Edwina & Fellow Castlefield win the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Madrid
Published 15.05.2023
In what was the perfect ending to an exhilarating three days of competition at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Edwina and Fellow Castlefield were crowned winners of the 10th edition of the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Madrid.
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Edwina and Fellow Castlefield claimed the top spot on the podium with pride as the Australian National Anthem echoed through the stadium, having been the sole pair to finish the first round with zero faults, a remarkable achievement that will be remembered for years to come.
Today’s victory will go down in history as one of the most epic LGCT Grand Prix as Edwina emerged victorious after an intense and nail-biting competition bringing home her 27th LGCT podium. Collecting his first-ever LGCT podium, Denmark’s Andreas Schou and Darc de Lux finished in second place just 0.03s over the time allowed. Also with an agonising time fault in round 1, Jur Vierling and Long John Silver 3 N.O.P. rounded off the podium.
Edwina also collected her golden ticket to the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix, aiming to repeat history when she won the first-ever LGCT Super Grand Prix in 2018.
An emotional Edwina said:
“I have to say, the atmosphere here in Madrid is just amazing. It's electric, it's so exciting, and the crowd is just incredible. I would like to thank Fellow’s owner Athina Onasiss. His last Grand Prix was at Valkenswaard in August last year, he then had a little setback and I needed to give him a little bit of time to build up his fitness. He’s not a particularly fast horse so I was quite worried. He spooked to number one, I had to do one more from [jumps] 1 to 2 and then I was very worried about my time. I had to really really stay focused, and on top of it and try to jump clear and be slick.”
Talking about chasing the Championship she explained:
“ The season is going really fast but we take it show by show, now we have a plan and we will try to stick to the plan, stay positive and try to get it done. So let’s hope it goes in the right direction.”
The LGCT Championship race now looks to Ramatuelle, Saint-Tropez 1-3 June, where the tour continues with leg five of the spectacular global circuit. Catch up on all the interviews, insights and replays on GCTV!