Hong Kong’s Jacqueline Siu salutes ‘beautiful’ partner after winning silver at the National Games
Despite going into the dressage competition with a reserve horse with little time to get to know one another, the pair hit it off with an outstanding performance in Tianjin
Hong Kong’s Jacqueline Siu Wing-ying made the most of a new partnership with a quirkily named horse to take silver in the dressage competition at the National Games in Tianjin on Monday.
Siu and her reserve horse, Jockey Club Fuerst on Tour, won Hong Kong’s second equestrian medal in Tianjin after going into the competition as Hong Kong’s lone entry in the discipline.
Siu and Jockey Club Fuerst on Tour went into the final after finishing third in the intermediate round where they scored 69.692 points. The exciting combination showed no shortage of skill and courage as they improved their freestyle final score to 70.125 at the Metropolitan Polo Club.
The result squeezed Wu Ya of Jiangsu, the leader after the first round, into third place, with Huang Chaoqin of Guangdong lifting gold after two rounds of consistent performances.
Siu, 34, who has represented Hong Kong at different international events but was making her National Games debut, was over the moon after her outstanding performance in the competition.
