Isabell Werth Rides Quantaz to Hagen CDI4* Grand Prix Special to Dominate Horses & Dreams Tournament

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Isabell Werth and DSP Quantaz. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

HAGEN, Germany, April 23, 2022–Isabell Werth completed her domination of the Horses & Dreams tournament riding DSP Quantaz to victory in the CDI4* Grand Prix Special Saturday.

The score of 78.915% for Isabell and Quantaz gave the pair the second win in the CDI4* after posting two first placings in the debut of Superb 2 in the CDI3*.

This was the first Special in a year for Isabell and world No. 6 ranked Quantaz, owned by Austria’s Victoria Max-Theurer and Isabell’s long-time supporter Madeleine Winter-Schultze.

For most of the past year, Isabell’s competition focus was on Bella Rose at the Tokyo Olympics that boosted the rider’s Olympic medal tally to 12, and Weihegold OLD at the 2021 European Championships and the World Cup Final earlier this month. Both horses have now been retired.

Isabell is working toward earning a start at what would be her seventh world championship, to be held at Herning, Denmark in August.

Fellow German Benjamin Werndl on Famoso OLD, 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding, was second on 76.659%. The pair was the only one to receive a score of at least 80%, 81.064% from Great Britain’s Peter Storr. However, the duo also received a mark of 73.936% from Raphael Saleh of France.

Sweden’s Therese Nilshagen and Dante Weltino OLD were third on 76.489%. Therese and the 15-year-old Oldenburg stallion competed at the Tokyo Games last summer as well as the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon. The pair led Sweden to bronze at the 2017 Europeans and were also on the bronze medal team at the 2019 Europeans as well as top scoring combination on the fourth placed Swedish team in 2021.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix Special

Judges: Raphael Saleh Susanne Baarup Evi Eisenhardt Peter Storr Elke Ebert
Place Score Nation Athlete Horse E H C M B Spectators
1. 78.915 GER Isabell Werth DSP Quantaz 79.468 78.404 78.617 78.723 79.362 77.023 (2)
2. 76.659 GER Benjamin Werndl Famoso OLD 73.936 75.106 75.319 81.064 77.872 77.683 (1)
3. 76.489 SWE Therese Nilshagen Dante Weltino OLD 78.085 75.638 75.426 75.213 78.085 75.972 (4)
4. 75.362 SWE Patrik Kittel Touchdown 73.936 75.106 75.000 76.489 76.277 76.307 (3)
5. 74.872 SWE Juliette Ramel Buriel K.H. 75.000 74.468 75.213 74.468 75.213 74.765 (5)
6. 74.255 GBR Charlotte Fry Everdale 73.404 76.064 74.574 75.532 71.702 73.645 (6)
7. 73.341 GER Ingrid Klimke Franziskus 15 70.532 73.83 74.362 73.83 74.149 72.064 (8)
8. 72.106 GER Carina Scholz Tarantino 5 72.872 70.745 72.553 71.702 72.66 72.136 (7)
9. 72.021 LUX Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger Quater Back Junior FRH 72.234 72.021 71.702 71.915 72.234 72.063 (9)
10. 71.851 GER Hubertus Schmidt Denoix PCH 70.319 70.426 73.191 73.936 71.383 71.677 (11)
11. 71.255 GER Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier Valesco 50 70.745 70.213 72.553 70.638 72.128 71.750 (10)
12. 70.298 FIN Emma Kanerva Greek Air 68.830 70.851 71.702 70.745 69.362 70.231 (13)
13. 69.511 NZL Melissa Galloway Windermere J’Obei W 68.723 69.468 69.894 70.638 68.83 70.877 (12)
14. 68.745 GBR Laura Tomlinson Fallatijn 67.447 69.043 70.745 68.191 68.298 68.668 (14)
15. 67.638 NED Karen Nijvelt Elysias 67.766 67.234 71.277 66.489 65.426 67.946 (15)