Sönke Rothenberger & Cosmo Beat Isabell Werth & Emilio to Win Hagen CDI4* Grand Prix Special
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | ||
