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MOTESICE, Slovakia, Nov. 13, 2022–Morgan Barbançon rode the 10-year-old Habana Libre to victory Sunday in the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle, the last Central European qualifier for the Final in Omaha next April.

In the debut musical performance for the 10-year-old KWPN gelding, the French rider received a score of 74.415% to receive enough points to transfer to the Western European League and move her into the top tier of qualifiers at this early stage. Morgan has competed at four World Cup Finals so far.

Austria’s Katharina Haas on Let It Be NRW, 12-year-old Westfalen mare, was runner-up on 73.825%.

Joanna Robinson of Finland and the 14-year-old KWPN gelding Diego were third on 70.850%.

Central Europe is assigned two starting places in the World Cup Final.

The top two in the region’s standings are Justina Vanagaite of Lithuania and Alisa Glinka of Moldova. Justina rode Nabab in the 2021 European Championships and the World Championships this past summer while Alisa competed Aachen in the World Cup in April as well as the world championships this summer and the Europeans in 2021.

Results:

CDI-W World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle

Judges-E: Mary Robbins-NZL H: Jeanette Wolfs-NED C: Ilja Vietor-SVK M: Nicoletta Milanese-ITA B: Bernard Maurel-FRA

Place	Nation	Rider	Horse
				E	H	C	M	B	Total
1		Morgan Barbançon FRA	HABANA LIBRE A (701) Gelding / KWPN / Chestnut / 2012 (10) / ZIZI TOP / DAIQUIRI A/UNITED / Ackermans / Morgan BARBANÇON	73,500 73,000 74,000 (1)	73,500 73,000 74,000 (2)	75,575 72,750 78,400 (1)	76,875 74,750 79,000 (1)	72,625 72,250 73,000 (1)	74,415 73,150 75,680 (1)
2		Katharina Haas AUT	LET IT BE NRW (704) Mare / WESTF / Bay / 2010 (12) / LISSARO / FANCY/FLORESTAN I / Herbert Laumann / Katharina HAAS	73,250 71,500 75,000 (2)	77,875 72,750 83,000 (1)	71,875 69,750 74,000 (3)	74,250 72,500 76,000 (2)	71,875 68,750 75,000 (2)	73,825 71,050 76,600 (2)
3		Joanna Robinson FIN	DIEGO 471 (705) Gelding / KWPN / Other / 2008 (14) / VALERON / ODENSE/MAY SHERIF / A F.T Beeren / Gia & Bruce Group SL, JoaIn the debut Big Tour musical enna ROBINSON	67,750 66,500 69,000 (4)	71,700 71,000 72,400 (3)	74,175 71,750 76,600 (2)	72,500 71,000 74,000 (3)	68,125 67,250 69,000 (3)	70,850 69,500 72,200 (3)
4		Oksana Gusarova UKR	ENRICO (703) Gelding / WESTF / Bay / 2005 (17) / EHRENTUSCH / LAOMIE/LAOMEDON / Hermann Bengfort / OKSANA GUSAROVA	68,000 67,000 69,000 (3)	69,475 67,750 71,200 (4)	70,750 68,500 73,000 (4)	70,000 68,000 72,000 (4)	65,875 64,750 67,000 (4)	68,820 67,200 70,440 (4)
5		Anna-Maria Gawlowska POL	CARDAMON (702) Stallion / PZHK (SP) / Bay / 2009 (13) / / / / Anna Maria Gawlowska / Anna Gawlowska	66,625 65,250 68,000 (5)	66,250 64,500 68,000 (5)	69,500 67,000 72,000 (5)	68,375 66,750 70,000 (5)	63,000 62,000 64,000 (5)	66,750 65,100 68,400 (5)