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Karl Cook and Basimodo on their way to win the $75,000 Sunshine Series Grand Prix, at National Sunshine Series Week I (ESI Photography)
“I loved how Basimodo rode tonight. He has a lot of promise ahead of him,” said Cook, a Woodside, California native. “He’s pretty impressive for an 8-year-old.”
“The course was big enough and tough enough but certainly ride-able,” Cook continued. “Jump Four was the tough one - a big vertical liverpool riding straight into the jumbo screen took all of us a little by surprise.”
Ken Krome, the course designer seemed equally as pleased with his course that yielded 4 clear rounds out of 28 starters. “I felt it was quite a good class. Of course a designer gets a little worried that there might be too many or too few for a jump-off but this class was perfect in that aspect,” said Krome. “The course had everything - a narrow jump, a wall, and then the triple. It was an equal test for everyone and a nice lead into next week’s World Cup Qualifier class.”
All four riders in the jump-off were clean, with Cook taking advantage of his last-to-go spot. Rich Fellers of Wilsonville, Oregon, led off the timed round, piloting HTH Crazy for Crown to 40.79 seconds. With a time of 41.21 seconds, Jill Blunt and Udam of Lake Stevens, Washington, took third while Liubov Kochetova of Wellington, Florida, rode to fourth aboard Urus 2 with a time of 41.66 seconds.
$75,000 Sunshine Series Grand Prix
Place Horse Owner Rider Prize Rd. 1 Fault J/O Fault J/O Time
1 Basimodo Signe Ostby Karl Cook 24750 0 0 38.53
2 HTH Crazy for Crown Chapman and Hinson Rich Fellers 15,000 0 0 40.79
3 Udam Jill Blunt Jill Blunt 11,250 0 0 41.21
4 Urus 2 Liubov Kochetova Liubov Kochetova 7,500 0 0 41.66
5 Cippolini VD Gasthoeve Valleyfield Farm Ellicia Edgar 4,500 1 - -
6 Juncal Woodgrove Farm Guillermo Obligado 3375 1 - -
7 Son of a Gun Forest View Farm Inc John Pearce 2250 4 - -
8 Cassiato Oak Park Group LLC Harley Brown 1875 4 - -
9 Geledimar Monarch International Hannah Von Heidegger 1500 4 - -
10 Raging Bull Vangelis S Nayel Nassar Nayel Nassar 1500 4 - -
11 Charly High Voltage Farms LLC Joie Gatlin 750 4 - -
12 Casseur de Prix Granville Equine Jenni McAllister 750 4+ - -