Kerrigan Gluch Rides American-bred PRE Mejorano HGF to 1st Big Tour Victory, Winning Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix Special

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Kerrigan Gluch and Mejorano HGF celebrating first Big Tour win, Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix Special. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 18, 2023–Kerrigan Gluch rode the American-bred PRE Mejorano HGF to their first Big Tour victory Saturday in winning the Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Special.

Kerrigan of Ocala, Florida where Hampton Green Farm is now based and the 12-year-old gelding were awarded 68.872% for the victory.

Susan Dutta of Wellington on Don Design DC, 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding, was runner-up on 68.702%.

Dong Seon Kim of Korea in only his fourth CDI competition on the 13-year-old Galleria’s Bohemian placed third on 68.574%.

Kerrigan Gluch, originally from Michigan where Mejorano was bred by Hampton Green Farm, was initially ridden by Spain’s Jose Daniel Martin Dockx, including as a seven-year-old at the World Young Horse Championships. Kerrigan took over the ride three years ago.

She recently began training with former U.S. team rider Shelly Francis who is based in Ocala.

“He is an extraordinary horse,” Kerrigan said of Mejorano, “super talented in all aspects of the Grand Prix.”

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special

Judges Stephen Clarke Magnus Ringmark Debbie Rodriguez Cesar Torrente Carlos Lopes
Place Score % Nation Athlete Horse E H C M B
1. 68.872 USA Kerrigan Gluch Mejorano HGF 68.511 66.915 70.106 69.787 69.043
2. 68.702 USA Susan Dutta Don Design DC 68.511 67.766 69.043 69.574 68.617
3. 68.574 KOR Dong Seon Kim Galleria’s Bohemian 67.660 70.638 68.936 70.000 65.638
4. 67.936 FRA Morgan Barbançon Bolero 70.553 67.574 67.894 66.830 66.830
5. 67.106 USA Nicholia Clarke Sir Amour 67.766 67.340 67.128 66.915 66.383
6. 67.000 USA Kevin Kohmann Dünensee 66.489 66.489 68.085 66.596 67.340
7. 66.830 USA Emily Miles Java Dulce 65.745 68.191 68.191 66.277 65.745
8. 66.106 USA Kristina Harrison-Antell Finley 65.000 67.128 67.021 66.809 64.574
9. 65.617 CAN Mathilde Blais Tétreault Fedor 65.426 65.000 67.660 67.553 62.447
10. 64.979 AUS Jemma Heran Total Recall 65.213 62.021 66.170 65.426 66.064
11. 64.553 NED Luuk Mourits Harmony’s Don’t Stop The Feeling 65.106 64.255 65.319 65.319 62.766
11. 64.553 USA Nancy Smith Eragon VO 64.255 64.574 65.000 65.426 63.511
13. 64.149 USA Hope Cooper Flynn PCH 63.404 64.574 63.936 65.638 63.191
14. 63.702 USA Sylvia Gugler Conteur’s Cadeau 2 65.106 63.191 64.255 62.766 63.191
15. 63.596 THA Suphakamol Vuntanadit Dreamboat BCN 64.043 65.106 64.574 64.894 59.362