Bianca Tota & Cadento V Win Wellington’s Global Dressage Fall Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle for 2nd Straight Victory on Personal Best Score

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Bianca Tota on Cadento V capturing the Global Fall Dressage CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle. © 2020 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Nov. 14, 2020–Bianca Tota and Cadento V won the Global Fall Dressage CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday for the second straight victory and another personal best score.

Bianca and the 14-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding scored 73.190% for the win a day after capturing the Grand Prix on a personal best for their first ever Big Tour victory.

This was the duo’s fifth Grand Prix performance to the music of “How to Train Your Dragon” since starting Big Tour in March, 2018.

Bianca of neighboring Loxahatchee found Cadento (Charmonix V x Lobster) in Denmark as an eight-year-old.

Australia’s Kelly Layne on Samhitas was runner-up on 72.090%, repeating the placing of the Wellington-based pair in the Grand Prix.

Anna Marek and Snoopy Sunday. © 2020 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Anna Marek of Williston, Florida on Snoopy Sunday was third on 70.940%. Anna and the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding were making their Big Tour debut after competing at Small Tour at last winter’s Global Dressage Festival in Wellington.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

        Kari McClainMariette Sanders van GansewinkelMichael OsinskiGabriel ArmandoChristof Umbach 
Pl. Score NationAthleteHorse EHCMB 
1. 73.190 USABianca TotaCadento V 70.25074.15073.0074.45074.100 
2. 72.090 AUSKelly LayneSamhitas 70.25073.45071.15072.02573.575 
3. 70.940 USAAnna MarekSnoopy Sunday 70.30071.60072.57571.00069.225 
4. 68.880 CANKrystalann ShinglerFidelio 68.45069.725067.97567.80070.450 
5. 67.785 USAJacqueline MacDonaldMalcarat 68.72569.07568.85066.22566.050 
6. 66.110 USAPamela AideBon De Niro P 66.85066.60066.12566.15064.825 
RT.   USASusan DuttaFigeac DC