Amelia Douglass, pictured here riding Sirius Du Granit at a previous event.

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The Takapoto Estate Show Jumping event has began in NZ, and the Australian riders are off to a flying start!

?Aussie Amelia Douglass flew around the 1.35m one round speed class to take the win aboard Upperclass Z, stopping the clock at 69.2 seconds, with runner-up Oliver Edgecombe (Waipukurau) and Henton Excalibur home in 75.68 and James Arkins (Australia) third aboard Eurostar in 79.55 seconds. Jess Rice-Ward (Australia) and Dusky Farm Cavalier finished fourth.

Full results from the 1.35m speed class can be found here.

?Competition continues today and across the weekend, with the inaugural Takapoto Teams’ Championship the main attraction. This event will see 12 teams from both sides of the Tasman go head-to-head for both bragging rights and top prizemoney. There his then a two day break and week two gets underway.?? ?You can read more about the Australian team here.

FULL RESULTS.

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