops Horse Trading BV & Edwina Alexander |
|
Julia Hargreaves |
Vedor |
J Hargreaves, A&L Hargreaves & K.Harvey |
|
James Passy |
Yirrkala Cortina |
Sue Knox |
The first qualifier will begin at 10pm Friday AEST and can be watched on FEI TV.
Starting Order:
1. Japan
2. Spain
3. Austria
4. France
5. USA
6. Ukraine
7. Qatar
8. Sweden
9. Ireland
10. Colombia
11. Switzerland
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Australia
14. Netherlands
15. Brazil
16. Great Britain
17. Belgium
18. Canada
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