Steffen Peters & Suppenkasper 1st, Anna Buffini & Davinia la Douce 2nd in Thermal, California CDI3* Grand Prix
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THERMAL, California, Nov. 13, 2020–Steffen Peters rode Suppenkasper to a personal best score to win the Thermal Desert Dressage CDI3* Grand Prix Friday in their re-launched campaign for a place on America’s team at the Tokyo Olympics that would be the fifth Games for the 56-year-old rider. Anna Buffini in the debut international competition on Davinia la Douce was runner-up.
Steffen of San Diego, California and the 12-year-old KWPN gelding that were on the United States silver medal team at the Tryon World Equestrian Games in 2018, scored 77.413% to eclipse the previous best of 76.869% set in Wellington, Florida in February. Four of the five judges scored the duo about 76% while American 5* judge Janet Foy awarded 82.609%.
Anna of San Diego and FRH Davinia la Douce, a 13-year-old Hanoverian mare, scored 68.565% for runner-up.
Davinia, bought by Anna, 26 years old, in September, had been competed by Anabel Balkenhol of Germany at medium and Big Tour in the past 2 1/2 years.
Anna was the United States Under-25 champion in 2016.
Three-time American Olympian Günter Seidel of Cardiff, California, who also coaches Anna, was third on Equirelle on 68.261%.
Charlotte Jorst of Reno, Nevada and Kastel’s Nintendo won the World Cup Grand Prix on 71.870% with Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, California on Diamond’s Diva second on 68.696%.
Results:
CDI3* Grand Prix
| Judges: | Cesar Torrente | Janet Lee Foy | Maria Colliander | William Warren | Agnieszka Majewska | ||||||||
| Pl. | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | ||||
| 1. | 77.413 | USA | Steffen Peters | Suppenkasper | 76.196 | 82.609 | 75.761 | 76.304 | 76.196 | ||||
| 2. | 68.565 | USA | Anna Buffini | FRH Davinia la Douce | 68.043 | 68.804 | 67.283 | 69.022 | 69.674 | ||||
| 3. | 68.261 | USA | Günter Seidel | Equirelle | 68.261 | 68.152 | 68.804 | 69.674 | 66.413 | ||||
| 4. | 67.543 | USA | Dawn White-O’Connor | Bailarino | 67.717 | 67.5 | 67.717 | 67.826 | 66.957 | ||||
| 5. | 67.478 | USA | Shannon Peters | Disco Inferno | 66.63 | 69.565 | 66.087 | 65.978 | 69.13 | ||||
| 6. | 64.566 | USA | Elizabeth Ball | Avanti | 61.957 | 67.935 | 65.109 | 64.457 | 63.37 | ||||
| 7. | 62.174 | USA | Tegan Kossowicz | Dujelinda M | 62.391 | 61.739 | 61.087 | 63.261 | 62.391 | ||||
| 8. | 60.239 | USA | Christine Kohler-Ekstrand | Dark Berry | 59.674 | 60.109 | 59.457 | 61.196 | 60.761 | ||||
| 9. | 57.000 | USA | Alyssa Doverspike Burkett | Zuperman | 58.478 | 55.217 | 55.543 | 57.283 | 58.478 | ||||
| 10. | 56.739 | USA | Shannon Warner | Rubico | 57.065 | 54.783 | 55.652 | 57.935 | 58.261 | ||||
| 11. | 55.218 | USA | Tina Caldwell | Don Antonio | 54.674 | 50.761 | 53.913 | 59.783 | 56.957 |
CDI-W Grand Prix
| Judges: | Agnieszka Majewska | Cesar Torrente | William Warren | Maria Colliander | Janet Lee Foy | ||||||||
| Pl. | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | ||||
| 1. | 71.870 | USA | Charlotte Jorst | Kastel’s Nintendo | 70.87 | 72.065 | 72.283 | 70.978 | 73.152 | ||||
| 2. | 68.696 | USA | Jan Ebeling | Diamond’s Diva | 68.37 | 69.783 | 68.696 | 66.087 | 70.543 | ||||
| 3. | 68.413 | USA | Carly Taylor-Smith | Rosalut NHF | 69.348 | 69.674 | 68.152 | 66.848 | 68.043 | ||||
| 4. | 64.283 | USA | Missy Gilliland | Toledano XXXI | 64.891 | 64.457 | 63.261 | 63.804 | 65 | ||||
| 5. | 59.109 | USA | Katy Martin | Amoret B | 57.174 | 59.13 | 61.522 | 57.5 | 60.217 |
