Spain’s Alejandro Asencio Mendez On Focus Win Asuncion CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

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Alisa Glinka and Aachen. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain, Mar 17, 2023–Alejandro Asencio Mendez and Focus won the Asuncion CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Friday for the first Big Tour musical performance victory for the Spanish partnership.

Alejandro and the 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding were awarded 72.275% for the win.

Alisa Glinka on Aachen, less than three weeks to the Omaha World Cup Final, placed second on 71.400%. Omaha will be the second Final for the Moldova rider and the 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding.

Teia Hernandez Vila also of Spain and the 12-year-old P.R.E. stallion Romero de Trujillo placed third on 70.375%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle

1) Alejandro Asencio Mendez, ESP – FOCUS 72.275%
2) Alisa Glinka, MDA – AACHEN 71.400%
3) Teia Hernandez Vila, ESP – ROMERO DE TRUJILLO 70.375%
4) Rafael Soto Rosado, ESP – IMPORTANTE II 70.115%
5) Roberto Brasil, POR – HERCULES D ATELA 67.820%
6) Claudio Castilla Ruiz, ESP – LARIO DE ADAMA DE SUSA 65.135%