EXLOO, Netherlands, Jan. 5, 2023–Charlotte Fry, newly ranked world No. 1 equestrian athlete, rode Dark Legend to victory Thursday in the CDI3* Grand Prix, the first international dressage competition of 2023. Charlotte also captured the CDI1* Prix St. Georges on Jackson, in the international debut of the nine-year-old gelding.
Charlotte of Great Britain and the KWPN gelding that officially turned 15 years old on Jan. 1 was awarded 73.783%. Four of the five judges put the pair first with Susanne Baarup of Denmark placing the duo as runner-up to Denmark’s Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Vayron. Lottie also placed sixth with 71.913% on Don Joe and seventh on 69.087% on Lars van de Hoenderheide.
The top horses competed by Lottie, as the 26-year-old rider is popularly known, are Glamourdale ranked No. 1 in the world, Everdale, ranked ninth and Dark Legend 16th.
Charlotte and Dark Legend last competed internationally more than six months ago on Britain’s Nations Cup team at Aachen, Germany and following the duo’s appearance in the 2022 World Cup Finals in April.
Charlotte lives in the Netherlands where she competes horses for Van Olst, a breeding, training and sale business.
Daniel and Vayron, 12-year-old Westfalen stallion scored 72.652% in only the second CDI for the partnership. The horse was previously competed through Small Tour by Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg.
Fellow Dane Charlotte Heering on the 17-year-old gelding Bufranco placed third on 72.565%.
In the St. Georges, Charlotte and Jackson scored 72.108%.
Results:
CDI3* Grand Prix
| Judges: | Clive Halsall | Maria Colliander | Susanne Baarup | Janine van Twist | Jacques van Daele | ||||||||
| Place | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | ||||
| 1. | 73.783 | GBR | Charlotte Fry | Dark Legend | 72.717 | 71.304 | 75.435 | 74.022 | 75.435 | ||||
| 2. | 72.652 | DEN | Daniel Bachmann Andersen | Vayron | 70.870 | 71.087 | 76.087 | 72.283 | 72.935 | ||||
| 3. | 72.565 | DEN | Charlotte Heering | Bufranco | 74.239 | 71.522 | 73.370 | 72.717 | 70.978 | ||||
| 4. | 72.043 | NED | Lynne Maas | Electra | 70.543 | 72.935 | 70.217 | 71.848 | 74.674 | ||||
| 5. | 71.978 | GBR | Annabella Pidgley | Gio | 71.413 | 69.130 | 74.130 | 71.304 | 73.913 | ||||
| 6. | 71.913 | GBR | Charlotte Fry | Don Joe | 74.783 | 72.935 | 71.630 | 68.370 | 71.848 | ||||
| 7. | 69.087 | GBR | Charlotte Fry | Lars van de Hoenderheide | 68.587 | 66.848 | 69.674 | 72.065 | 68.261 | ||||
| 8. | 68.630 | GER | Helen Erbe | Carlos FRH | 69.891 | 69.348 | 69.783 | 68.152 | 65.978 | ||||
| 9. | 68.522 | USA | Lina Uzunhasan | Furst Fabelhaft UZN | 69.891 | 67.065 | 69.348 | 69.022 | 67.283 | ||||
| 10. | 68.044 | FRA | Camille Cheret Judet | Herelja Higgins | 67.609 | 66.848 | 67.826 | 68.370 | 69.565 | ||||
| 11. | 68.022 | HUN | Jazmin Yom Tov | Hexagon’s Grandville | 68.587 | 67.065 | 67.935 | 66.630 | 69.891 | ||||
| 12. | 65.978 | NED | Dominique D’Hoore – Van Der Horst | Excel | 66.957 | 64.348 | 65.978 | 65.326 | 67.283 | ||||
| 13. | 65.891 | GRE | Theodora Livanos | Robinvale | 67.717 | 65.543 | 64.239 | 66.196 | 65.761 | ||||
| 14. | 64.718 | NED | Lisanne Veenje | Wirdmer Fan’e Boppelannensport | 64.239 | 64.457 | 64.674 | 64.348 | 65.870 | ||||
| 15. | 64.565 | FRA | Camille Cheret Judet | Scoop du Bois Luric | 61.957 | 63.804 | 64.130 | 65.435 | 67.500 | ||||
| 16. | 64.522 | IRL | Jennifer Harnett | Eximio | 65.000 | 63.043 | 65.109 | 63.261 | 66.196 | ||||
| 16. | 64.522 | NED | Britt Muis | Hindrik Fan Lytsepost | 64.891 | 66.413 | 62.391 | 64.565 | 64.348 | ||||
| 18. | 64.283 | HUN | Jazmin Yom Tov | For Joy 37 | 65.000 | 64.891 | 62.826 | 62.935 | 65.761 | ||||
| 19. | 64.196 | NED | Floor Kempen | Geronimo | 65.435 | 63.587 | 64.457 | 64.891 | 62.609 | ||||
| 20. | 64.043 | BEL | Laurens Vanderbeeken | Gamin van het Waterhof | 66.413 | 59.239 | 63.804 | 64.565 | 66.196 | ||||
| 21. | 63.696 | ISR | Nicola Louise Ahorner | Marshall-Bell | 63.913 | 64.348 | 66.848 | 62.065 | 61.304 | ||||
| 22. | 63.109 | NED | Floor Vos | Indiana-Linda | 62.717 | 63.370 | 61.304 | 64.674 | 63.478 | ||||
| 22. | 63.109 | FIN | Joanna Robinson | Diego 471 | 62.609 | 62.500 | 63.696 | 62.717 | 64.022 | ||||
| 24. | 63.087 | NED | Hans Peter Minderhoud | Invictus | 63.261 | 61.304 | 62.174 | 62.065 | 66.630 | ||||
| 25. | 60.956 | GRE | Theodora Livanos | Dono di Maggio OLD | 61.522 | 62.065 | 61.304 | 59.891 | 60.000 | ||||
| SCR. | BEL | Natasja Van Den Bogaert | Hove’s Zako |
CDI1* Prix St. Georges
| Judges: | Knut Danzberg | Isabelle Judet | Mascha Reijs | ||||||||
| Place | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | H | C | B | ||||
| 1. | 72.108 | GBR | Charlotte Fry | Jackson | 73.529 | 69.265 | 73.529 | ||||
| 2. | 71.863 | BEL | Isabel Cool | Herr Charmeur Coolhorses | 72.941 | 71.324 | 71.324 | ||||
| 3. | 71.226 | GBR | Angus Corrie-Deane | Jack Johnson 2 | 71.324 | 71.912 | 70.441 | ||||
| 4. | 69.510 | BEL | Xanthe De Backer | Batiqar | 69.118 | 69.706 | 69.706 | ||||
| 5. | 68.970 | NED | Sharon Lübkemann | Dundee United | 70.000 | 68.382 | 68.529 | ||||
| 6. | 68.480 | BEL | Isabel Cool | Soulmate Coolhorses | 69.265 | 68.529 | 67.647 | ||||
| 7. | 68.431 | GER | Madeleine Plinke | Suri B | 68.971 | 68.088 | 68.235 | ||||
| 8. | 67.892 | NED | Saskia Poel | Hero-K | 69.412 | 68.382 | 65.882 | ||||
| 9. | 67.255 | NED | Romy Bemelmans | Haisai | 66.912 | 66.765 | 68.088 | ||||
| 10. | 65.931 | IND | Hriday Chheda | Chemxpro Emerald | 66.176 | 65.735 | 65.882 | ||||
| 10. | 65.931 | BEL | Kizzy Halkett | Flambo | 67.206 | 65.588 | 65.000 | ||||
| 10. | 65.931 | NED | Elisabeth Posmus – Penterman | Holandri Bo | 67.353 | 65.882 | 64.559 | ||||
| 13. | 65.588 | NED | Janien De Lange | Jugendstil M | 65.147 | 66.324 | 65.294 | ||||
| 14. | 65.441 | BEL | Wouter D Hoore | Jessica | 65.000 | 65.147 | 66.176 | ||||
| 15. | 63.922 | GER | Madeleine Plinke | Daymax | 64.118 | 64.706 | 62.941 | ||||
| 16. | 63.872 | IND | Divyakriti Singh Rathore | Adrenalin Firfod | 65.588 | 63.676 | 62.353 | ||||
| 17. | 61.127 | BEL | Isabelle De Cock | Obsession VD | 62.794 | 61.029 | 59.559 | ||||
| 18. | 60.245 | IND | Viveka Singh Rathore | Hawtins Barolo | 60.294 | 61.765 | 58.676 | ||||
| 19. | 59.461 | MEX | Christian Alfonso Benitez Gutierrez | Sinatra | 60.294 | 58.971 | 59.118 | ||||
| ELIM. | CHN | Ruiqi Dai | Sir Highlan | ||||||||
