Codi Harrison on Katholt’s Bossco 2023 US Grand Prix Champion, Lehua Custer & F.J. Ramzes Win Freestyle for Reserve
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WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 26, 2023–Codi Harrison on Katholt’s Bossco became the 2023 U.S. Grand Prix champion Saturday with Lehua Custer on F.J. Ramzes winning the Festival of Champions Grand Prix Freestyle to become reserve champion.
Lehua, also based in Wellington, and the 13-year-old Ramzes bred at Cornell University in upstate New York, scored 76.350% to win the Freestyle and earn the pair a total of 70.536%, with scores of 69+ in both the Grand and the Special preventing them from challenging for the championship. One judge placed the combination at the top of the Freestyle.
Katie Duerrhammer and the 12-year-old Paxton were runners-up in the Freestyle on 75.775% and put the duo in third place overall.
Sabine Schut-Kery of San Marcos, California on the nine-year-old Sonnenberg’s Jersey won the Developing Prix St. Georges championship.
Sabine, who claimed the seven-year-old title on Gorgeous Latino a day earlier, rode the stallion to third place on 72.222% Saturday, but enough for a two-competition total of 71.999% to clinch the title.
David Blake of Encinitas, California on the eight-year-old mare Delilah won Saturday’s St. Georges on 73.240% and a total of 71.522% from the two competitions for reserve champion.
Lars Petersen, the Danish Olympian riding as an American in his first Festival of Champions, was runner-up on Giovanni – Bell in Saturday’s competition but the pair were eliminated from the initial outing and ended up 10th overall.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lehua Custer (USA) F.J. Ramzes | 76.350% | 74.725 | 76.325 | 75.875 | 78.675 | 76.150 |
| 2. | Katie Duerrhammer (USA) Paxton | 75.775% | 75.050 | 74.300 | 76.575 | 77.825 | 75.125 |
| 3. | Codi Harrison (USA) Katholt’s Bossco | 75.675% | 75.150 | 74.775 | 76.875 | 74.050 | 77.525 |
| 4. | Emily Miles (USA) Java Dulce | 74.320% | 74.150 | 76.450 | 73.775 | 73.850 | 73.375 |
| 5. | Anna Marek (USA) Fire Fly | 74.205% | 73.675 | 74.475 | 74.375 | 75.750 | 72.750 |
| 6. | Amy L Miller (USA) Encore | 73.580% | 71.750 | 75.225 | 73.825 | 75.850 | 71.250 |
| 7. | Nora Batchelder (USA) Faro SQF | 71.625% | 72.025 | 73.150 | 69.275 | 71.050 | 72.625 |
| 8. | James Koford (USA) Hatsjie B | 69.765% | 71.050 | 68.200 | 70.075 | 72.100 | 67.400 |
| 9. | Michael Bragdell (USA) Qredit Hilltop | 69.410% | 67.950 | 70.400 | 69.150 | 68.375 | 71.175 |
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| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | C | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Blake (USA) Delilah | 73.240% | 72.083 | 74.166 | 73.472 |
| 2. | Lars Petersen (USA) Giovanni – Bell | 72.222% | 72.500 | 73.333 | 70.833 |
| 3. | Sabine Schut-Kery (USA) Sonnenberg’s Jersey | 72.222% | 71.944 | 72.361 | 72.361 |
| 4. | Quinn Iverson (USA) Gremlin 41 | 70.231% | 69.861 | 70.138 | 70.694 |
| 5. | Brian Hafner (USA) Runehøjs Shiva | 68.750% | 67.361 | 69.861 | 69.027 |
| 6. | Jane Karol (USA) Vioretta | 68.518% | 68.611 | 69.583 | 67.361 |
| 7. | Lindsey Holleger (USA) MW Weissgold | 68.009% | 68.333 | 65.416 | 70.277 |
| 8. | Hannah Bressler Jaques (USA) Jim | 66.805% | 67.361 | 65.833 | 67.222 |
| 9. | Taryn Anderson (USA) Fürst Romanov | 66.805% | 68.055 | 67.361 | 65.000 |
| 10. | Lars Petersen (USA) S – Express | 66.296% | 67.222 | 66.805 | 64.861 |
| 11. | Elizabeth Bortuzzo (USA) Der Fiete | 63.935% | 63.333 | 65.277 | 63.194 |
| 12. | Allison Dechant Nimmo (USA) Altitude’s Sonegro PS | 63.657% | 63.611 | 63.750 | 63.611 |
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