Morse & Tip Top Win Freestyle, Lyle on Felix Top Special at Del Mar CDI 3*

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DEL MAR, Calif., Apr. 26–Leslie Morse and Tip Top 962 won the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Del Mar National CDI 3* Saturday.

Morse of Beverly Hills, Calif. and Tip Top posted a score of 70.450 per cent, with the Australian World Cup combination of Heath Ryan and Regardez Moi second on 68.850 per cent and Teri Patton Hallman and Fontaine Blue with 68.650 per cent in third place. There were six combinations in the class under lights on Saturday night.

In the Grand Prix Special in which only three combinations competed on Sunday, first place went Adrienne Lyle on Felix with a score of 68.250 per cent, ahead of World Cup combination  Jan Ebeling and Rafalca with 66.417 per cent and Karen Ball and Luciano third with 60.542 per cent.

Earlier, Steffen Peters on Montango won the Intermediare I with his, wife, Shannon, on Flor De Selva taking second place.

Steffen Peters and Montango. © 2008 Ken Braddick
Steffen Peters and Montango. © 2008 Ken Braddick

Steffen was awarded 73.333 per cent, while Shannon received 69.561 per cent. Laura Cooper on Settino was third with 69.123 per cent.

Kathleen Raine and Breanna placed fourth with 68.860 per cent, while Guenter Seidel and U II, who won the Prix St. Georges Friday, were fifth with 67.982 per cent.

Shannon Peters on Flor Der Selva won the Intermediaire Freestyle with 71 per cent.

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