João Miguel Torrao & Equador Win Alter do Chão CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle to Sweep Portugal Championships
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ALTER DO CHÃO, Portugal, Nov. 29, 2020–João Miguel Torrao and Equador swept the Portuguese championships Big Tour with a victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday and the third day of personal best scores.
João and the 11-year-old Lusitano stallion were awarded 83.875% for the musical performance, the highest ever Big Tour score for the pair and compared with previous top freestyle mark of 78.870% set at the Mechelen, Belgium World Cup last December.
The result in only the third international Grand Prix freestyle followed championship victories on personal best results in the Grand Prix on 77.348% Friday and 79.042% in the Special Saturday. The pair have won all seven starts this year, two before the coronavirus pandemic worldwide lockdown and five since resuming competition in August.
The 27-year-old rider and Equador were on Portugal’s team at the 2019 European Championships that earned a start at the Tokyo Olympics that were postponed a year to next July.
Daniel Pinto and Santurion de Massa scored 80.150% to become reserve champions, having been runner-up in both the Grand Prix and the Special.
Vasco Mira Godinho on Garrett placed third on 74.935%.
Results:
CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle
Judges: E-Elke Ebert H-Frederico Pintéus C-Maarten Van Der Heijden M-Mariano Santos B-Freddy Leyman
| Pl. | Rider | Horse | E Tec. Art. | H Tec. Art. | C Tec. Art. | M Tec. Art. | B Tec. Art. | Total Tec. Art. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  João Miguel Torrao | EQUADOR | 84.2501 81.500 87.000 | 82.3751 78.750 86.000 | 84.1251 83.250 85.000 | 84.0001 82.000 86.000 | 84.6251 83.250 86.000 | 83.875 81.750 86.000 |
| 2 | Daniel Pinto | SANTURION DE MASSA | 80.2502 76.500 84.000 | 79.1252 76.250 82.000 | 80.1252 77.250 83.000 | 78.2502 75.500 81.000 | 83.0002 81.000 85.000 | 80.150 77.300 83.000 |
| 3 | Vasco Mira Godinho | GARRETT | 76.5503 74.500 78.600 | 72.8755 72.750 73.000 | 72.2505 70.500 74.000 | 75.5003 73.000 78.000 | 77.5003 76.000 79.000 | 74.935 73.350 76.520 |
| 4 | Maria Caetano | FENIX DE TINEO | 74.5504 71.500 77.600 | 76.2503 74.500 78.000 | 73.7503 71.500 76.000 | 73.3754 70.750 76.000 | 75.1254 73.250 77.000 | 74.610 72.300 76.920 |
| 5 | Duarte Nogueira | BEIRAO | 74.3755 71.750 77.000 | 72.0006 71.000 73.000 | 72.5504 70.500 74.600 | 73.2505 70.500 76.000 | 75.0005 73.000 77.000 | 73.435 71.350 75.520 |
| 6 | Filipe Canelas | FORTUNA 424 | 70.9256 69.250 72.600 | 73.2504 71.500 75.000 | 68.2507 68.500 68.000 | 71.3756 69.750 73.000 | 67.3757 65.750 69.000 | 70.235 68.950 71.520 |
| 7 | João Embaixador | FURACAO | 68.2757 65.750 70.800 | 69.1257 67.250 71.000 | 70.0006 67.000 73.000 | 68.5007 66.000 71.000 | 66.6258 64.250 69.000 | 68.505 66.050 70.960 |
| 8 | Georgina Rogers | GUISO | 65.4258 62.250 68.600 | 68.6258 65.250 72.000 | 63.3758 61.750 65.000 | 68.1258 64.250 72.000 | 68.7506 65.500 72.000 | 66.860 63.800 69.920 |
