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WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 19, 2018–A pair of victories by Olivia LaGoy-Weltz on Lonoir in the Global Dressage Festival CDI4* almost trebled her earnings to move the rider into fourth place on the prize money standings with $31,200 after six of seven CDIs on the winter circuit.

Olivia of Haymarket, Virginia and the 14-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding and on the United States Elite squad, won $19,500 in the CDI4* Grand Prix and Freestyle at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center to move up from the 10th spot with $11,700 from the previous competition.

The rankings are compiled by dressage-news.com and presented by Cunningham & Cunningham Livestock Insurance.

Laura Graves of Geneva, Florida and Verdades, who wrapped up her season to prepare for the World Cup Final in Paris, stays atop the prize money standings with $47,400.

Shelly Francis of Loxahatchee, Florida adding to her earnings for a total of $37,100 jumped over seven-time Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén with $34,700. Ashley Holzer of New York City increased her earnings to $27,600.

Juan Matute, Jr., the 20-year old college student and based in Florida though continues to ride for Spain, also significantly boosted his winnings, to $24,380 from $12,830 after their previous show.

Arlene “Tuny” Page of Wellington also almost trembled her earnings this with a total of $20,250 to slot into seventh.

The Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos de Muñiz  is at $16,725, Adrienne Lyle of Kethum, Idaho on $15,800 and Chase Hickok of Wellington on $15,650 completed the top 10 rankings.

The final Global CDI is the Nations Cup event scheduled for the end of March with total prize money of $76,900.

Adequan Global Dressage Festival Prize Money Standings – Week Ending Mar. 18, 2018 presented by Cunningham & Cunningham Livestock Insurance

1. Laura Graves  USA  $47,400
2. Shelly Francis  USA  $37,100
3. Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén  SWE  $34,700
4. Olivia LaGoy-Weltz USA $31,200
5. Ashley Holzer  USA  $27,600
6. Juan Matute, Jr.  ESP  $24,380
7. Arlene Page  USA  $20,250
8. Yvonne Losos de Muñiz  DOM  $16,725
9. Adrienne Lyle  USA  $15,800
10. Chase Hickok USA $15,650
11. Megan Lane  CAN  $15,050
12. Brittany Fraser  CAN  $14,605
13. P.J. Rizvi  USA  $13,575
14.. Katherine Bateson Chandler USA $12,850
15. Jill Irving  CAN  $11,250
16. Diane Creech  CAN  $9,230
17. Jessica Jo Tate  USA  $7,070
18. Jennifer Baumert  USA  $6,360
19. Michael Klimke  GER  $5,387.50
20T. Jacqueline Brooks  CAN  $5,200
20T. Heather Blitz  USA  $5,200
22. Tom Dvorak  CAN  $4,575
23. Melissa Taylor  USA  $4,210
24. Devon Kane  USA  $4,000
25. Eliane Cordia van Reesema  USA  $3,580
26. Sahar Daniel Hirosh  ISR  $3,500
27. Jan Ebeling USA $3,290
28. Yvonne de Haan  USA  $3,175
29. Beatrice Marienau USA $2,950
30. Anna Marek  USA  $2,850
31. Joanne Vaughn  GEO $2,700
32. Kiichi Harada  JPN  $2,400
33. Belinda Trussell  CAN  $2,250
34. Vanessa Creech-Terauds CAN $2,000
35. Pablo Gomez Molina  ESP  $1,940
36. Kerrigan Gluch  USA  $1,910
37. Megan Gardner  USA  $1,885
38. Natalie Pai  USA  $1,820
39. Nora Batchelder  USA  $1,760
40T. Ellesse Tzinberg  PHI  $1,600
40T. Ariana Chia CAN $1,600
42. Biance Tota  USA  $1,450
43. Karen Lipp USA $1,400
44. Jodie Kelly-Baxley  USA  $1,328
45. Jodie Kelly-Baxley  USA  $1,305
46. Karin  Persson  SWE  $1,260
47. James Koford  USA  $1,250
48. Tina Konyot  USA  $1,223
49. Molly Paris  USA  $1,170
50. Susan Dutta  USA  $1,090
51. Tanya Strasser-Shostak CAN $1,070
52. Julio Mendoza ECU $1,050