João Miguel Torrao & Equador Make it 2-for-2 on Personal Best Score to Win Beloura CDI3* Grand Prix Special
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BELOURA, Portugal, Aug. 28, 2020–João Miguel Torrao and Equador won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday, posting a personal best score for the second day in a row for the fourth straight victory for the Portugal team partnership.
João and the 11-year-old Lusitano stallion scored 77.468% for the win, beating the previous best of 75.787% set 13 months ago. The 2019 European Championship combination competing for Portugal posted a Grand Prix personal best result of 77.000% Friday.
Team mate Maria Caetano on her up and coming Fenix de Tineo placed second on 70.511%, also a personal best, surpassing the pair’s previous best of 70.044% set a month ago.
Vasco Mira Godinho on Garrett was third on 69.660% to round out a Portuguese sweep of the first five places.
Results:
CDI3* Grand Prix Special
Judges:E-Frederico Pintéus H-Magnus Ringmark C-Hans-Christian Matthiesen M-Evi Eisenhardt B-Sandrine Trimborn
| Pl. | Rider | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  João Miguel Torrao | EQUADOR | 75.4261 | 81.9151 | 77.6601 | 75.6381 | 76.7021 | 77.468 |
| 2 | Maria Caetano | FENIX DE TINEO | 69.4684 | 72.0213 | 70.1062 | 70.5323 | 70.4262 | 70.511 |
| 3 | Vasco Mira Godinho | GARRETT | 68.7237 | 72.7662 | 69.7873 | 68.5115 | 68.5113 | 69.660 |
| 4 | Daniel Pinto | SANTURION DE MASSA | 70.3402 | 70.5534 | 68.4267 | 67.6816 | 68.1064 | 69.021 |
| 5 | Ricardo Reis | ESCORIAL | 69.2555 | 70.0006 | 67.0218 | 70.1064 | 67.4475 | 68.766 |
| 6 |  Alejandro Asencio Mendez | FOCUS | 69.0436 | 68.5117 | 68.9365 | 66.2778 | 65.6387 | 67.681 |
| 7 | Hugo Pereira | FALSARIO LS | 67.1498 | 67.4688 | 69.0644 | 67.3627 | 66.9366 | 67.596 |
| 8 | José Antonio Garcia Mena | BENZI LANDRO | 69.6813 | 70.3195 | 68.8306 | 71.3832 | 08 | 56.043 |
| 9 | Rita Ralao Duarte | DISTURBIO | — | — | — | — | — | DQ |
