Austria’s Florian Bacher Rides Fidertraum OLD to Personal Best Score to Win Budapest CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle, Captures Special on Amonitas

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Florian Bacher and Fidertraum. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

 

BUDAPEST, May 14, 2022–Austria’s Florian Bacher rode Fidertraum OLD to a personal best score to win the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday and capturing the Special on Amonitas to repeat the results of the qualifying Grand Prix.

Florian and the 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding were awarded 77.560% for the win to overtake the previous best of 77.300% logged almost two years ago.

Canada’s Evi Strasser and Disney Tyme, the only other competitor in the freesyle, were second on 69.270%.

Florian completed the debut of Amonitas by wining the Grand Prix Special on 69.234% after taking the Grand Prix.

Poland’s Aleksandra Szulc on Breakdance was second on 67.957% with Tanya Strasser-Shostak of Canada on Déjà Vu Tyme third on 59.979%.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges:Elisabeth Max-TheurerHenning LehrmannThomas LangClive HalsallKatrina Wüst
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.77.560AUTFlorian BacherFidertraum OLD75.87578.80075.87578.50078.750
2.69.270CANEvi StrasserDisney Tyme68.30069.75067.75068.12572.425

CDI4* Grand Prix Special

Judges:Henning LehrmannClive HalsallEvi EisenhardtSusanne BaarupAlban Tissot
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.69.234AUTFlorian BacherAmonitas69.78769.25568.61770.21368.298
2.67.957POLAleksandra SzulcBreakdance67.55367.6668.72367.76668.085
3.59.979CANTanya Strasser-ShostakDéjà Vu Tyme60.53261.1757.6660.95759.574