Pune: Asian Games silver medallist Fouaad Mirza won Gold in the CCI3*S, in Strzegom, Poland astride his new horse Dajara. Fouaad is currently the highest ranked individual in Group G for the Asia Pacific Zone with 34 points on one horse Fernhill Facetime, 30 points on the second horse Touchingwood and at present qualifying his third horse, Dajara.
The 8-year-old Dajara, procured by the Embassy International Riding School, is a promising German Holsteiner warm blood and has an excellent track record of wins, such as Bundeschampionat, a German National Championship.
Fouaad started the week with a solid Dressage score of 26.8 which placed him second with a very close score to the talented German rider Antonia Baumgart, who was one penalty better at 25.8.
This was followed by the Showjumping event where Fouaad maintained the second position with a clear round. He finished the deciding Cross-Country round in only 4 seconds over time, leading him to the gold medal.
“I am very excited about our new horse Dajara, which has immense potential for success at the Olympics. Through the event CCI3*S, we were able to level up the horse rider combination to 4* and building up my points to qualify for the Olympics,” Fouaad said.
The Embassy Group alumnus has completed Renswoulde NED CCI 4*S placed 11, Jardy FRA CCI4*S, Strzegom POL CCI4*S placed 15, Sopot POL CCI4*S placed 7 and Waregam NED CCI4*S placed 7 so far for Olympic Qualifying Events. He is looking forward to the next competitive events in Montelibertti ITY CCI3*S (Italy) and Le Pouget FRA CCI4*S (France).
“I am grateful to Jitu Virwani. He has always inspired me to put in my best at every stage. I am very excited about our new horse Dajara, which has immense potential for success at the Olympics.”—Fouaad Mirza
“We at Embassy are very happy to invest in the new warm blood horse Dajara, which will give Fouaad a competitive edge. We applaud his determination and hard work.”—Jitu Virwani, CMD Embassy Group
