P.J. Rizvi & Breaking Dawn Win Saugerties World Cup Grand Prix

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

SAUGERTIES, New York, Sept. 22, 2017–P.J. Rizvi and Breaking Dawn won the World Cup Grand Prix Friday for the pair’s second victory this year.

P.J. of Greenwich, Connecticut scored 70.180 per cent for the win. The pair’s previous victory was in the CDI3* Grand Prix Special in Wellington, Florida in March before the rider’s first European tour with mostly top three placings.

Ashley Holzer of New York placed second on Havanna with a personal best score of 70.140 per cent in only the ninth start for the duo that began their Big Tour partnership five months ago.

The 10-year-old Hanoverian mare was bought by Diane Fellows nine months ago as a World Games prospect for Ashley, who now rides for the United States after a career in which competed in four Olympics for Canada including riding Breaking Dawn at the 2012 London Games.

Canada’s Brittany Fraser and All In were third on 69.440 per cent. Britanny and P.J. Rizvi are coached by Ashley.

Results:
CDI-W Grand Prix
Judges–E: Natallie Lamping H: Jayne Ayers C: Francis Verbeek M: Maribel Alonso B: Bo Jena

1.

Breaking Dawn

PJ Rizvi

PJ Rizvi

E

68.600% (3)

H

69.600% (2)

C

70.100% (2)

M

69.900% (1)

B

72.700% (1)

TOTAL

70.180

2.

Havanna 145

Diane Fellows

Ashley Holzer

73.900% (1)69.900% (1)70.200% (1)66.500% (5)70.200% (3)70.140 
3.

All In

Brittany Fraser

Brittany Fraser

70.800% (2)68.300% (4)68.600% (3)68.300% (2)71.200% (2)69.440
4.

Tattoo 15

Belinda Trussell

Belinda Trussell

67.600% (5)68.800% (3)66.300% (4)68.100% (4)67.600% (5)67.680
5.

D Niro

Brookhaven Dressage

Jacqueline Brooks

66.100% (7)68.000% (5)66.100% (5)68.200% (3)66.600% (7)67.000
6.

KGS Horgaards Hustler

Farm Enterprise

Lindsay Kellock

67.900% (4)66.200% (7)64.800% (7)64.300% (6)66.800% (6)66.00
7.

Triviant 2

Ellesse Tzinberg

Ellesse Tzinberg

66.000% (8)67.500% (6)65.800% (6)61.500% (8)66.400% (8)65.440
8.

Sunshine Tour

Jane Karol

Jane Karol

66.800% (6)65.200% (8)62.600% (8)60.500% (9)68.200% (4)64.660
9.

Whitman

Jane Suwalsky

Sahar Daniel Hirosh

65.000% (9)63.700% (9)61.600% (9)62.000% (7)65.800% (9)63.620