After the Silver Final presented by Sergio Grasso (won by 13-year-old Eva Vittoria Lasagni from Emilia with Kadesther) and the Bronze Final presented by Goldspan (won by 19-year-old Maria Cristina Giorgi from Lombardy with Ardisia), the GP 126×126 Fieracavalli ended with the Gold Final presented by Veronafiere Spa (cat. mixed special; h 1.35; €25,000). Of the five finalists who made it to the decisive barrage, the winner was Eleonora Sanna, who had finished sixth in the Silver Final in 2021 and third in the Gold Final in 2023.
Riding Nikita du Roton, the young rider achieved a clear round in 36’60, beating Tommaso Zorzi (37’53). Alberto Zorzi’s nephew, on Ilba VDL, scored the other clear round in the class and he came second. Third place went to Edoardo Ingrà, who picked up a fault with Qualithyhens.
«It is an indescribable emotion – the first comment from a smiling Eleonora – The most important competition I have won in my career is the 2* GP in London last August, during the week of the Longines Global Champions Tour. However, this success in Verona is worth so much more because it was achieved in Italy, in front of all my friends: it is a great satisfaction».
Born in Modena to Roman parents, Sanna now lives in Holland: «I started riding as a child in Emilia, then I moved to Tuscany and then to Veneto to train with Stefano Nogara. Now I’m in Holland, from where you really have easy access to many competitions, and in fact I’m always on the road. But I continue to study: I’m finishing the four-year language school, with five years in four, and next year I’ll get my baccalaureate».
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