KRONBERG, Germany, Dec. 19, 2020–German Olympic team gold medal rider Dorothee Schneider took the top two places on Sisters Act and Villeneuve on nearly identical scores to win the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal Prix St. Georges Special preliminary competition Saturday.
Austria’s Sandra Nuxoll on Bonheur de la Vie took the Louisdor Prize Developing Grand Prix and 2020 European Under-25 Championship individual gold medalist Ann-Kathrin Lindner on FBW Sunfire captured the U25 Grand Prix.
Dorothee and the eight-year-old Sisters Act (Sandro Hit x Royal Diamond) was awarded 76.707% for the victory.
On Villeneuve, an eight-year-old Rhinelander stallion (Vitalis x Dancier), Dorothee scored 76.512% for runner-up.
Finland’s Emma Kanerva on Mst of Titanium OLD was third on 75.195%, a fraction ahead of Matthias Alexander Rath of Germany on Destacado FRH in fourth on 75.171%.
Sandra Nuxoll of Austria on the nine-year-old KWPN gelding (Bordeaux x Tuschinski) won the Lourisdor preliminary competition on 75.837%.
Emma Kanerva on Greek Air placed second on 73.581% with Germany’s Hubertus Schmidt on Denoix PCH third on 73.372%.
All three German year-end finals–Burg-Pokal at Prix St. Georges for horses aged seven to nine years, Louisdor developing Grand Prix for horses eight to 10 years and the Piaff for Under-25 riders–were staged at the Schafhof, the estate of the Linsenhoff/Rath family when the Frankfurt show they sponsor was difficult because of reimposed coronavirus restrictions.
The finals of all three divisions are scheduled for Sunday.
Results:
Louisdor Prize Developing Grand Prix
| Judges: | Ulrike Nivelle | Elke Ebert | Katrina Wüst | Henning Lehrmann | Dr. Evi Eisenhardt | ||||||||
| Pl. | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Spectators | |||
| 1. | 75.837 | AUT | Sandra Nuxoll | Bonheur de La Vie | 75.116 | 75.116 | 76.279 | 76.628 | 76.047 | 75.848 (1) | |||
| 2. | 73.581 | FIN | Emma Kanerva | Greek Air | 73.372 | 74.07 | 74.07 | 72.907 | 73.488 | 73.935 (2) | |||
| 3. | 73.372 | GER | Hubertus Schmidt | Denoix PCH | 73.256 | 72.558 | 71.744 | 74.302 | 75 | 73.919 (3) | |||
| 4. | 73.233 | DEN | Daniel Bachmann Andersen | Marschall-Bell | 71.977 | 72.907 | 73.14 | 74.186 | 73.953 | 72.545 (5) | |||
| 5. | 72.558 | AUT | Sandra Nuxoll | Hanami OLD | 72.791 | 71.512 | 71.163 | 72.791 | 74.535 | 71.174 (9) | |||
| 6. | 72.488 | GER | Hubertus Schmidt | Beryll 28 | 72.674 | 72.326 | 72.093 | 73.256 | 72.093 | 72.421 (6) | |||
| 7. | 71.930 | GER | Uwe Schwanz | Rockson | 71.744 | 72.442 | 72.093 | 72.674 | 70.698 | 71.434 (8) | |||
| 8. | 71.721 | GER | Dorothee Schneider | First Romance 2 | 72.442 | 72.442 | 70.581 | 72.558 | 70.581 | 72.873 (4) | |||
| 9. | 71.651 | GER | Katharina Hemmer | Signorina 10 | 71.279 | 72.674 | 67.907 | 71.744 | 74.651 | 71.100 (10) | |||
| 10. | 71.047 | GER | Lena Waldmann | Grey Flanell | 70.814 | 71.977 | 70.581 | 71.512 | 70.349 | 71.814 (7) | |||
| 11. | 67.233 | GER | Sabine Rüben | Django 358 | 68.605 | 66.744 | 65.349 | 68.14 | 67.326 | 67.205 (11) | |||
| 12. | 60.628 | GER | Holga Finken | Gino 642 | 62.674 | 60.581 | 59.302 | 60.698 | 59.884 |
Nürnberger Burg-Pokal Prix St. Georges Special
| Judges: | Katrina Wüst | Ulrike Nivelle | Elke Ebert | Dr. Evi Eisenhardt | Henning Lehrmann | ||||||||
| Pl. | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Spectators | |||
| 1. | 76.707 | GER | Dorothee Schneider | Sisters Act MT OLD | 76.829 | 75.854 | 76.098 | 77.195 | 77.561 | 77.534 (1) | |||
| 2. | 76.512 | GER | Dorothee Schneider | Villeneuve 6 | 76.22 | 76.951 | 76.585 | 75.854 | 76.951 | 76.287 (2) | |||
| 3. | 75.195 | FIN | Emma Kanerva | Mist of Titanium OLD | 73.293 | 74.756 | 76.22 | 75 | 76.707 | 74.685 (6) | |||
| 4. | 75.171 | GER | Matthias Alexander Rath | Destacado FRH | 75.976 | 75 | 74.756 | 74.268 | 75.854 | 73.602 (9) | |||
| 5. | 75.049 | SWE | Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson | Dedale de Hus OLD | 75.61 | 74.512 | 74.756 | 75 | 75.366 | 75.463 (4) | |||
| 6. | 74.366 | NOR | Isabel Freese | Fürsten-Look | 72.317 | 75.366 | 74.146 | 73.902 | 76.098 | 74.604 (7) | |||
| 7. | 74.195 | GER | Hubertus Schmidt | Vainqueur 22 | 72.805 | 75 | 74.634 | 74.512 | 74.024 | 76.224 (3) | |||
| 8. | 74.024 | SWE | Patrik Kittel | Touchdown 10 | 74.39 | 75.732 | 72.805 | 72.927 | 74.268 | 75.423 (5) | |||
| 9. | 73.756 | GER | Jana Schrödter | Frau Holle 17 | 73.537 | 73.537 | 74.39 | 73.415 | 73.902 | 73.495 (10) | |||
| 10. | 73.732 | GER | Charlott-Maria Schürmann | Simsalabim OLD | 73.537 | 74.39 | 74.024 | 73.78 | 72.927 | 72.594 (11) | |||
| 11. | 73.293 | NOR | Isabel Freese | Top Gear OLD | 75.122 | 70.732 | 73.78 | 73.659 | 73.171 | 74.040 (8) | |||
| 12. | 72.439 | GER | Stefanie Wolf | Matchball OLD | 72.561 | 71.829 | 72.439 | 73.049 | 72.317 | 72.287 (12) |
Piaff-Award Under-25 Grand Prix
| Judges: | Dr. Evi Eisenhardt | Katrina Wüst | Henning Lehrmann | Elke Ebert | Ulrike Nivelle | ||||||||
| Pl. | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Spectators | |||
| 1. | 75.349 | GER | Ann-Kathrin Lindner | FBW Sunfire | 76.628 | 78.721 | 74.07 | 72.907 | 74.419 | 76.556 (2) | |||
| 2. | 71.884 | GER | Alexa Westendarp | Der Prinz 4 | 73.953 | 71.162 | 71.046 | 71.86 | 71.395 | 70.116 (5) | |||
| 3. | 71.651 | GER | Ellen Richter | Vinay | 74.302 | 71.395 | 71.163 | 70.233 | 71.163 | 71.863 (4) | |||
| 4. | 71.512 | GER | Raphael Netz | Lacoste 126 | 72.907 | 71.977 | 70.93 | 71.628 | 70.116 | 72.943 (3) | |||
| 5. | 69.767 | GER | Sophie Reef | Charming Lady 2 | 70.233 | 72.209 | 69.07 | 69.651 | 67.674 | 79.593 (1) | |||
| 6. | 69.349 | GER | Hannah Erbe | Carlos 609 | 72.674 | 69.534 | 67.325 | 67.906 | 69.302 | 69.898 (6) | |||
| 7. | 67.163 | GER | Kristin Biermann | Queensland 20 | 65.93 | 68.837 | 67.791 | 66.628 | 66.628 | 67.330 (8) | |||
| 8. | 66.651 | GER | Evelyn Eger | Whitley 2 | 69.767 | 66.279 | 65.93 | 65.581 | 65.697 | 67.986 (7) | |||
| 9. | 65.535 | GER | Lune Karolin Müller | Seal 4 | 67.326 | 64.186 | 64.535 | 65.465 | 66.163 | 66.395 (9) | |||
