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2012

Boyd wins FEI World Cup Driving FInal four the fourth consecutive time!

Last to run in the warm-up round Boyd convincingly went into the lead by nearly 16 seconds! (1st Boyd 112.29, 2nd Dobrovitz 128.16, 3rd Chardon 129.24, 4th Eriksson 130.83, 5th de Ronde 133.93, 6th Lazar 142.01, 7th Coudry).

For the final round the times were carried forward, but the difference split by 50%. Boyd started on 0 penalties and Dobrovitz on 7.94 pen, Chardon on 8.48 etc. Again Boyd drove the fastest round with Chardon and de Ronde following him into the Drive Off over a shortened course. Another superbly driven fast and clear round has entered Boyd in the history books by winning the title for the fourth consecutive time!

During the World Cup indoor season Boyd had already won his four qualifying competitions: Stockholm; Budapest: Geneva and Mechelen.

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See below for Boyd's warm up round:

FEI World Cup Driving Final Results:

Bordeaux 2012

1. Boyd Exell (AUS) 206.73
2. IJsbrand Chardon (NED) 225.05
3. Koos de Ronde (NED) 266.62
4. Tomas Eriksson (SWE) 136.35
5. Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN) 138.62
6. Zoltan Lazar (HUN) 165.65
7. Thibault Coudry (FRA) 166.06

2011

British National Championships

With a dressage score of 32.90, winning the marathon phase and the only double clear in the class through the cones Boyd won his 7th British National Horse Fours Championship!

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Breda - European Championships

The seventh Open European Driving Championships were run for the first time since 1981 at Outdoor Brabant in the Netherlands. Boyd won the dressage with a score of 34.05. Chardon was 2nd on 35.71 and went on to just win the marathon on 99.01. However Boyd still retained the overall lead going in to the cones and drove a superb double clear to win the Championships - although not being European he could not be awarded the FEI Gold Medal!

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Beekbergen

Winning all three phases Boyd conclusively wins CAI-A Beekbergen

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Aachen

Driving Capone, Monty, Rambo and Sam Boyd won the dressage with a score of 35.97. Second in the dressage was Chester Weber on 37.25 and 3rd was Ijsbrand Chardon on 37.76. Cones for individual placings were run on friday, before the marathon and both Boyd and Chester drove double clears, and Chardon had one cone down. Marathon day was Saturday and run in reverse order of placings. The marathon was won by Michael Brauchle on a score of 89.36 with Boyd second on 90.76 which was good enough to give his 4th win at Aachen!

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Saumur

First in the dressage with a score of 34.69 and second on the marathon to Chardon Boyd went on to win Saumur

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World Cup Indoor Champion 2011: hat-trick for Boyd!

Boyd has won the FEI World Cup Driving final held in Leipzig, Germany for the third consecutive year. After winning the warm-up round on friday he was last to go in the Final round on sunday and with another very fast round was through to the Winning round with Josef Dobrovitz and Ijsbrand Chardon.

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Boyd wins at Royal Windsor Horse Show

Winning the dressage, marathon and driving a clear cones with a few time penalties, Boyd has retained his title at the Land Rover International Driving Grand Prix at Royal Windsor.

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2010

World Equestrian Games - Gold for Boyd!

After a World Record dressage test and the third place in the marathon, Boyd drove a safe cones course and won his first individual gold medal.

After Boyd saw Chardon’s dressage test, Boyd thought he would have to fight for silver at the Kentucky Horse Park, but his horses put on their professional heads and together they set a World Championship record score of 30.08! With the results of the marathon Chardon pressured Boyd even more and the difference between the top drivers became only 1.72 penalty points. After Chardon hit one ball in the cones course, Boyd decided to drive a safe clear round. He crossed the finish line with a few time penalties, knowing that this would not endanger his gold medal.

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Aachen 2010

For the second year running Boyd has won Aachen. With a considerable lead after the dressage phase and despite one cone down and a time penalty he still retained his lead for the final phase at this competition which was the marathon. Second on the marathon (by 0.11 penalties) he retained his lead to win this prestigious show. Results

Royal Windsor CAI-A

Boyd dominated his first international outdoor competition this season at Royal Windsor Horse Show. With a 36.22 dressage score he was 13 penalties ahead of second placed Tucker Johnson going in to the marathon. Increasing his lead to 15 penalties after a superb round and with only one cone down he secured his fourth win at Windsor.

World Cup Indoor Final

After a thrilling competition Boyd has won the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Driving Final in Geneva, presented by Brasserie A. Egger. Being the title defender and top favourite, Boyd felt the pressure on his shoulders but kept his head clear and beat the Dutch drivers, Koos de Ronde and Ijsbrand Chardon. MORE...