Day 2 of Baborówko Driving Show 2022 meant the athletes had to conquer the Section A, at the length of about 6 kilometers, and the B Section of marathon obstacles, measuring almost 9 kilometres. The key was speed, precision and accuracy.
In the four-in-hand, for the trophy of BADIX, the best one was Austria’s Daniel Schneiders driving DANCINGSTAR, ENRIQUE H, GHANDI and FANNO. Second went to the world ranking leader Boyd Exell (AUS) with CELVIRO, CHECKMATE, HERO and IVOR.
“We were considering our performance at the World Cup 2.5 weeks from now, so we tried to go smooth and fast without taking any risks. And the course here is great. An amazing audience and organization of the competition together with the patron of the event, who did everything to make us feel good here. We would very much like to come back next year”, said Boyd Exell.
Third place today went to Markus Stottmeister (GER). The best polish athlete was Piotr Mazure, who finished 5th with BANKIER, BLIZARD, ERAZMUS and SANTORINI.
In the pairs competition, for the trophy of Kuhn, the fastest one was Poland’s Marek Baryłko with JUP LIBERATOR and JISKEFET. Second place went to his compatrion Szymon John with NICO and FAVORY FONIX, and third to Rens Egberink (NED) with KULANO and JEAMON VAN DE MARTHA HOEVE TEXEL.
Sunday is cones day in Baborówko. The CAIO4*-H2, for the trophy of Kunowo Stables, will begin at 10:45, followed by the CAIO4*-H4, for the trophy of the National Centre for Agriculture, at 2:30 PM.
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