After the Porsche Grand Prix trophy ceremony, Daniel Coyle took the winner’s lap driving a Macan, a model from the sponsoring brand. That was his prize for winning the most important event of the CSI3* A Coruña. The competition featured a long course with 1.55-meter-high jumps, and among the 32 combinations, six advanced to the jump-off.
Among those qualified for the jump-off was a local Spanish rider from A Coruña, Javier González Fraga, who held his own against Olympic medalists aboard his horse “Sonic JGF,” a stallion he bred himself in Galicia. A knockdown in the decisive round placed them fourth in the final standings.
Three riders completed the jump-off without penalties, with Daniel Coyle posting the fastest time. The Irishman, who also won Wednesday’s opening qualifier for the European Championship, delivered a spectacular round with his mare “Daydream,” stopping the clock at 38.56 seconds — the winning time.
Second place went to Belgian rider of Egyptian origin, Abdel Saïd, who clocked in at 39.13 seconds with “Calvaro,” while the reigning Olympic champion, German rider Christian Kukuk, took third riding “Chageorge” with a time of 41.89 seconds.
Two Spanish riders, Carolina Aresu with “Loretta H” and Pello Elorduy with “Flonflon,” completed the initial round without knockdowns but were unable to compete in the jump-off due to incurring one time fault each for exceeding the allowed time.
Julia Bosch, CEO of Porsche Ibérica, presented the trophy to Daniel Coyle and later handed him the keys to his new Porsche Macan, with which he took the victory lap.
There was also an additional Caser Grupo Helvetia trophy for the best-placed Spanish rider in the Grand Prix, awarded to Javier González Fraga for his fantastic fourth place. The prize was presented by Eduardo Riesgo, Director of the Western Territorial Broker Network.
