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

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Sönke Rothenberger and Cosmo in the German Olympic gold medal pair’s winning performance in the Horses & Dreams CDI4* Grand Prix Special.

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

RankRiderH.NoHorse                   Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / OwnerEHCMBTotal
1535Cosmo 59     Gelding / KWPN / Bay / 2007 / Van Gogh x Fruhling / Landjonker / S. Serrarens, Stramproy / Rothenberger Im Gestüt Erlenhof & Westhoff, Ralph Uwe360079.894    184.787    180.426   183.617    182.553    282.255
2215Emilio 107   Gelding / WESTF / Bay / 2006 / Ehrenpreis x Cacir AA / Strunk, Heinrich & Wilhelm / Winter-Schulze, Madeleine & Werth, Isabell200078.936  284.255   280.000  279.894   283.830   181.383
3424Zaire-E             Mare / KWPN / Bay / 2004 / Son de Niro x Jazz / Empelaer Stoeterij, Lage Mierde / Aubenhausen Gbr130078.085   379.149   376.170   376.064   379.894   477.872
4804Dante Weltino Old                 Stallion / OLDBG / Black / 2007 / Danone 4 x Welt Hit II / Bahls, Olaf / Dressurpferde Leistungsz + T. Nilshagen90075.532   475.532    474.681    475.106    580.957   376.362
5823Well Done de La Roche Cmf       Mare / CH / Bay (Bai) / 2008 / Furstentraum (Bayerischt Warmb x Walt Disney / / Mmes Françoise Trembley -Brigitte Bigar -Muriel Perret70073.404   675.213    572.447   576.064   373.723   674.170
6546Daily Mirror 9   Gelding / WESTF / Black / 2004 / Damon Hill x Florestan I / Kellermann, Dieter / Keller, Flora50073.723   572.128   970.957  1172.128   874.255   572.638
7221Fabregaz     Gelding / DSP / Brown Bay / 2007 / Florestano x Ragazzo / Hofbauer, Mariele & Karl / Capellmann-Lütkemeier, Gina45070.745  1173.723   671.702   773.191    770.638  972.000
8796Arlando       Stallion / KWPN / Darkbay / 2005 / Paddox x Mytens XX / A.J. Van ‘t Klooster, Eemnes / Bregnerödgaard Aps45071.702   871.809  1072.340  673.617    669.787  1171.851
9819Selten HW   Gelding / / Black / 2004 / Sandro Hit x Hohenstein / I. Wiederhold, Fl / Anders Dahl, P Bigwood35072.979   773.191    771.170    970.319   1171.277    771.787
10820Shadow 660         Gelding / MECKL / Bay / 2006 / Sancisco Old x Lagoheidor G / Kaehler, Rosemarie / Laus-Schneider, Pia35071.277  1070.851  1271.596   871.702    971.064   871.298
11800Blue Hors Zepter   Stallion / OLDBG / Chestnut / 2008 / Blue Hors Zack x Wolkentanz II / / Blue Hors25071.596    970.957  1170.319 1271.702    970.319 1070.979
12818Rubicon Unitechno   Gelding / RHEIN / Bay / 2003 / Rubin Royal Old x Larome / Dresen, Heinrich, Mönchengladbach / Unitechno Inc25070.638 1272.766  871.170   970.000  1269.149 1370.745
13389Spirit of the Age Old                 Stallion / OLDBG / Darkbay / 2004 / Stedinger x Donnerhall / Mehrtens, Michael / Brune, Bernadette20067.660  1367.234  1567.234  1469.255  1369.574  1268.191
14809Doktor          Gelding / OLDBG / Brown / 2003 / Diamond Hit x Renoir I / Meinardus, Heiko Dr. / Patricia A. Stempel20067.553 1467.766 1468.723 1366.064 1568.298 1467.681
15620Rovereto 4   Gelding / HANN / Bay / 2007 / Rousseau x Wolkenstein II / Dr. Malte E. Klar / Mag. Josef & Mag. Tamara Ahorner20065.426 1569.149 1365.745 1568.617  1467.340 1567.255