2006 Sydney CDI

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Robbie Soster rode her 'Robali Irish Cream' of 'unknown breeding' to take fifth place in the IRT Advanced Tournament Freestyle with 66.09%.

Anne Reader with her 'Pandolientje' , a Dutch Warmblood by Girbaldi was seventh in the IRT Advanced Tournament Freestyle scoring 64.37%.

Belinda Flynn rode Heath and Rozzie Ryan's 'Bee Shangri La' by Salute out of a Ludendorf mare to take sixth place in the Bates Six-Year-Old Young Horse Championship.

Nicholas Fyffe rode Jenny Rapson's lovely imported Florestan stallion, 'Ferrero Rocher' to win the IRT Advanced Tournament Freestyle with 73.54%.

Glennis Barrey is enjoying great success with Grant Poolman's 'Glenquarry'. The gelding by Ilkay was second in the IRT Advanced Tournament Freestyle with 69.47%.

Lesley Anne-Taylor, now resident in NSW suffered from an embarassment of richers with her Welt Hit II stallion, 'Welfenadel'. Lesley and the eyecatching stallion executed five three time changes, which in Medium/Advanced is two too many. They were penalised and finished in 12th place with 59.68%.

Three time Olympian, Mary Hanna rode Robbie Soster's 'Robali Irish Cream' for Australia in the International Prix St Georges Derby.

Heidi Gaian rode Cassie Tucker's 'HP Lupin' for the United States in the Horseland Prix St George Team Derby.

Janne Rumbough was the second member of the United States team. She rode Kerry Quinn's 'Stirling Simpatico'.

FEI Steward, Jan Smith 'on duty'.

Rachael Sanna and 'Chatham Park Jac' really demonstrated their potential, much to to the delight of the capacity crowd, to win the Hamilton Island Grand Prix Freestyle with 71.67%.

New Zealand's Jody Hartstone rode Jessica Willard's (pictured) Anglo Arabian, 'Sienna Tailor Made' to win the NSW Sport and Recreation Prix St Georges Derby and lead the New Zealand Team to victory in the Horseland Team Competition.

New Zealand Dressge judge, Jan Bird.

The Japanese Team, Shingo Hayashi riding Jodie Newall's 'Bridgeford Princess' and Mika Matsudaria (standing) were second in the Horseland Priz St Georges Derby.

Emmanuelle de Denaro rode her Weltmeyer gelding, 'Waiiri' bred by Chris Hector and Roz Neave to take second place in the Bates Four-Year-Old Young Horse Championship

Carolyn Henley rode her 'Patou' by Alberich out of a Rocadero mare to take third place in the Bates Four-Year-Old Young Horse Championships.

Melinda Morris rode another Weltmeyer gelding, 'Trackstein Schyborne' to receive a rideability mark of 8.2 from judge, Mary Hanna to win the Bates Four-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

Amelia Kristan rode Peter and Lindy Wellsmore's 'Talien' by Box Hollow Crusader to be third in the Bates Five-Year-Old Young Horse Championship.

Rebecca Walshe was second in the Bates Five-Year-Old Young Horse Championship with the Perrin Family's Woodstock gelding, 'XL Overtime'.

Andrea Beatty's lovely imported Dormello mare, 'Donna Carina' ridden by Judy Dierks received a 9 for rideability from judge Mary Hanna to take out the Bates Five-Year-Old Young Horse Championship.

Christine Crawford rode Elaine Harrison's 2005 Champion of Champions Young Horse, the stallion,'Northern Simba' by Falklands Victory, to be declared Bates Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Champion.

Jane Bruce with her homebred Jazz gelding, 'Neversfelde Julia'. They took second place in the Bates Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship.

Although going into the Six-Year-Old Bates Young Horse Final in first place, Judy Dierks withdrew Andrea Beatty's impressive imported De Niro gelding, 'PSI De Caprio' from the final workout.

Craig and Elise Ball's five-month-old Poodle, 'Mia' was well dressed for the final evening at the Sydney CDI.

Anne Serrao rode her really promising Weltmeyer gelding, 'Weltshon' to take second place with 68.47% in the Zilco Intermediate Freestyle.

Glennis Barrey and her Calypso Classic gelding, 'Classico II' earned 67.75% and third place in the Zilco Intermediate Freestyle.

Dr Kerry Mack's imported Weltmeyer stallion, 'Whisper IV', ridden by Brett Parbery, dominated the Small Tour at the CDI, finishing off a clean sweep with victory in the Zilco Intermediate Freestyle on 73.25%.

Brett Parbery rode the Remi and Ribbleton Stud's imported 'Fisherman's Friend' by Fabriano out of a Pik Sola mare in the Performance Horse Stallion Show.

Emma Youngman with her wonderful imported Magini stallion, 'Magritte' during the Performance Stallion Show. Magritte was Small Tour Champion of Sweden and his son, Maistic, won a bronze medal at the World Young Horse Championships.

Eventing star, Shane Rose was as dashing as ever with the Ard Black Cat stallion, Stratford Novalis during the Performance Horse Stallion Show.

Jeremy Janjuc with Lynn Jenkin's Fresian stallion, 'Django of Cacharel' during the Performance Horse Stallion Show.

A good , make that great time was had by all at Club Equus during the Sydney CDI.

FEI Foreign Judge and popular Australian visitor, Cara Witham from Canada.

The current Australian Grand Prix Dressage Champions, Heath Ryan and 'Greenoaks Dundee' had to settle for second place in the Hamilton Island Grand Prix Freestyle with 69.65%.

Kelly Layne and Amoucheur passaged their way to a well earned victory in the Grand Prix on Friday, but sadly, the indoor atmosphere has never suited the talented geldin. Unsettled from the outset, 'Amoucheur' produced far from his best for 62.27%.