Published: October 17, 2026 at 10:00 am
Anet Salomi Castilino rode Bella to 71.61%, he highest score of the Qualifier, as the second National Qualifier (NQ) of the 2026 season concluded on Friday at the Hyderabad Polo & Riding Club (HPRC), Gandipet, with 21 starts across four classes — Children II and Children I Dressage, and Junior and Young Rider Show Jumping — adding six qualifying performances to the twelve recorded on the opening day.
Over the two days of competition, 58 starts produced eighteen qualifications towards the Junior National Equestrian Championships. The event was conducted in association with the Telangana State Equestrian Association (TSEA), under the aegis of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI).
Anet Salomi Castilino rode Bella to 71.61%, the highest score of the Qualifier
Dressage set the tone for the final day. In the Children I class, Anet Salomi Castilino rode Bella to 71.61%, the highest score of the Qualifier, and Janampally Hitesh Reddy qualified on Centaur with 61.550%.
In the Children II class, Siddharth Dutta scored 70.000% on Wilbur, the same horse on which he jumped clear on Thursday, and HPRC’s Ananya Gupta qualified on Sky with 60.625%. Dhruva Potineni, on Grace, missed the 60% qualifying mark by less than a percentage point.
In the Junior Show Jumping, Chris Jonathan Castilino on Premier Handsome Boy and Prabhnoor Singh Madan on Monte Carlos each qualified on four penalties from a field of six. Mohammed Amaan Ali, the sole Young Rider starter, finished on twelve penalties on Flying Champ.
Ananya Gupta qualified three times in both Show Jumping and Dressage
Across the two days, Siddharth Dutta and Ananya Gupta each qualified three times, in both Show Jumping and Dressage, while Anet Salomi Castilino added the week’s best dressage mark to her Children I show jumping round. HPRC’s Gautam Sanjay Sujanaani had opened the Qualifier on Thursday as the only rider to clear 60% in the Junior Dressage.
2nd National Qualifier and 2nd Telangana State Equestrian Championship this week
“Eighteen qualifications in two days, two children qualifying in both disciplines, and a 71% dressage test in the Children I class — that is the standard this Qualifier has set,” said Chaitania R Kumar, president, HPRC.
“Our congratulations to every rider who has earned a place at the Junior Nationals, and our thanks to the judges, TSEA and the EFI. The arena turns over tonight to the State Championship, and we look forward to welcoming Hyderabad to HPRC this weekend,” he added.
