First place over 1.50 meters with “Encore toi du Linon”
While the world elite in show jumping met last week at the World Championships in Aachen — even achieving a “Luxembourg” top placing when Mr. Tac, bred in the Grand Duchy and ridden by Harrie Smolders (NED), finished second in the 1.55 m class last Wednesday — Mr. Tac’s former rider stayed away by choice: Victor Bettendorf had opted not to take part, but he did compete the weekend before last at a CSI 4* event in Deauville (F). In the first qualifier of the “Big Tour,” he finished fourth with Encore toi du Linon over 1.50 meters.
In a 1.40 m competition on the same day, Tajmahal du Houlbec produced another top-10 result, finishing sixth. A day later Bettendorf and Encore toi du Linon left everyone behind in another 1.50 m qualifier: in 65.08 seconds they won ahead of Julien Epaillard (FRA), who was second on Donatello D’Auge in 66.93 seconds, and Bart Jay Junior Vandecasteele (BEL), who claimed third place with Lotti Blue in 66.96 seconds.
Translated from German by AI and adjusted by Paul Krier.
