Cathrine Dufour & Cassidy Win Aalborg CDI3* Grand Prix, Undefeated in 3 Starts in 2019

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Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy. File photo. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

AALBORG, Denmark, May 16, 2019–Denmark’s Olympic partnership of Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy won the CDI3* Grand Prix Thursday to remain undefeated in three starts so far this year.

The No. 25 ranked combination of Cathrine and the 16-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding, scored 76.196% to lead a Danish sweep of the top four places.

This was the second show this year after an injury kept the pair out of competition for seven months, causing them to miss the World Equestrian Games in Tryon last fall.

Nanna Skodborg Merrald on Saadan Que scored 71.022% for second place in the first Big Tour competition for the 11-year-old Danish Warmblood mare.

The 25-year-old rider and Saadan Que competed on Denmark’s team at the European Under-25 Championships last August.

Helene Melsen on Aston Martin was third on 70.739%.

The partnership of Cathrine, 27 years old, and Cassidy has included the 2010 European Junior Rider Champioships, and the Young Rider Europeans, winning seven medals including two individual golds before riding on the Danish team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The duo led Denmark to team silver at the 2017 European Championships as well as capturing two individual bronzes. The duo is the only Danish pair to be among the 19 combinations in the history of the sport to score at least 80% at Big Tour Grand Prix.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix
Judges-E: Annette Fransen Iacobaeus-SWE H: Kurt Christensen-DEN C: Peter Holler-GER M: Jeannette Wolfs-NED B: Leif Toernblad-DEN

RankRiderH.NoHorse Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / OwnerEHCMB
1101Atterupgaards Cassidy Gelding/ DWB / Chestnut / 2003 / Caprimond x Donnerhall / Atterupgaard, Jystrup Midtsjaelland / Dufour Family V/Peter Dufour74.348   176.413    177.065    178.370   175.109    176.261
2122Saadan Que Mare/ DWB / Bay / 2008 / Quaterback x Royal Diamond / / Nanna S. Merrald71.848   271.413    271.413    369.239   571.196    271.022
3100Aston Martin Stallion/ TRAK / Dark Bay / 2005 / Monteverdi x Sixtus / / Helene Melsen70.217    369.348   372.065   272.717    269.348   370.739
4108Heartbreaker Gelding/ HANN / Grey / 2004 / His Highness x Espri / / Gert Saborowski70.109   467.283   468.261    969.565  464.022  1067.848
4126Vectra Mare/ SWB / Bay / 2005 / Silvano 1047 x Flyinge Amiral / Carolin Ljungcrantz Och Håkan Kindblom / Eva Fraim Påhlman & Gunilla Byström67.283   666.739   566.957   1169.783   368.478   467.848
Not placed
6118Skovlunds Gamin G Gelding/ DWB / Black Brown / 2006 / Gagarin x Saint Cloud / Birgitte H. Jessen, Hirtshals / Dressurstald Solyst M. Lindh & B. Jessen67.283   666.413   768.696   766.630   966.848   567.174
7107Gammelenggaards Easy Gelding/ DWB / Bay / 2008 / Light And Easy x Akinos / Nanna & Knud Jønsson / Trine Mittag Jensen68.152   565.000   968.587    866.196 1066.848  566.957
8120Soega Mare/ SWB / Bay / 2007 / Sandakan 1078 x Amiral 764 / Anette Richard / Denise Ljungkvist66.304  865.000  968.043 1067.717   866.304  766.674
9109Her Highness O Mare/ HANN / Black / 2003 / Hohenstein x Weltmeyer / Matthias Ohmen / Signe Kirk Kristiansen, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen64.891 1066.739   569.457   568.152   662.826  1166.413
10113Mazy Klovenhoj Mare/ SWB / Chestnut / 2008 / Bocelli 1044 x National Zenith XX / Annette Karlsson / Annette Karlsson64.783 1164.348 1169.674   467.826   765.326   966.391
11102Bellissimo L Gelding/ KWPN / Bay / 2006 / Samba Hit II x Jazz / M.J.J. Van Lieshout, Uden / Dressurstald Solyst&Mikaela Lindh66.087  965.543   869.457   565.326 1362.826 1165.848
12103Cerina E Gelding/ KWPN / Bay / 2007 / Saffraan x Harald / G. Jager / Catarina Hjärpe63.370 1263.370 1366.196 1266.196 1065.543  864.935
13124Tailormade Tahennya Mare/ DWB / Black / 2005 / Hennessy x Supermax Macho / Richard Nielsen / Tailormade Stallion Aps60.761 1463.696 1265.978 1365.652 1261.957 1463.609
14129Alex Gelding/ KWPN / Bay / 2005 / Roughfield Fantasy x Renovo / A F. De Baat / Ewa Mattson61.957 1360.761 1564.891 1463.261 1462.174 1362.609
15105Don Sanchez Gelding/ SWB / Chestnut / 2006 / Santino x Blue Hors Don Schufro / G O J Olovsson Samt C Cronberg / Joakim Dalsgaard, Terese Klintström58.435 1562.565 1460.174 1562.457 1558.761 1560.478