Spain’s Cristian Tudela Ruiz & Blue Hors Zick Flower Win Herning CDI3* Grand Prix Special on Personal Best Score

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Cristian Tudela Ruiz and Blue Hors Zick Flower. Photo: Blue Hors

HERNING, Denmark, Mar. 13, 2022–Cristian Tudela Ruiz rode Blue Hors Zick Flower to victory on a personal best score in the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Sunday.

The Spanish rider and the 14-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion (Blue Hors Zack x Romanov) scored 71.319% to beat the pair’s previous best of 71.064% posted last July. The pair placed fourth in the Grand Prix Thursday.

Denmark’s Olympic rider Carina Cassøe Krüth and Heiline’s Zackton placed second on 71.255% after taking Thursday’s Grand Prix in the Big Tour captured the Big Tour debut of the 10-year-old gelding.

Fellow Dane Lone Bang Larsen and Bakkely’s Onandt were third on 70.936%

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special

Judges:Susanne BaarupElke EbertIsobel WesselsRaphael SalehPatricia Wolters
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMBSpectators
1.71.319ESPCristian Tudela RuizBlue Hors Zick Flower71.70270.63869.78772.12872.3471.393 (2)
2.71.255DENCarina Cassøe KrüthHeiline’s Zackton71.48971.1771.70271.9157072.455 (1)
3.70.936DENLone Bang LarsenBakkely’s Onandt70.95770.31972.76671.1769.46870.027 (5)
4.70.000SWEJeanna HogbergAstoria72.44769.89471.59667.97968.08571.213 (3)
5.69.808ESPSevero Jurado LópezDahoud 369.78770.53270.53269.46868.72370.386 (4)
6.69.596GERElisa PriggeDark Dancer 2270.85169.57468.40467.87271.27769.357 (6)
7.69.128FINEmma KanervaMist of Titanium OLD69.36269.04369.78768.61768.8369.255 (7)
8.68.319DENNadja Aaboe SlothFavour Gersdorf68.61767.55368.19169.57467.6668.411 (9)
9.67.745DENBetina JægerFogo de Lyw66.59669.68169.4686567.97967.700 (10)
10.67.723GERLena WaldmannCadeau Noir67.76667.3468.51167.87267.12867.636 (11)
11.67.383SWEJacob Nørby SørensenVincent65.74567.6668.29869.68165.53268.840 (8)
12.66.766BELMarc Peter SpahnJeroen Poll67.55365.21367.3466.06467.6667.497 (12)
13.65.511DENAnne TroensegaardKipling TSF67.87265.21365.63864.46864.36266.013 (13)
14.65.404DENNana Christine ChristiansenMay-Day Graftebjerg63.8365.42664.46867.6665.63865.615 (14)
EL.DENMarianne Yde HelgstrandSuper Mario