Canada’s Megan Lane & Zodiac MW Win Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix in Pursuing Olympic Team Slot

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Canada’s Megan Lane on Zodiac MW after winning the Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix for the Special. © 2020 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 20, 2020–Megan Lane rode Zodiac MW to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Thursday in pursuit of earning a place on Canada’s Tokyo Olympic team.

Megan and the 16-year-old KWPN gelding scored 70.935% for the pair’s first win since posting a string of four victories in Canada ahead of making Canada’s team for 2018 World Equestrian Games at Tryon.

Megan, 28 years old, and Zodiac that she has been competing for three years edged by Japan’s Masanao Takahashi on Rubicon Unitechno that scored 70.870% in the Grand Prix for the Special.

America’s Ashley Holzer of Wellington was third on Mango Eastwood on 70.261%.

Megan rode Caravella on the Canadian teams at the 2016 Olympics, the 2014 World Games in Normandy as well for team silver medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto in 2015.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix for Special

Judges:Michael OsinskiMariette Sanders van GansewinkelKari McClainPeter StorrRaphael Saleh
PlaceScore %NationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.70.935CANMegan LaneZodiac MW70.21772.28369.56573.15269.457
2.70.870JPNMasanao TakahashiRubicon Unitechno72.82668.37070.00071.95771.196
3.70.261USAAshley HolzerMango Eastwood70.54371.08770.21770.43569.022
4.68.804CANJill IrvingArthur70.65270.00065.97869.13068.261
5.67.696JPNAkane KurokiZuidenwind 118766.41370.10965.97867.93568.043
6.67.283USAElizabeth BallAvanti67.39165.76164.45768.47870.326
7.67.130USAMichael PineoFarrington65.43565.76165.97869.56568.913
8.67.022USASusan DuttaDon Design DC66.73964.89164.78369.89168.804
9.66.217JPNKiichi HaradaFairytale S68.80465.65263.80468.37064.457
10.64.478MEXMartha Fernanda Del Valle QuirarteDynamic RS64.67463.26164.02265.43565.000
11.64.326CANEvi StrasserDisney Tyme65.65264.34862.17466.52262.935
12.63.900VENPatricia FerrandoElvis64.28364.13062.60963.91364.565
13.63.804CANDenielle GallagherWilson Pickett65.10965.00061.30466.08761.522
14.63.391CANLiz SteacieCallahan61.84863.37062.39166.41362.935
15.61.826BRAAndré GancUltimo De Massa60.54362.50063.91361.19660.978
16.61.065USATina CaldwellDon Antonio64.02260.32661.63060.32659.022
17.60.674USAAmy BockWalk The Line62.28359.02260.87061.52259.674
18.60.630USAAndreanna PatzwaldHudson 1860.54360.65261.30461.63059.022
19.59.957USAAdrienne PotBon-Ami60.87058.91358.58759.13062.283
20.59.478JPNMasahiro KosakaEddieni61.52258.04360.43559.78357.609
21.56.239USAAnna BuffiniWilton 1156.63055.00057.06556.73955.761
EL.SWETinne Vilhelmson SilfvénEtoine