Austria’s Sandra Nuxoll & Bonheur de la Vie Win Louisdor Final, Matthias Alexander Rath & Destacado Win Burg-Pokal

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Sandra Nuxoll and Bonheur de la Vie. File photo. © Stefan Lafrentz

KRONBERG, Germany, Dec. 20, 2020–Austria’s Sandra Nuxoll and Bonheur de la Vie won the Louisdor Prize German championship for Developing Grand Prix horses Sunday.

Sandra and the nine-year-old KWPN gelding (Bordeaux x Tuschinski) were awarded 77.140% for the victory in the competition for horses aged eight to 10 years old.

German Olympian Hubertus Schmidt on Denoix PCH, eight-year-old Oldenburg stallion, was second on 74.360%.

Dorothee Schneider, also a German Olympian, on First Romance, a 10-year-old Baden-Württemberg gelding, was third on 73.220@  

Matthias Alexander Rath on Destacado FRH. File photo. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Matthias Alexander Rath of Germany on Destacado FRH won the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal Prix St. Georges Special Final, the 29th year of the prestigious event.

Matthias and the seven-year-old Hanoverian stallion (Desperados x Londonderry) scored 76.268% for the victory in the championship of horses seven to nine years of age.

The victory came just five days after Totilas, the legendary black stallion, that was competed by Matthias for five years died of colic at the Shafhof, the home of the Linsenhoff/Rath family. 

German Olympic team gold medal rider Dorothee Schneider was runner-up on Sisters Act MT OLD on 75.732%. Dorothee and the eight-year-old Oldenburg mare (Sandro Hit x Royal Diamond) won the preliminary competition Saturday.

Norway’s Isabel Freese on Fürsten-Look was third on 75.683%.

The 2020 European Under-25 Championship individual gold medalist Ann-Kathrin Lindner on FBW Sunfire captured the Piaff Award U25 Grand Prix 75.500%.

All three German year-end finals, without spectators, were staged at the Schafhof when the Frankfurt show they sponsor was forced to move because of reimposed coronavirus restrictions.

Results:

Louisdor Prix Final

(some results were not complete)

      Judges Elke EbertUlrike NivelleEvi EisenhardtKatrina WüstHenning Lehrmann 
Pl. Score NationAthleteHorse EHCMBSpectators
1. 77.140 AUTSandra NuxollBonheur de La Vie 77.27677.37778.276.534 (1)
2. 74.360 GERHubertus SchmidtDenoix PCH 74.97375.173.375.5 
3. 73.220 GERDorothee SchneiderFirst Romance 2 73.273.273.473.672.773.521 (3)
4. 73.120 FINEmma KanervaGreek Air      72.832 (5)
5. 72.860 AUTSandra NuxollHanami OLD 71.472.571.4747573.126 (4)
6. 72.120 GERUwe SchwanzRockson 70.572.47471.472.371.311 (7)
7. 71.300 DENDaniel Bachmann AndersenMarschall-Bell      71.385 (6)
8. 70.460 GERLena WaldmannGrey Flanell 69.570.57170.470.970.556 (8)
9. 70.320 GERKatharina HemmerSignorina 10 70.770.668.870.171.470.237 (9)
10. 68.800 GERHubertus SchmidtBeryll 28 68.469.868.868.568.570.040 (10)
RET   GERHolga FinkenGino 642       

 

Nürnberger Burg-Pokal Prix St. Georges Special Final

      Judges: Evi EisenhardtHenning LehrmannKatrina WüstUlrike NivelleElke Ebert
Pl. Score NationAthleteHorse EHCMBSpectators
1. 76.268 GERMatthias Alexander RathDestacado FRH 75.48876.34177.68374.75677.07374.381 (8)
2. 75.732 GERDorothee SchneiderSisters Act MT OLD 76.95175.6175.36675.6175.12277.064 (1)
3. 75.683 NORIsabel FreeseFürsten-Look 75.24475.36675.8547576.95175.344 (2)
4. 75.293 NORIsabel FreeseTop Gear OLD 75.73276.58574.63473.7875.73274.223 (10)
5. 75.024 SWEMalin Wahlkamp-NilssonDedale de Hus OLD 75.36675.36674.75674.26875.36674.809 (4)
6. 74.951 FINEmma KanervaMist of Titanium OLD 74.51275.24475.12274.63475.24474.730 (5)
7. 74.439 SWEPatrik KittelTouchdown 10 74.87875.6174.75673.65973.29374.393 (7)
8. 74.098 GERDorothee SchneiderVilleneuve 6 72.43975.12273.29374.6347575.303 (3)
9. 73.976 GERHubertus SchmidtVainqueur 22 7573.17173.65973.7874.26874.540 (6)
10. 73.244 GERStefanie WolfMatchball OLD 73.41574.02471.95173.17173.65974.364 (9)
11. 71.780 GERCharlott-Maria SchürmannSimsalabim OLD 71.95172.56171.58571.70771.09871.587 (11)
12. 69.463 GERJana SchrödterFrau Holle 17 69.75669.63468.53768.65970.73270.527 (12)

 

Piaffe Award Under-25 Final

      Judges: Henning LehrmannElke EbertUlrike NivelleDr. Evi EisenhardtKatrina Wüst 
Pl. Score NationAthleteHorse EHCMBSpectators
1. 75.500 GERAnn-Kathrin LindnerFBW Sunfire 75.174.776.777.273.874.700 (1)
2. 72.420 GERAlexa WestendarpDer Prinz 4 72.371.873.17371.971.569 (2)
3. 72.240 GEREllen RichterVinay 71.771.472.673.272.371.075 (3)
4. 70.080 GERRaphael NetzLacoste 126 70.47071.670.567.969.789 (4)
5. 68.840 GERSophie ReefCharming Lady 2 72.166.169.769.267.168.700 (5)
6. 68.340 GERKristin BiermannQueensland 20 69.268.968.267.268.267.554 (8)
7. 67.280 GEREvelyn EgerWhitley 2 68.86766.765.668.368.225 (6)
8. 66.180 GERLune Karolin MüllerSeal 4 68.667.566.164.863.966.250 (9)
9. 65.160 GERHannah ErbeCarlos 609 68.164.665.261.166.867.580 (7)