Dressage-News

HAGEN, Germany, April 29, 2018–Sönke Rothenberger and Cosmo fully back on form after an eight-month competition break performed a near-best result to win the Horses & Dreams CDI4* Grand Prix Special Sunday, repeating a year-ago victory over Isabell Werth on Emilio.

In the repeat performance at this same start of the open air circuit, Sönke and the 11-year-old KWPN gelding that were 2016 Olympic and 2017 European Championship team gold medalists scored 82.255 per cent. The best result for the pair is 82.479 per cent set at the Europeans in Gothenburg, Sweden in August–the last competition for the pair before their ring break.

Sönke, 23 years old, and the horse that he has competed since Young Riders in 2014 and he is aiming for the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina in September, displayed a rusty first start since the break to place third in the Grand Prix Saturday but recovered for faultless performance in the Special.

“Cosmo felt more consistent today,” he said. “He got used to the atmosphere remarkably quickly. Although I decided to still stay on the cautious side in the extended canter. I’m still playing with fire.”

Isabell and Emilio were awarded 81.383 per cent for second place, the third time this year the world’s No. 2 combination–Isabell is ranked No. 1 on her Olympic and European Championship gold medal mount Weihegold OLD–has been beaten, twice by Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy in February.

Fellow German Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Zaire-E was third on 77.872 per cent.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix Special

Judges-E: Olivier Smeets-BEL H: Christof Umbach-LUX C: Evi Eisenhardt-GER M: Dietrich Plewa-GER B: Marietta Almasy-FRA

Rank	Nat.		Rider	H.No	Horse                   Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / Owner	€	E	H	C	M	B	Total
1	GER		Sönke Rothenberger	535	Cosmo 59     Gelding / KWPN / Bay / 2007 / Van Gogh x Fruhling / Landjonker / S. Serrarens, Stramproy / Rothenberger Im Gestüt Erlenhof & Westhoff, Ralph Uwe	3600	79.894    1	84.787    1	80.426   1	83.617    1	82.553    2	82.255
2	GER		Isabell Werth	215	Emilio 107   Gelding / WESTF / Bay / 2006 / Ehrenpreis x Cacir AA / Strunk, Heinrich & Wilhelm / Winter-Schulze, Madeleine & Werth, Isabell	2000	78.936  2	84.255   2	80.000  2	79.894   2	83.830   1	81.383
3	GER		Jessica von Bredow-Werndl	424	Zaire-E             Mare / KWPN / Bay / 2004 / Son de Niro x Jazz / Empelaer Stoeterij, Lage Mierde / Aubenhausen Gbr	1300	78.085   3	79.149   3	76.170   3	76.064   3	79.894   4	77.872
4	SWE		Therese Nilshagen	804	Dante Weltino Old                 Stallion / OLDBG / Black / 2007 / Danone 4 x Welt Hit II / Bahls, Olaf / Dressurpferde Leistungsz + T. Nilshagen	900	75.532   4	75.532    4	74.681    4	75.106    5	80.957   3	76.362
5	SWE		Patrik Kittel	823	Well Done de La Roche Cmf       Mare / CH / Bay (Bai) / 2008 / Furstentraum (Bayerischt Warmb x Walt Disney / / Mmes Françoise Trembley -Brigitte Bigar -Muriel Perret	700	73.404   6	75.213    5	72.447   5	76.064   3	73.723   6	74.170
6	GER		Benjamin Werndl	546	Daily Mirror 9   Gelding / WESTF / Black / 2004 / Damon Hill x Florestan I / Kellermann, Dieter / Keller, Flora	500	73.723   5	72.128   9	70.957  11	72.128   8	74.255   5	72.638
7	GER		Fabienne Lütkemeier	221	Fabregaz     Gelding / DSP / Brown Bay / 2007 / Florestano x Ragazzo / Hofbauer, Mariele & Karl / Capellmann-Lütkemeier, Gina	450	70.745  11	73.723   6	71.702   7	73.191    7	70.638  9	72.000
8	DEN		Anna Zibrandtsen	796	Arlando       Stallion / KWPN / Darkbay / 2005 / Paddox x Mytens XX / A.J. Van ‘t Klooster, Eemnes / Bregnerödgaard Aps	450	71.702   8	71.809  10	72.340  6	73.617    6	69.787  11	71.851
9	DEN		Anders Dahl	819	Selten HW   Gelding / / Black / 2004 / Sandro Hit x Hohenstein / I. Wiederhold, Fl / Anders Dahl, P Bigwood	350	72.979   7	73.191    7	71.170    9	70.319   11	71.277    7	71.787
10	ITA		Pia Laus – Schneider	820	Shadow 660         Gelding / MECKL / Bay / 2006 / Sancisco Old x Lagoheidor G / Kaehler, Rosemarie / Laus-Schneider, Pia	350	71.277  10	70.851  12	71.596   8	71.702    9	71.064   8	71.298
11	DEN		Daniel Bachmann Andersen	800	Blue Hors Zepter   Stallion / OLDBG / Chestnut / 2008 / Blue Hors Zack x Wolkentanz II / / Blue Hors	250	71.596    9	70.957  11	70.319 12	71.702    9	70.319 10	70.979
12	JPN		Masanao Takahashi	818	Rubicon Unitechno   Gelding / RHEIN / Bay / 2003 / Rubin Royal Old x Larome / Dresen, Heinrich, Mönchengladbach / Unitechno Inc	250	70.638 12	72.766  8	71.170   9	70.000  12	69.149 13	70.745
13	GER		Bernadette Brune	389	Spirit of the Age Old                 Stallion / OLDBG / Darkbay / 2004 / Stedinger x Donnerhall / Mehrtens, Michael / Brune, Bernadette	200	67.660  13	67.234  15	67.234  14	69.255  13	69.574  12	68.191
14	USA		Shelly Francis	809	Doktor          Gelding / OLDBG / Brown / 2003 / Diamond Hit x Renoir I / Meinardus, Heiko Dr. / Patricia A. Stempel	200	67.553 14	67.766 14	68.723 13	66.064 15	68.298 14	67.681
15	GER		Marcus Hermes	620	Rovereto 4   Gelding / HANN / Bay / 2007 / Rousseau x Wolkenstein II / Dr. Malte E. Klar / Mag. Josef & Mag. Tamara Ahorner	200	65.426 15	69.149 13	65.745 15	68.617  14	67.340 15	67.255