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StumbleBrazilian wins first phase of show jumping competition
Friday, April 21, 2000 | 10:06 a.m.
Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa, seeking his third straight World Cup horse show jumping title, rode Baloubet du Rouet to victory Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the first phase of World Cup 2000.
Pessoa, 28, who lives in Belgium, and the 11-year-old stallion cleared all 15 jumps on the course in 56.47 seconds.
Todd Minikus of Waxahachie, Fla., and his Belgian-bred stallion Oh Star was second with a fault-free trip in 58.51 seconds.
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