He thanks his owners for their fantastic support.Īlso showing on in the International Arena on Sunday, Lucas Porter kicked off the day with a one-two finish in the $10,000 Hollow Creek Farm Medium Junior Jumper Classic.
He looks forward to showing at Spruce Meadows this summer and hopefully traveling to Europe to compete later in the season. Moloney will show Alsvid and Elouise again next week and then brings his other horses back out to conclude the circuit for week twelve. Week nine I was double clear in the World Cup qualifier and placed with two horses in the 1.50m and was fifth in the 'WEF' (Challenge Cup), so it has been going well the last few weeks." It was nice to be on the team and we jumped a clear the second round, which was nice. "It was a little bit slow starting off, but the Nations Cup was good. "It has been really good," the rider smiled. Moloney has had a good FTI WEF circuit, including a fourth place finish with the Irish team in week eight's $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by G&C Farm, aboard Carrabis Z. She is already good, and she will step up to some grand prix classes hopefully this summer." She is pretty inexperienced for ten, but hopefully if all goes well, she will be a very good horse in six months or next year. "I have had Elouise for two years now and I have been going pretty slow with her, but she has a lot of potential," Moloney continued. He is always in the ribbons, so it was nice to get the win today." He jumped the derby in Spruce Meadows two years ago and and he has done some big grand prix classes, but I have never had a win like this on him.
He gets a little bit tense, he worries a little bit, but he is a careful horse and he can do a lot of different classes when we need him. "The first three jumps or even four jumps he can be very strong, but once he settles into a round he is very good. "Alsvid is actually very easy to ride at home and easy to jump at home, just as soon as he gets into the ring he sort of gets wound up," Moloney described. They have owned him since he was five as far as I know, and he is always knocking on the door, so he was due a result. He is a horse that I have had since I started the job with Equinimity, and he is a lovely horse to work with. "The second one, I probably would not have gone as quick with, except that I knew I wasn't in the lead anymore with the other," Moloney laughed. "It is her first time to go that quick in the jump-off, and she was close enough." "She is pretty green and this is her first 1.50m this year, so I was very happy with her," Moloney stated. "I just remembered that I won it last year, so I was a little bit motivated to do it again, and I wore the same jacket," Moloney pointed out.Ĭlass winner, Alsvid, is a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Escudo I x Azur and Elouise de Muze is a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Nabab de Reve x Darco.
Moloney won this same 1.50m class on week ten in 2013 with Slieveanorra and had the added inspiration to defend his title this year. Sixteen-year-old Joao Victor Castro of Brazil briefly took over in 38.25 seconds with Wamira, but settled for second when Moloney returned with his next mount, Equinimity LLC's Alsvid, last to go to secure the win in 36.94 seconds. Richie Moloney qualified two horses for the jump-off, taking the lead first with Equinimity LLC's Elouise de Muze in 38.45 seconds to eventually finish third. Richard Jeffery (GBR) concluded week ten with 37 starters in Sunday's 1.50m Classic with seven clear rounds to jump-off. The FTI WEF, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, features 12 weeks of world-class competition through March 30, awarding $8 million in prize money. Week ten of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, concluded on Sunday with a win for Ireland's Richie Moloney and Alsvid in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Richie Moloney and Alsvid (Sportfot)Wellington, Fla.
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