Boyd Exell
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| Born | 29 July 1972[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | boydexell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Equestrianism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Carriage driving, combined driving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boyd Exell (born July 29, 1972 in Bega)[2] is an Australian horse driver, trainer, judge and horse owner who specializes in four-in-hand driving. He has held the title of world champion in four-in-hand driving since the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. He was a judge for the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) from 2010 to 2020.[1]
He is internationally successful and became individual world champion for the first time at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. His team consisted of Monty, Winston, Spitfire 17, Rambo 395 and Capone II. He was able to repeat this success at the 2012 World Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany with the same team.
In August 2013, his top horse at the time, Bill 22, who was considered the fastest four-in-hand front horse in the world, died. The brown Orlov Trotter was born in 1992 and reached the age of 21. He won four World Cup finals in a row with Boyd Exell from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, Bill 22 with Boyd Exell achieved second place in the World Cup final in Bordeaux. Boyd Exell's success story began with Bill's contribution to Boyd's bronze medal at the World Championships in Beesd, Netherlands in 2008. Boyd was able to took over Bill from driver Michael Freund in 2007. Bill had already won five World Cup finals with Freund; his first final victory was in 2002 at the Gothenburg Horse Show.[3][4][5]
In 2014, he won the title of individual world champion at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France; this time his team consisted of Winston, Curios, Spitfire 19, Rambo 395 and Capone II. In 2016 he became individual world champion again in Breda, Netherlands; this time with Zindgraaf, Daphne, Celviro, Carlos and the experienced black gelding Rambo 395. In 2018 he defended his world championship title again at Tryon with Zindgraaf, Daphne, Checkmate, Celviro and Carlos.[3]
In 2023, Boyd Exell won his 10th World Cup Driving Final.[6] At his prior win, the final qualifier in Leipzig, Germany the announcer declared him "number one in the world, more titles than any other driver in history."[7]
World Cup finals
Boyd Exell achieved the following successes at the Four-in-Hand World Championships.[3]
- 2009 Gothenburg, 1st place (Horses: Carrington Park Ajax, Bill 22, Eminenz 22, Lucky)
- 2010 CHI Genf, 1st place (Horses: Carrington Park Ajax, Spitfire 17, Bill 22, Lucky)
- 2011 Leipzig, 1st place (Horses: Carrington Park Ajax, Spitfire 17, Bill 22, Lucky)
- 2012 Bordeaux, 1st place (Horses: Carrington Park Ajax, Bill 22, Banjok, Lucky)
- 2013 Bordeaux, 2nd place (Horses: Carrington Park Ajax, Bill 22, Banjok, Lucky)
- 2014 Bordeaux, 1st place (Horses: Carrington Park Ajax, Spitfire 19, Clinton Star, Banjok)
- 2015 Bordeaux, 1st place (Horses: Conversano Poker, Carrington Park Ajax, Clinton Star, Banjok)
- 2016 Bordeaux, 2nd place (Horses: Conversano Cselentano, Clinton Star, Banjok, Lucky)
- 2017 Gothenburg, 1st place (Horses: Demi, Costa 49, Clinton Star, Banjok)
- 2018 Bordeaux, 1st place (Horses: Demi, Conversano Poker, Clinton Star, Banjok)
- 2019 Bordeaux, 6th place (Horses: Demi, Conversano Poker, Rocket 123, Banjok)
References
- ^ a b "Person detail - Boyd Exell (AUS)". FEI. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Boyd Exell". Equestrian Australia. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Athlete performance - Boyd Exell". FEI. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Exells Spitzenpferd Bill 22 verstorben" [Exell's top horse Bill 22 died]. hoefnet.nl (in Dutch). August 21, 2013.
- ^ "Boyd Exell's Bill Passes Away". equestrianlife.com.au.
- ^ Dance, Sarah (February 8, 2023). "Boyd Exell gallops to 10th World Cup driving title". Horsetalk.co.nz.
- ^ Kidman, John (January 27, 2023). "The unknown Aussie who can't stop winning". Perth Now.
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