AMERICANA 2025 Press Release 06.09.2025

AMERICANA 2025 

Pietro Valeri wins Bonda Ranch European Championship Open

Twelve top-class horse-rider combinations competed once again in the final of the Bonda Ranch European Championship. Pietro Valeri took the European Champion title with Starry Eyedd, owned by Marco Salvatori. It was Valeri's third AMERICANA Champion title, and the victory rounded off the success of Marco Salvatori's Rosy O'Grady Ranch. Marco had become European Champion Non Pro the day before with Highbrow Time and was able to ride the gelding to fifth place in the Open final with a score of 148. Marco Salvatori had a total of five horses in this final, including the preliminary round winner Stevie Reyvenge (Stevie Rey Von x Pettys Dual Pep) under Martina Annovazzi, who came eighth with a score of 145.

Reserve Champion was Andrea Favaretto with Silvia Viaggi's Trendzetter, with whom he had already won the Masters Cutting Open, scoring 151. Favaretto also rode Sofies Choice Cat (High Brow Cat x Sofie Rey) for Silvia Viaggi to third place (150). Fourth place went to Rob Gerrits, who came second in the preliminary round, with Alll The Creyz (Stevie Rey Von x Creyze Eights), owned by Yvonne Bonda, who scored 149. The Bonda Ranch had a total of three horses in this final. Results