Katherine Bateson-Chandler & Alcazar Return to Competition After Year’s Break to Post Personal Best Score in Winning Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix Special

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Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Special. © 2019 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 25, 2019–Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar, returning to the competition arena after almost a year’s break, posted a personal best score to win the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Friday.

Katherine, based in Wellington, and the 14-year-old KWPN gelding scored 72.319 per cent for the win after placing second in the Grand Prix Thursday.

Katherine and Alcazar, owned by Jane Forbes Clark, are completing their fourth year at Big Tour. The 43-year-old rider competed on the United States team at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.

Canada’s Brittany Fraser-Bueaulieu on All In placed second on 69.936 per cent after taking the Grand Prix Thursday with the Dominican Republic’s Yvonne Losos de Muñiz on Aquamarijn third on 68.936 per cent.

Results:

FEI 3* Grand Prix Special
JudgesEvi EisenhardtKurt ChristensenJane WeatherwaxJuan Carlos Campos EscribanoUlrike Nivelle
Pl.ScoreNat.AthleteHorseEHCMBSpectators
1.72.319USAKatherine Bateson ChandlerAlcazar71.17072.34072.55372.02173.51173.310 (1)
2.69.936CANBrittany Fraser-BeaulieuAll In68.51171.70268.29870.42670.74570.133 (2)
3.68.936DOMYvonne Losos De MunizAquamarijn69.89469.04369.46868.93667.34069.110 (4)
4.68.511CANMegan LaneZodiac MW65.42667.87270.10669.89469.25568.110 (6)
5.68.298GERChristoph KoschelBallentines 1069.78767.87266.80968.19168.83069.112 (3)
6.67.362DENSigne Kirk KristiansenHer Highness O67.12868.19168.29866.91566.27767.920 (7)
7.67.085CANDiane CreechDiana C65.31967.87266.38368.19167.66068.655 (5)
8.66.468GEOJoanne VaughanElmegardens Marquis67.12866.59664.78767.23466.59667.446 (8)
9.66.319CANJill IrvingArthur65.00064.68167.12867.97966.80966.881 (9)
10.64.468GERMichael KlimkeRoyal Dancer 3365.00064.36262.34064.46866.17065.466 (11)
11.64.340USAHeather BlitzSemper Fidelis63.51168.19164.46862.44763.08565.500 (10)
12.64.170USAShelly FrancisRubinio64.36265.95763.29861.38365.85164.333 (13)
13.63.255CANLiz SteacieCallahan62.66064.14964.14962.02163.29864.223 (14)
14.63.106USAStacy Parvey-LarssonBenidetto61.83062.68164.91561.83064.27764.926 (12)
15.62.319USAKaren LippWhitney62.89463.10661.93661.61762.04363.149 (15)

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