Mexico took the prestigious Nations Cup Intensa Sanpaolo in Rome, with a jump-off against Germany, as Great Britain finished third on 8 penalties.
The top two each had a total of 4 faults after two rounds on Friday, prompting a jump-off.
Mark Laskin, Mexico’s chef d’equipe, picked Patricio Pasquel (Chakkalou PS) to represent his country in the tiebreaker, while Germany’s Otto Becker chose European Champion Richard Vogel (Gangster Montdesir) as his entry. Richie was faster, but had a rail down, leaving the title to Mexico after Patricio was fault-free.
The U.S. wound up seventh of 10 teams. No American was double-clear. Marilyn Little (La Contessa) had 0/4 in the two rounds, as did Laura Kraut (Dorado 212). Natalie Dean (Pedro van de Barlelbuis) finished 4/8. The drop score in both rounds was Callie Schott (Garant) who had 8 and 22.
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