Lottie Fry Wins Again on Dark Legend Taking Exloo Grand Prix Special, Fellow Briton Annabella Pidgley & Gio Runner-Up

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Charlotte Fry and Dark Legend.

EXLOO, Netherlands, Jan. 6, 2023–Charlotte Fry rode Dark Legend to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday for the world No. 1 rider to log a double victory in the first international dressage event of 2023. Fellow Briton Annabella Pidgley on Gio was runner-up.

Lottie as Charlotte is popularly known, and the 15-year-old KWPN gelding were awarded 74.298% for the win, a day after capturing the Grand Prix on the horse that is the 26-year-old rider’s third ranked mount behind world No. 1 Glamourdale and ninth ranked Everdale.

Annabella and Gio, the 12-year-old KWPN gelding that was competed by Charlotte Dujardin at the Tokyo Olympics and 2021 European Championships, scored 73.276%. This was the second international competition for the 18-year-old Annabella and Gio, but the rider has been successful in youth divisions.

Denmark’s Daniel Bachmann Andersen and the 12-year-old Westfalen stallion Vayron placed third on 72.766%.

The rides can be viewed at https://www.clipmyhorse.tv/en_US/events/10485/cdi3-cdi1-cdiy-cdij-cdich-a-cdip-cdiu25-exloo

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special

Judges:Mascha ReijsJacques van DaeleClive HalsallSusanne BaarupMaria Colliander
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMB
1.74.298GBRCharlotte FryDark Legend75.42674.57474.68174.36272.447
2.73.276GBRAnnabella PidgleyGio75.00074.57472.55371.48972.766
3.72.766DENDaniel Bachmann AndersenVayron73.40473.93672.97971.91571.596
4.71.277NEDHans Peter MinderhoudInvictus75.21368.83070.74571.06470.532
5.71.149GERHelen ErbeCarlos FRH72.76668.61769.78772.34072.234
6.68.447USALina UzunhasanFurst Fabelhaft UZN69.25567.44768.93668.29868.298
7.68.341FRACamille Cheret JudetHerelja Higgins66.80969.46868.61766.59670.213
8.67.192HUNJazmin Yom TovFor Joy 3766.59668.51166.48966.27768.085
9.66.511GRETheodora LivanosDono di Maggio OLD66.70266.91568.08565.31965.532
10.65.298BELLaurens VanderbeekenGamin van het Waterhof67.34066.91564.89464.25563.085
11.60.936IRLJennifer HarnettEximio59.80962.78761.83060.87259.383
12.60.213ISRNicola Louise AhornerMarshall-Bell61.80958.40460.74561.59658.511