Portuguese Equestrian Commands Attention, Waving Flag on American Soil Amidst Global Rivals

The $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix that took place in Ocala, Florida was lightened up the performances of the Portuguese’s star equestrian. A total of 29 athletes participated in the competition and all of them were brilliant. The Portugal equestrian was excellent and no one could beat his timing.

The Welcome Prix is scheduled each year during the November and December Show Series at the World Equestrian Center. Each year, participants from around the world compete in the event, and this time, a young Portuguese show jumper stole the spotlight. Luis Sabino Goncalves has burst onto the American frontier and chartered his equestrian zone effortlessly, as fans witness him in the field, awe-inspiring as it was.

Equestrian enthusiasts witness Luis Sabino Goncalves’s heroics

The Equestrian Centre in Ocala, Florida witnessed a spectacular show of show jumping and racing. The $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix saw 29-star studded athletes compete against each other. The standards of the competition were set so high that only a tenth of a second separated the top 5 performers.

And the best of all was Luis Sabino Goncalves. Sabino Goncalves rode Vick Du Croisy for the first time, and both shone brightly, like diamonds in the rough. The duo were the second pair to attempt the jump, and set the highest time, the time no one could even fathom coming close to. Sabino Goncalves’ time was an approximate at 30.556, a landslide victory in equestrian parlance. Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Daniel Michan?s Champion League set a whopping 38.188 seconds and none of the other athletes could beat it, although a few came close. USA’s Richard Spooner made a terrific run. He, however, finished at 30.627 seconds, and Goncalves’s timing remained untouched.

Though Sabino looked nearly perfect in his show, he admitted that he was a little uncertain for a moment at the time of striding. “I was thinking I could take a stride out to the double and then to the liverpool, but I was a bit unsure. This footing is so fast, you think to move, and you get there immediately, “, he explained. As if this huge victory wasn’t enough, Sabino went on to show some more magic.

Sabino doubles up the special Welcome Prix victory

Earlier in October, Sabino Goncalves dominated the Lugano Diamonds 1.50m Grand Prix CSI3*. He displayed unbelievable talent and signed off the day with a $110,000 win. However, after today’s brilliant show-jumping display, he went on to try to replicate it, and how. It was a show-stopping victory for him and his fabulously cerebral mare.

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Goncalves rode Scoop De Septon Z by bagging 10,000$ at Buckeye Nutrition Futures Prix Victory. The duo combined perfectly to finish with a timing of 40.710 seconds, attaining first place. Both of the horses of Goncalves are owned by Sigma Stables LLC. Goncalves is a force to be reckoned with and aims to please, coupled with his horses, the strongest weapons in his arsenal. Goncalves is surely someone to watch out for.

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