
HAGEN, Germany, April 28, 2018–Frederike Hahn and her eight-year-old Oldenburg mare Die Fürstin on Saturday captured the opening leg of the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal starting its 27th year as the German championship series for seven to nine-year-old Prix St. Georges horses.
Frederike and Die Fürstin (Don Romantic x Fürst Heinrich) scored 73.927 per cent at this Horses & Dreams show, the first of 12 qualifying competitions throughout Germany leading to the final in Frankfurt in December.
Kira Wulferding on Bohemian Rhapsodie, a nine-year-old Rhinelander mare, placed second on 72.878 per cent with Great Britain’s Susan Pape on Harmony’s Eclectisch, a nine-year-old KWPN stallion she owns with Harmony Sporthorses of Kiowa, Colorado.
The 2018 schedule of the prestigious series is:
| April 25-29 | Horses & Dreams | Hagen a.T.W. |
| May 4-6 | Maimarktturnier | Mannheim |
| May 4-6 | Internationales Pferdefestival | Redefin |
| May 10-13 | Pferd International | München-Riem |
| June 7-10 | Deutsche Meisterschaft | Balve Optimum |
| June 21-24 | Dressurfestival Bonhomme | Werder/ Havel |
| July 5-8 | Bettenröder Dressurtage | Bettenrode |
| July 26-29 | Dressurfestival Wintermühle | Neu-Anspach |
| Aug. 1-5 | Verden International | Verden |
| Aug. 16-19 | CHI Donaueschingen | Donaueschingen |
| Aug. 23-26 | Horses & Classics | Schenefeld |
| Oct. 30-Nov. 4 | Faszination Pferd | Nürnberg |
Final
| Dec. 13-16 | Festhallen Reitturnier | Frankfurt |
Results:
Nürnberger Burg-Pokal St. Georges Special
| Rank | Nat. | Rider | H.No | Horse Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / Owner | € | E | H | C | M | B | Total | |
| 1 | 189 | Die Fuerstin 4 Mare / OLDBG / Chestnut / 2010 / Don Romantic x Fürst Heinrich / Lenz, Josef / Andreas Hahn, Brigitte Hahn | 700 | 74.512 1 | 72.561 2 | 73.049 4 | 76.341 1 | 73.171 1 | 73.927 | |||
| 2 | 34 | Bohemian Rhapsodie 2 Mare / Rhld / B / 2009 / Belissimo M x De Niro / Katzorke-Hellweg,Ulla / Katzorke-Hellweg,Ulla | 500 | 71.951 3 | 72.317 3 | 73.537 3 | 74.634 2 | 71.951 2 | 72.878 | |||
| 3 | 255 | Harmony’s Eclectisch Stallion / KWPN / Black / 2009 / Zenon x Olivi / Fam Andeweg / Harmony Sporthorses, Susan Pape | 400 | 70.610 6 | 72.683 1 | 74.024 1 | 73.049 3 | 70.854 5 | 72.244 | |||
| 4 | 192 | Dior 150 Gelding / Westf / B / 2009 / Desperados x Winterwald / Schnippe,Ramona / Ramsbrock,Heinrich, Müller,Daniela | 300 | 70.244 7 | 68.780 7 | 73.780 2 | 70.488 6 | 71.098 4 | 70.878 | |||
| 5 | 249 | Goldmond TSF Gelding / TRAK / Brown-Bay / 2010 / Imperio 3 x Latimer / Ingo Wittlich / Wittlich, Ingo | 250 | 72.0732 | 68.780 7 | 70.488 7 | 71.220 5 | 70.488 7 | 70.610 | |||
| 6 | 956 | Celebration WE Stallion / DR / Db / 2009 / Constantin x Royal Diamond / Vorwerk-Happ,Gudula / Crone-Münzebrock,Dr. Klaus | 200 | 71.220 5 | 70.366 4 | 72.439 5 | 69.268 10 | 67.195 10 | 70.098 | |||
| 7 | 252 | Hanami Mare / Old / R / 2011 / Dante Weltino x His Highness / Brömlage,Hubert / Nuxoll,Sandra | 150 | 68.902 9 | 70.244 5 | 70.488 7 | 69.878 7 | 70.732 6 | 70.049 | |||
| 8 | 254 | Harmony’s Diabolo Gelding / HANN / Darkbay / 2010 / Desperados x Rousseau / Pape Gbr / Harmony Sporthorses | 100 | 71.707 4 | 67.805 10 | 70.976 6 | 69.878 7 | 68.415 8 | 69.756 | |||
| 9 | 974 | Raffinesse OLD Mare / Old / Db / 2009 / Lauderdale x Rohdiamant / Crone-Münzebrock,Dr. Klaus / Crone-Münzebrock,Dr. Klaus | 100 | 69.634 8 | 69.390 6 | 69.146 11 | 68.171 11 | 71.463 3 | 69.561 | |||
| 10 | 566 | Formidable 45 Gelding / Old / Db / 2010 / Fürst Romancier x Wyoming / Kasselmann,Ullrich / Hof Kasselmann GmbH & Co.KG, | 100 | 68.659 10 | 68.537 9 | 70.122 9 | 71.463 4 | 68.415 8 | 69.439 | |||
| 11 | 36 | Boney M 14 Mare / Hann / B / 2010 / Bonifatius x Don Vino / Meyer,Guido / Genfors, Anna u.Gunnar, | 100 | 68.171 11 | 67.073 11 | 69.634 10 | 69.390 9 | 67.073 11 | 68.268 | |||
| 12 | 1003 | Fifty Fifty Gelding / NRPS / SCHWB / 2010 / Florencio x Climax / H. van Esch / H. van Esch u. P. van Esch | 100 | 66.341 12 | 65.976 12 | 66.585 12 | 65.610 12 | 65.854 12 | 66.073 |



