Sönke Rothenberger & Cosmo With Aachen CDI4* Grand Prix Win Career 2nd Highest Score

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Sönke Rothenberger rIding Cosmo to victory in the Aachen CDI4* Grand Prix. © 2019 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

AACHEN, Germany, July 17, 2019–Sönke Rothenberger rode Cosmo to victory in the World Equestrian Festival CDI4* Grand Prix Wednesday with a career second highest score for the Olympic and World Games team gold medalists. The USA’s Adrienne Lyle in the Aachen debut of the American-bred Harmony’s Duval posted a personal best score to place sixth after less than six months at Big Tour.

Sönke and the 12-year-old KWPN gelding were awarded 81.370% for the victory in only their second Grand Prix since their team gold medal performance at the Tryon World Games last September where they logged their highest Grand Prix mark of 81.444%.

The German duo already are in the 90% Grand Prix Freestyle club of only five combinations in history.

Isabell Werth on Emilio, ranked No. 6 in the world, placed second on 79.435% with the 2017 European Championships bronze medal pair of Cathrine Dufour of Denmark on Cassidy third on 78.043%.

Adrienne Lyle, based in Wellington, Florida and the 11-year-old KWPN gray that was bred by Leslie Malone’s Harmony Sporthorses in Kiowa, Colorado scored 75.391% for were awarded for sixth place. (Separate story to come).

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix

RankNr.Rider

EURTotal
Horse

1314
Sönke Rothenberger
GER
320081.370
2325
Isabell Werth
GER
200079.435
3304
Cathrine Dufour
DEN
140078.043
4368
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl
GER
100076.587
5315
Benjamin Werndl
GER

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700
6340
Adrienne Lyle
USA
60075.391
7323
Dorothee Schneider
GER
40075.239
8348
Anne Meulendijks
NED
30073.761
9330
Charlotte Fry
GBR
20071.913
10333
Ingrid Klimke
GER
10071.783
11305
Ulrike Prunthaller
AUT
10071.152
12327
Hubertus Schmidt
GER
70.717
13349
Matthias Bouten
GER
69.913
14342
Claudio Castilla Ruiz
ESP
69.717
15321
Michelle Hagman Hassink
SWE
69.326
16322
Juan Matute Guimon
ESP
69.261
17367
Jill de Ridder
GER
68.609
18361
Mikaela Fabricius-Bjerre
FIN
68.435
19355
Birgit Wientzek Pläge
SUI
68.391
20341
Anna-Christina Abbelen
GER
67.217
21369
Tristan Tucker
AUS
66.283