Alice Tarjan & American-Bred Serenade MF Win Festival of Champions Grand Prix Special to Put Rider Within Reach of Back-to-Back Titles

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Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF at the Festival of Champions. © 2022 SusanJStickle

WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 25, 2022–Alice Tarjan and the American-bred Serenade MF won the Festival of Champions Grand Prix Special Thursday to put the rider within reach of back-to-back titles.

Alice of Oldwick, New Jersey and the a nine-year-old Hanoverian mare, scored 73.467% for the win a day after capturing the Grand Prix on 73.869%. The pair was reserve for the American team at the world championships earlier this month. She won the national Grand Prix title on Candescent in 2021.

Katie Duerrhammer of Greenwood Village, Colorado and Paxton placed second on 71.680%, recovering from a sore of 68.173% for fifth in the Grand Prix. Katie and the 11-year-old Westfalen gelding competed on the U.S. team at the CDIO5* Nations Cup in Rotterdam two months ago.

Abraham Pugh of Greencastle, Pennsylvania and 16-year-old American-bred Trakehner stallion Elfenperfekt scored 68.041% for third.

With the Grand Prix and Special counting for 85 of the total and 15% for the Freestyle to decide the championship Alice and Serenade have a commanding lead.

Results:

Grand Prix Special

JudgesSandra HotzKristi WysockiJanet Lee FoyWilliam WarrenSarah Geikie
PlaceScoreAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.73.467Alice TarjanSerenade MF73.08573.51072.55373.08575.106
2.71.680Katie DuerrhammerPaxton70.10672.12772.12773.51070.531
3.68.041Abraham PughElfenperfekt66.59567.44669.14869.14867.872
4.66.765Nora BatchelderFaro SQF64.57468.29766.91465.95768.085
5.66.574Allison CarmichaelFigaro67.55367.23463.61767.87266.595
6.66.403Emily MilesJava Dulce65.53166.59566.17066.06367.659
7.66.233Michael BragdellQredit Hilltop64.36167.34065.95766.38267.127
8.65.999Kevin KohmannInshallah63.82966.91467.65965.85165.744
9.65.914Melissa TaylorDixie WRF65.85166.06366.70266.17064.787
10.65.276Bridget HayFaolan65.63867.55364.25565.31963.617
11.64.914Daniela GroenkeBardolino64.36164.36165.53164.57465.744
RET.Shannon StevensFerrari

 

Developing Prix St. Georges

Judges:William McMullinLilo ForeMichael Osinski
PlaceScoreAthleteHorseECM
1.74.558Olivia LaGoy-WeltzJohnny Be Goode73.52974.85275.294
2.71.029Martin KuhnRonin70.44173.52969.117
3.68.970Katie DuerrhammerZaphira67.35268.23571.323
4.67.989Karen LippInigo Montoya67.05867.94168.970
5.67.499Callie Rose O’ConnellIron Lady65.58868.38268.529
6.67.401Jordan RichIncredible Jack65.44168.97067.794
7.67.107Jackie Ahl-EckhausJett MVS67.20566.02968.088
8.66.470Kimberly McGrathMSJ Celebrity65.88265.14768.382
9.66.225Jennifer TruettAbsolute Dream65.00067.79465.882
10.65.783Lauren ChumleySanta Barbara DASH64.26466.02967.058