Laura Graves Rides SenSation HW to Win US Festival of Champions Prix St. Georges

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Laura Graves on SenSation HW. File photo. © 2022 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2022–Laura Graves rode SenSation HW to win the U.S. Festival of Champions Prix St. Georges Monday with the highest St. Georges score in 16 month of Small Tour competition.

Laura of Geneva, Florida and the nine-year-old Westfalen gelding were awarded 75.117% by the all-American panel of five judges with the Intermediate 1 and Freestyle to come to decide the title in the week-long national championships of virtually every age and level of horses and riders.

Nick Wagman of San Diego, California and Heatcliff, a 10-year-old KWPN gelding, scored 73.529%–including one mark of 77.352% that was the highest in the class of 14 combinations–for runner-up.

Emily Miles of La Cygne, Kansas and Daily Show, eight-year-old Hanoverian stallion, were third on 71.646% . Emily and Daily Show competed in the world five-year-old championships, in 2019.

Results

Prix St. Georges (for Intermediate Championship)

Judges:Kari McClainMichael OsinskiSarah GeikieKristi WysockiWilliam Warren
PlaceScoreAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.75.117Laura GravesSenSation HW75.73576.17675.73576.91171.029
2.73.529Nick WagmanHeatcliff72.64777.35273.82372.79471.029
3.71.646Emily MilesDaily Show71.32371.32372.20572.20571.176
4.71.382Kathleen RaineFigaro72.50072.50070.88271.02970.000
5.70.970Rebecca RigdonIquem70.58872.05870.58869.55872.058
6.70.499Kim YacobucciIchiban70.29470.00072.50070.73568.970
7.70.116Ali PotaskyInxs69.11769.85269.70572.05869.852
8.69.029Sarah GammieFlash70.58869.55868.67668.38267.941
9.68.470Laura DeCesariFlower-Power69.55868.82366.91169.11767.941
10.68.352Lauren KnoppAmadeus de Massa66.02969.26467.50069.55869.411
11.67.823Ali PotaskyIrintha65.14768.38269.11767.94168.529
12.65.499Siobhan ByrneHans64.26465.58865.88266.61765.147
13.64.029Chloe FullarFarley 464.85263.67663.52962.50065.588
14.63.175Teri Patton-RichBelissa SVS64.55860.58864.70564.41161.617