Isabell Werth on 50th Birthday Rides Bella Rose to Aachen CDIO5* Grand Prix Freestyle Victory to Become Only 6th Combination in History to Score Above 90%
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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
AACHEN, Germany, July 21, 2019–Isabell Werth, on her 50th birthday, rode Bella Rose to a score of 90.450% to win the World Equestrian Festival CDIO5* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday to become only the sixth horse and rider combination in history to be awarded at least 90%.
Isabell and the 15-year-old Westfalen mare that 13 months ago returned to competition after an inury-caused absence of 3 1/2 years led the German team to gold in the Nations Cup of the Grand Prix and the Special before Sunday’s musical performance.
She and Bella Rose join the elite group of herself on Weihegold OLD, Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro, Edward Gal on Totilas, Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill and Sönke Rothenberger on Cosmo who have achieved at least 90% in the Grand Prix Freestyle.
The German superstar rider as the most decorated Olympic equestrian in history with 10 medals–six gold–is also the only rider to have ridden three different horses to scores of at least 80% in the Grand Prix–Weihegold and Emilio are her other two.
Germans filled the top three places: Dorothee Schneider on Showtime second on a personal best 89.660% and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB third on 87.595%.
Isabell said she got goosebumps at the end of the first performance of this freestyle for Bella Rose that led the German team to gold and claimed individual gold at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon last September.
Dorothee was emotional in explaining her joy at the top score so far for Showtime that also was bedevilled by injuries after the 2016 Olympics where they were on the German gold medal team but was not fit enough for the Tryon championships. The duo posted personal best scores in both the Grand Prix Special and the Freestyle here.
Cathrine Dufour who was a star for Denmark riding Cassidy at the 2017 European Championships moved up a whole new level on Bohemian, the nine-year-old Westfalen gelding she began competing at Big Tour 15 months ago.
Cathrine and Bohemian placed fourth with 85.390%, the first mark above 80% in the Freestyle and hopes to be selected for Denmark’s team for the European Championships in Rottedam next month. The Europeans are vital for Denmark which needs to take one of the last three spots available to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.
Results:
CDIO5* Grand Prix Freestyle
Judges-E: Clive Halsall H: Irina Maknami C: Evi Eisenhardt M: Janet Lee Foy B: Susanne Baarup
| Rank | Nr. | Rider Owner | EUR | E | H | C | M | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Sex \ Color \ Born \ Sire x Siredam | Tech. Art. | Tech. Art. | Tech. Art. | Tech. Art. | Tech. Art. | ||||
| 1 | 306 | Isabell Werth GER | 43000 | 84.50 (1) | 82.00 (4) | 87.50 (2) | 83.75 (1) | 83.75 (2) | 90.450 |
| Bella Rose 2 – WESTF Mare \ Chestnut \ 2004 \ Belissimo x Cacir AA | 95.60 (1) | 96.60 (1) | 96.20 (2) | 97.60 (1) | 97.00 (1) | ||||
| 2 | 359 | Dorothee Schneider GER | 26000 | 83.75 (3) | 85.50 (1) | 88.50 (1) | 81.00 (2) | 84.25 (1) | 89.660 |
| Showtime FRH – HANN Gelding \ DarkBay \ 2006 \ Sandro Hit x Rotspon | 94.40 (2) | 96.40 (2) | 94.40 (3) | 92.00 (2) | 96.40 (2) | ||||
| 3 | 363 | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER | 20000 | 81.25 (4) | 82.50 (2) | 84.75 (3) | 78.00 (6) | 79.25 (6) | 87.595 |
| TSF Dalera BB – TRAK Mare \ DarkBay \ 2007 \ Easy Game x Handryk | 92.40 (3) | 95.40 (3) | 96.60 (1) | 92.00 (2) | 93.80 (3) | ||||
| 4 | 309 | Cathrine Dufour DEN | 13000 | 80.25 (5) | 80.25 (5) | 81.50 (5) | 76.00 (7) | 82.50 (3) | 85.390 |
| Bohemian – WESTF Gelding \ DarkChestnut \ 2010 \ Bordeaux x Samarant | 88.80 (5) | 91.80 (4) | 89.80 (4) | 90.00 (4) | 93.00 (4) | ||||
| 5 | 326 | Charlotte Dujardin GBR | 7000 | 84.00 (2) | 82.25 (3) | 80.25 (6) | 78.50 (4) | 79.75 (5) | 83.995 |
| Erlentanz – TRAK Gelding \ Bay \ 2007 \ Latimer x Benz | 89.80 (4) | 85.60 (8) | 86.60 (7) | 87.60 (6) | 85.60 (9) | ||||
| 6 | 357 | Adrienne Lyle USA | 5000 | 77.50 (7) | 78.50 (6) | 83.25 (4) | 78.25 (5) | 77.50 (8) | 83.560 |
| Salvino – HANN Stallion \ Bay \ 2007 \ Sandro Hit x Donnerhall | 88.40 (6) | 88.60 (5) | 89.60 (5) | 87.20 (7) | 86.80 (6) | ||||
| 7 | 318 | Therese Nilshagen SWE | 3500 | 78.25 (6) | 78.25 (7) | 79.75 (7) | 79.25 (3) | 80.25 (4) | 83.395 |
| Dante Weltino OLD – OLDBG Stallion \ Black \ 2007 \ Danone 4 x Welt Hit II | 87.20 (7) | 88.20 (6) | 85.20 (8) | 88.20 (5) | 89.40 (5) | ||||
| 8 | 308 | Daniel Bachmann Andersen DEN | 2000 | 76.50 (8) | 75.50 (9) | 77.50 (9) | 76.00 (7) | 78.00 (7) | 80.250 |
| Blue Hors Don Olymbrio – KWPN Stallion \ Chestnut \ 2008 \ Jazz x Olympic Ferro | 83.20 (9) | 84.20 (10) | 80.20 (13) | 85.40 (8) | 86.00 (8) | ||||
| 9 | 311 | Antonia Ramel SWE | 1500 | 74.75 (9) | 75.00 (10) | 76.50 (10) | 76.00 (7) | 75.50 (10) | 79.595 |
| Brother de Jeu – KWPN Gelding \ Black \ 2006 \ Voice x Jazz | 84.00 (8) | 83.00 (13) | 85.00 (9) | 82.00 (13) | 84.20 (10) | ||||
| 10 | 301 | Claudio Castilla Ruiz ESP | 1500 | 72.00 (12) | 72.50 (13) | 75.25 (12) | 74.75 (14) | 75.75 (9) | 79.385 |
| Alcaide – LUSIT Stallion \ Chestnut \ 2005 \ Lobito x Novilheiro | 81.80 (11) | 84.80 (9) | 87.00 (6) | 83.40 (10) | 86.60 (7) | ||||
| 11 | 362 | Steffen Peters USA | 1500 | 74.00 (10) | 76.00 (8) | 78.00 (8) | 75.00 (11) | 72.25 (14) | 79.205 |
| Suppenkasper – KWPN Gelding \ Bay \ 2008 \ Spielberg x Krack C | 83.00 (10) | 85.80 (7) | 85.00 (9) | 82.20 (12) | 80.80 (12) | ||||
| 12 | 302 | Katherine Bateson-Chandler USA | 1500 | 73.75 (11) | 74.00 (11) | 73.50 (14) | 76.00 (7) | 75.00 (11) | 77.665 |
| Alcazar – KWPN Gelding \ other \ 2005 \ Contango x Ferro | 81.00 (12) | 83.40 (11) | 79.00 (14) | 80.60 (14) | 80.40 (14) | ||||
| 13 | 365 | Judy Reynolds IRL | 1500 | 71.00 (14) | 72.75 (12) | 76.50 (10) | 75.00 (11) | 73.75 (12) | 77.460 |
| Vancouver K – KWPN Gelding \ Bay \ 2002 \ Jazz x Ferro | 77.40 (15) | 83.40 (11) | 80.60 (12) | 83.40 (10) | 80.80 (12) | ||||
| 14 | 371 | Rose Mathisen SWE | 1500 | 71.50 (13) | 71.00 (15) | 74.25 (13) | 75.00 (11) | 72.75 (13) | 76.850 |
| Zuidenwind 1187 – KWPN Stallion \ Bay \ 2004 \ OO Seven x Jazz | 80.60 (13) | 81.20 (15) | 80.80 (11) | 79.60 (15) | 81.80 (11) | ||||
| 15 | 319 | Charlotte Fry GBR | 1500 | 69.50 (16) | 71.75 (14) | 72.50 (15) | 71.50 (15) | 68.00 (16) | 75.465 |
| Dark Legend – KWPN Gelding \ DarkBay \ 2008 \ Zucchero x Tango | 78.20 (14) | 82.20 (14) | 76.60 (15) | 84.40 (9) | 80.00 (15) |
