SOPHIA Aurelia George (MON) wrote herself into the history books on Tuesday as she became the first athlete from Monaco to win the FEI Jumping Ponies’ Trophy. Her consistency across three classes and five rounds of Jumping at Mechelen (BEL) this week was rewarded with this prestigious victory aboard the 14-year-old gelding Berlioz d’Hennan.

The top 20 international athletes after three qualifying legs were invited to compete at the FEI Pony Jumping Trophy Final in Mechelen. Following the first two competitions, a speed and handiness class and a jump-off class, their combined placings were converted into penalties. The top 15 athletes from this ranking qualified to start in round one of the final two-round competition, carrying forward their converted penalties. Following round one, only the top 10 combinations proceeded to the final round, another full course of 1.35m fences.