Miracle Horse! Vitiki Propels Yuri Mansur to Victory in the €110,000 Championat City of Basel CSI 5*-W

Basel, Switzerland – January 11, 2025 – Out of this world! Vitiki continues to add more chapters to his amazing story in the noble sport, one of the most incredible recoveries and on top of that, a return marked by many victories. Once again, propelling Yuri Mansur (BRA) to victory, this time in the €110,000 Championat City of Basel for the Golden Drum CSI 5*-W on Saturday at the 2025 Longines CHI Classics CSI 5*-W.

Only four out of the forty-seven combinations that took part in the first round of the 1.55m challenge managed to advance to the tiebreaker. The Brazilian and the 17-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Valentino x For Expo) were supremed after delivering the fastest jump-off run, yet still leaving all the poles up before crossing the finish line in 36.01 seconds.

Harrie Smolders (NED) and Kaspar R were almost six-tenths slower for reserve honors while Pieter Devos (BEL) and Primo DV powered towards third place in 37.64 seconds.

Yuri Mansur (BRA) & Vitiki during the awards ceremony

Final Results – €110,000 Championat City of Basel for the Golden Drum CSI 5*-W

1) Yuri Mansur (BRA) & Vitiki – 0 / 0 – 36.01

2) Harrie Smolders (NED) & Kaspar R – 0 / 0 – 36.60

3) Pieter Devos (BEL) & Primo DV – 0 / 0 – 37.64

Source: Longines CHI Classics Basel

Text: Jumper News, no reproduction without permission.

Photos: © Longines CHI Classics / Katja Stuppia


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