Denmark’s Anna Kasprzak & Donnperignon Move into Top 10 in World Rankings

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Denmark's Anna Kaspazrak riding Donnperignon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
Denmark’s Anna Kaspazrak riding Donnperignon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Anna Kasprzak and Donnperignon moved into the top 10 for the first time on the International Equstrian Federation (FEI) dressage world rankings, the highest place for a Danish combination in the latest standings that were released Friday, the start of the Danish Championships.

Adelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlands and Jerich Parzival remained atop the rankings with 2,899 points as of the end of May with Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW holding firm in second place with 2,802 points. The German combination is competing this weekend in their national championships, defending the title the pair won in 2012.

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro, Great Britain’s double gold medal pair from the London Olympics, were ranked third, no change from the previous month.

The 10th ranking of the 23-year-old Anna and the Finnish Warmblood gelding she began riding in late 2011 is their highest so far and the first time moving ahead of Denmark’s top ranked Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby, who were in 11th place.

Britain’s team gold medal rider Carl Hester recorded one of the biggest gains with Dances With Wolves, moving to 22nd place from 224th based on victories at Compiégne, France last week. He is still ranked 15th in the world on Uthopia, his Olympic mount.

FEI World Rankings top 20:

RankPreviousAthlete HorseNat.Points
11 CORNELISSEN, Adelinde JERICH PARZIVALNED2899
22 LANGEHANENBERG, Helen DAMON HILL NRWGER2802
33 DUJARDIN, Charlotte VALEGROGBR2563
44 SPREHE, Kristina DESPERADOS FRHGER2517
55 GAL, Edward GLOCK’S UNDERCOVERNED2483
66 VILHELMSSON SILFVÉN, Tinne DON AURIELLOSWE2438
78 KITTEL, Patrick WATERMILL SCANDIC H.B.C.SWE2320
89 WERTH, Isabell DON JOHNSON FRHGER2315
97 TRUPPA, Valentina FIXDESIGN EREMO DEL CASTEGNOITA2307
1012 KASPRZAK, Anna DONNPERIGNONDEN2228
1113 ZU SAYN – WITTGENSTEIN, Nathalie DIGBYDEN2187
1214 TOMLINSON, Laura MISTRAL HOJRISGBR2136
1315 BALKENHOL, Anabel DABLINO FRHGER2129
1416 PETERS, Steffen LEGOLAS 92USA2059
1518 HESTER, Carl UTHOPIAGBR2016
1622 MAX-THEURER, Victoria BLIND DATE 25AUT1994
1719 JOHANSEN, Sidsel M. SCHIANTODEN1973
1820 VAN DER MEER, Patrick UZZONED1960
1921 TELDE, Minna SANTANASWE1951
2023 SCHELLEKENS-BARTELS, Imke TOOTSNED1927