USA’s Shelly Francis & Danilo Win Global CDI3* Grand Prix

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Shelly Francis and Danilo in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prox. © 2017 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 16, 2017–Shelly Francis rode Danilo to their first Big Tour victory when the American pair led a sweep of the top three places in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Thursday.

Shelly of draculalespectacle.com, Florida and the 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding scored 70.020 per cent in their third year at Grand Prix on both sides of the Atlantic.

P.J. Rizvi, fighting a bad ‘flu, and Breaking Dawn placed second on 68.200 per cent.

P.J. Rizvi and Breaking Dawn. © 2017 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

PJ, of Greenwich, Connecticut, and the 16-year-old KWPN gelding that her coach Ashley Holzer competed for Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games, said after the ride: “I don’t even remember most of it… I have the chills and shakes and I’m on medication for the ‘flu.

“But it was the last show for us this season and I didn’t want to miss it. So I’m really happy.”

Anna Marek of Williston, Florida on Dee Clair was third on 68.020 per cent.

CDI 3* Grand Prix
E: Torrente – COLH: Warren – USAC: Lang – AUTM: Eisenhardt – GERB: Nivelle – GER
RiderCtznHorseEHCMBTPl.
Francis, ShellyUSADanilo71.60070.70070.20068.70068.90070.0201
Rizvi, P.J.USABreaking Dawn69.80069.00068.20067.60066.40068.2002
Marek, AnnaUSADee Clair69.90067.30067.50067.00068.40068.0203
Losos De Muniz, YvonneDOMAquamarijn67.10066.80066.10065.30066.70066.4004
Lipp, KarenUSAWhitney67.10066.20064.40064.80063.70065.2405
Tzinberg, EllessePHITriviant 266.50064.90065.10062.90066.50065.1806
Hickey, ChristopherUSARonaldo66.40063.40065.20065.40065.00065.0807
Dutta, SusanUSACurrency DC63.70063.40062.60063.10066.20063.8008
Kment, JamiUSAZania63.10064.60060.30064.90063.00063.1809
Bertschinger, BarbaraSUIRubin Cortes OLD61.20064.60059.40063.80061.10062.02010
Pot, AdrienneUSASomething Special62.30063.20059.50059.70063.40061.62011
Chia, ArianaCANTeo58.30063.30057.80060.00061.20060.12012
Steacie, LizCANCallahan59.90060.80062.60059.80057.40060.10013
Layne, KellyAUSVon PrimaireElim.