El Jadida, Morocco – October 16, 2026 – Competition continues at the El Jadida leg of the 2026 Morocco Royal Tour, featuring both CSI 2* and CSI 5*-W events. The highlight of the day, the €56,800 FBP Prize CSI 5*-W – 1.50m, a qualifier for the Grand Prix of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, was won by Colombia’s Santiago Diaz Ortega (COL), riding Jump For Joy.
Uliano Vezzani (ITA) certainly did not make things easy for the riders in the first qualifier for a CSI 5* Grand Prix at the Morocco Royal Tour. Renowned for his technical courses, the Italian course designer had set a particularly challenging track, featuring two consecutive double combinations at fences 6 and 7, followed by a third at fence 11, where the plank on the way out proved to be the ultimate test.
Italy’s Roberto Previtali (ITA) took second place aboard Conthargho-Blue (63.91 seconds), while France’s Antoine Ermann (FRA) finished third with Odin Van ‘T Hanegoor (64.50 seconds).
Among the 50 horse-and-rider combinations on the start list, Colombia came out on top thanks to Santiago Diaz Ortega. Riding Jump For Joy, with whom he had already claimed victory in a class at the CSIO 4*-W in Rabat, the Colombian appears to be thoroughly enjoying the Moroccan tour and will undoubtedly be one to watch in Sunday’s Grand Prix of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
“I am very happy with today’s victory and grateful to my horse,” said the winner. “Jump For Joy gave everything he had on a course that was far from easy. Although he is the horse I qualified with for the Grand Prix, he won’t be competing in it. In fact, his weekend is already over. This is my third time competing at the Morocco Royal Tour, but it had been almost ten years since my last visit. I’ve always had it marked on my calendar, but for various reasons, I was never able to make it back. I’m delighted to be here again this year, and it’s always a pleasure to experience the wonderful hospitality we receive.”
Final Results – €56,800 FBP Prize CSI 5*-W – 1.50m
1) Santiago Diaz Ortega (COL) & Jump For Joy – 0 – 61.55
2) Roberto Previtali (ITA) & Conthargo Blue – 0 – 63.91
3) Antoine Ermann (FRA) & Odin van’T Hanegoor – 0 – 64.50
Source: Press Release from the Morocco Royal Tour
Photos: © MRT / C. Bedouet
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