Denmark’s Mai Tofte Olesen & Rustique Win Norwegian Horse Festival CDI3* Grand Prix

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Mai Tofte Olesen of Denmark on Rustique. File photo © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

LILLESTRØM, Norway, Feb. 21, 2019–Mai Tofte Olesen and Rustique won the Norwegian Horse Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Thursday in the Danish pair’s first competition in more than seven months.

Mai and the 17-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding that competed at the 2017 World Cup Final in Omaha, scored 68.239 per cent for the win.

Sweden’s Gunilla Byström on Vectra was second on 67.587 per cent with Mikaela Fabricius-Bjerre of Finland on Bellissimo L third on 67.565 per cent.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix

Judges-E: Trond Asmyr-NOT H: Mats Eriksson-SWE C: Kjell Myhre-NOR M: Alban Tissot-FRA B: Francis Verbeek Van Rooy-NED

RankRiderHorseSex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / OwnerEHCMBTotal
1Rustique gelding/ DWB / Grey / 2002 / Heslegård’s Rubin x Midt-West Ibi-Light / Anne Dueholm Nielsen, Greve / Birgit Meister, Mai & Henrik Tofte Olesen70.652  168.696 267.283 267.500 167.065 368.239
2Vectra mare/ SWB / Bay / 2005 / Silvano 1047 x Flyinge Amiral / Carolin Ljungcrantz Och Håkan Kindblom / Eva Fraim Påhlman & Gunilla Byström68.043 468.804 167.391  166.522 267.174  267.587
3Bellissimo L gelding/ KWPN / Bay / 2006 / Samba Hit II x Jazz / M.J.J. Van Lieshout, Uden / Dressurstald Solyst&Mikaela Lindh69.130 267.283 366.957 365.543 368.913  167.565
4Denzel gelding/ HANN / Chestnut / 2002 / Don Frederico x Wonderland / Joerg Doepke / Anna Von Wendt65.870 564.457 466.304 464.022 463.261 464.783
5Gevelts Donna Tella mare/ DWB / Bay / 2003 / Don Schufro x Warkant / Gevelt Ridesenter Rannvei Gevelt, Hokksund / Rannvei Gevelt68.261 362.500 563.261  561.957  560.543 563.304
Not placed
6Delatio stallion/ HANN / Brownbay / 2004 / de Niro 6 x Rubinstein I / Bosse, Ulrike & Reinhold / Knyaginicheva, Elena61.957  762.500 561.739  661.304 656.630 760.826
7Tobajo Picez stallion / NWB / Bay / 2001 / Cortez x Pik Trump / / Tormod Bakke Johnsen63.587 662.065 761.304 757.500 758.261 660.543
8Citta mare/ KWPN / Chestnut / 2007 / / W. Abbring / Jonas Elvebakk And Lars Lindoe And Grønvold-Johannessen FamilyEL