HPRC Qualifier ends with 18 qualifying for Jr Nationals

The second National Qualifier of the 2026 season concluded at the Hyderabad Polo & Riding Club (HPRC), Gandipet, with 18 qualifying performances for the Junior National Equestrian Championships recorded over two days.

Organised in association with the Telangana State Equestrian Association (TSEA) under the aegis of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), the event witnessed 58 starts across multiple dressage and show jumping classes.

Anet Salomi Castilino emerged as the standout performer, scoring 71.61% on Bella in Children I Dressage, the highest dressage score of the week. Janampally Hitesh Reddy also qualified in the class with 61.550% on Centaur.

In Children II Dressage, Siddharth Dutta scored 70% on Wilbur, while HPRC’s Ananya Gupta qualified with 60.625% on Sky. Both riders also qualified in show jumping, achieving three qualifying performances each across the two disciplines.

In Junior Show Jumping, Chris Jonathan Castilino on Premier Handsome Boy and Prabhnoor Singh Madan on Monte Carlos qualified with four penalties each. Young Rider participant Mohammed Amaan Ali finished with 12 penalties on Flying Champ.

The 18 qualifications comprised eight in Children II Show Jumping, three in Children I Show Jumping, two in Junior Show Jumping, one in Junior Dressage, two in Children II Dressage and two in Children I Dressage. Anet also qualified in Children I Show Jumping.

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