Australian rider Georgina Harvey Lazarus wins CHIO Prize
The second day of this year's CHIO Rotterdam was off to a great start with a 1.30m jumping competition against the clock, the CHIO Prize. Australia's Georgina Harvey took first place with Murosa and a time of 60.71 seconds.
Second and third place went to home riders Yves Willems and Sammy-Jo Smit. Willems and Toulusha Key SR Z cleared the course in 61.13 seconds. Sammy-Jo Smit and Alpha’s Cascades finished third in 61.54 seconds.
Willems, only 17 years old, was elated with his performance: “I'm very happy to have been given the opportunity to compete here. I've been riding Toulusha Key SR Z since she was 4 and I've trained her myself. She is a perfect horse for this sport as she's always so eager. I could've won if I had taken more risks, but this proved a good preparation for the competition tomorrow."