2011 Spruce Meadows Masters Explained

The 2011 Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was the 2011 edition of the CSIO Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament, the Canadian official show jumping horse show at Spruce Meadows (Calgary, Alberta). It is held as CSIO 5*.[1]

With over $2 million in prize money,[2] it was the one-week horse show with the highest prize money in the world.

The first edition of the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was held 35 years ago in 1976. The BMO Nations Cup, at this time the only outdoor Show Jumping Nations Cup in North America, is held since 1977.[3]

The 2011 edition of the Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament was held between September 7, 2011 and September 12, 2011.

ENCANA Cup

The ENCANA Cup was the main show jumping competition on Friday, September 9, 2011, at 2011 Spruce Meadows 'Masters' Tournament. It was held at 5:15 pm. This competition was a show jumping competition with one round and one jump-off, the fences were up to 1.60 meters high.

It was endowed with Can$100,000.

RiderHorseRound 1jump-offprize
money
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(s)!
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(s)
1 Blue Angel 0 align=center- 0 43.52 Can$30,000
2 Delphi 0 align=center- 4 43.79 Can$20,000
3 Victor 0 align=center- 8 42.47 Can$15,000
4 Conisha van de Helle 182.08 Can$10,000
5 Ulke 1 82.56 Can$6,000
(Top 5 of 25 Competitors)[4]

FEI Nations Cup of Canada

The BMO 2011 Nations Cup (FEI Nations Cup of Canada) was part of the 2011 Spruce Meadows Masters.

The competition was a show jumping competition with two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The fences were up to 1.60 meters high. It was held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 2:00 pm. The competition was endowed with Can$350,000.

CN International Grand Prix

The $1,000,000 CN International, the Show jumping Grand Prix of the 2011 Spruce Meadows 'Masters', was the major show jumping competition at this event. The sponsor of this competition was Canadian National Railway. It was held on Sunday, September 11, 2011.

The competition had two rounds and optionally one jump-off. The fences were up to 1.60 meters high. If two riders, which were not qualified for the jump-off, had the same number of faults after two rounds, the time of the first round would have counted for the position in the final ranking.

With a prize money of Can$1,000,000 it is, behind the Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro and before the Pfizer-1,000,000 US$-Grand Prix in Saugerties, NY, USA (which is held at the same day), the show jumping competition with the second highest prize money in the world.

RiderHorseRound 1Round 2Total faults
(Round 1 +
Round 2)
Jump-off
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(s)!
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(s)!
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(s)
1 Hickstead 0 align=center- 0 66.41 0
2 Nasa 4 align=center- 0 67.72 4
3 Principal 0 align=center- 4 67.73 4
4 Presley Boy 5 align=center- 0 67.04 5
5 Wonami van den Aard 5 align=center- 0 67.53 5
(Top 5 of 35 Competitors)[5]

References

  1. https://archive.today/20120802231111/http://search.fei.org/Search_Centre/Calendar/Pages/EventDetail.aspx?p=DA709BCF1B098FE545052D9DDB1B1DC6 FEI calendar: 2011 Spruce Meadows Masters
  2. http://www.sprucemeadows.com/press/view_release.jsp?id=145 Kingdom Claims World Cup Crown
  3. http://www.sprucemeadows.com/history/ Spruce Meadows History
  4. http://www.sprucemeadows.com/tournaments/media/1315528590419_816.pdf result 2011 ENCANA Cup at Spruce Meadows Masters
  5. http://www.sprucemeadows.com/tournaments/media/1315777813789_818.pdf result of the CN International Grand Prix at 2011 Spruce Meadows Masters

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