USA’s Shelly Francis & Danilo Do It Again, Win Aachen CDI3* Grand Prix Special A Day After Capturing Grand Prix

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Shelly Francis and Danilo. File Photo. © 2017 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

AACHEN, Germany, May 30, 2018–Shelly Francis and Danilo captured the Aachen Dressage Days CDI3* Grand Prix Special Wednesday to complete a double victory in the most successful European performances in more than two decades of Big Tour competitions for the American team rider.

Shelly and the 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding that scored 73.745 per cent for the victory a day after taking the Grand Prix to log the rider’s first ever European win.

The scores were widely divergent for Shelly and Danilo, on the United States Elite squad and one of a group of American combinations in Europe to compete for a spot on the The Dutta Corp. U.S. team for the Tryon World Equestrian Games in September. One judge awarded the pair 79.149 per cent at the top end while another gave 71.702 per cent as the lowest of five marks.

Shelly, 59 years old and based in Loxahatchee, Florida, a neighboring community to Wellington where she had a successful winter circuit that sent the pair to the World Cup Final in Paris last month. That was the first international championship for Shelly since competing on the American team at the 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome.

Along with Doktor, her second Grand Prix mount that like Danilo is owned by Patricia Stempel, she remained in Europe after the Paris World Cup event.

Finland’s Henri Ruoste on Roccabar was second on 71.638 per cent while Sweden’s young Olympic rider Juliette Ramel and Wall Street JV were third on 71.234.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special
Judges-E: Monique Peutz-Vegter-NED H: Gustaf Svalling-SWE C: Evi Eisenhardt-GER M: Reinhard Richenhagen-GER B: Maja Stukelj-SLO

RankRiderH.NoHorse                      Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / OwnerEHCMB Total
1153Danilo               Gelding / HANN / Black / 2004 / de Niro 6 x Andiamo / Susanne & Juergen Beck / Patricia A. Stempel79.149     171.915      271.702    273.830    172.128    173.745
2145Roccabar          Gelding / HANN / Bay / 2005 / Riedinger 2 x Compliment / Ute Meyer / Equeco , Henri Ruoste72.340   372.234      172.128     169.894    571.596    271.638
3113Wall Street JV           Gelding / / Fuchs / 2007 / Wie Weltmeyer / / La Pomme Hb74.149     267.553    570.213    572.660   271.596    271.234
4147Amorak             Gelding / KWPN / Bay (Bai) / 2005 / Special D x Inspekteur / R. Nout, Geldermalsen / Mme Stephanie Brieussel Et M. Dominique Brieussel70.106    467.553    569.894    770.000   470.426    569.596
5127Boogie Woogie 6      Gelding / KWPN / Darkbay / 2006 / du Moulin x Florett AS / J.B.A. Oosterlaar, Luttenberg / Hanna, Mary U.Rob67.234    1166.915    870.000   670.319    371.064    469.106
6164Chuppy Checker CL                      Gelding / KWPN / Blackbay / 2007 / Osmium / Van Der Linden / Stoeterij De Begijnhoeve & Lincom Stables & W.J. Scholte68.723   867.872    370.319     469.574    668.936    769.085
7136Indoctro V/D Steenblok      Gelding / BWP / Black / 2008 / Rubin Royal Old / / Fanny Verliefden70.106    466.383    970.957    368.936   868.723   869.021
8117Duval’s Capri Sonne JR          Stallion / KWPN / Black / 2007 / Rhodium x San Remo / R. Van Steijn, Boijl / Dr & W Bechtolsheimer, L Tomlinson68.830    767.660    469.255   869.362   769.149    668.851
9110Forpost            Gelding / UkrRpf / R / 2008 / Obrazets / / Capellmann,Nadine70.106     467.447     767.021 1268.936   868.617    968.426
10130Sissi 769               Mare / HANN / Dark Chestnut / 2007 / San Remo x Münchhausen / Pape, Ingo / Klimke, Michael68.511    965.106  1167.021 1268.085 1167.872 1167.319
11142Get Time              Mare / HANN / Bay Brown / 2003 / Rubin Royal Old x Graf Remus / Hans Bahr / Kym Katharina67.660 1063.936 1368.617 1067.234 1467.340 1266.957
12158Roble                Gelding / HANN / Dark Bay / 2003 / Ravallo x Donnerschwee / Kaminski, Mark / Zimmermann, Christian65.638 1365.638 1068.936  967.660 1266.596 1566.894
13104Gammelenggaards Easy                 Gelding / DWB / Bay / 2008 / Light And Easy x Akinos / Nanna & Knud Jønsson / Trine Mittag Jensen66.702 1265.000 1266.702 1467.340 1367.340 1266.617
14126Bonzanjo         Gelding / KWPN / Chestnut / 2006 / Jazz x Contango / H. Van Helvoirt, Rosmalen / Ralph Uwe Westhoff64.681 1462.979 1567.340 1168.191 1068.511 1066.340
15106Havalon          Gelding / HANN / Black / 2007 / Blue Hors Hotline x Wolkentanz II / Heinz Lenter / Vanommeslaghe63.638  1563.851  1463.957 1567.043 1566.723 1465.043