USA’s Katherine Bateson-Chandler & Alcazar Win Wellington’s Global CDI5* Grand Prix

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Katherine Bateson-Chandler and Alcazar in the Global Dressage Festival CDI5* Grand Prix. © 2020 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 20, 2020–The USA’s Katherine Bateson-Chandler riding Alcazarin the first competition in five months won the Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI5* Grand Prix Thursday.

Katherine of Wellington and the 15-year-old KWPN gelding scored 71.935%. Katherine and Alcazar had swept the CDI3* at Tryon, North Carolina last September, the last competition before Thursday’s Grand Prix for the Freestyle.

Katherine is seeking to be selected for Nations Cup teams in Europe with the aim of making the U.S. Tokyo Olympic team.

Great Britain’s Susan Pape and Harmony’s Don Noblesse placed second on 70.587% in the pair’s fifth year of competing on Wellington’s Global winter circuit.

Yvonne Losos De Muñiz of the Dominican Republic and Aquamarijn placed third on 70.522%.

Results:

CDI5* Grand Prix for Freestyle

Judges:Katrina WüstRaphael SalehMariette Sanders van GansewinkelSusan HoevenaarsElisabeth Max-Theurer
PlaceScore %NationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.71.935USAKatherine Bateson ChandlerAlcazar71.41371.95773.37072.39170.543
2.70.587GBRSusan PapeHarmony’s Don Noblesse71.30468.80470.00072.71770.109
3.70.522DOMYvonne Losos De MuñizAquamarijn69.45768.69671.73973.47869.239
4.67.848ESPJuan Matute GuimonDon Diego69.89169.34867.93566.52265.543
5.65.870KORDongseon KimBelstaff66.73965.32666.95765.65264.674
6.65.609USAJames KofordAdiah HP65.76165.32664.45766.30466.196
7.62.413USAKaren LippWhitney60.32660.87063.69662.82664.348
8.61.957ISRMicah DeligdishDestiny62.50061.19664.89164.02257.174