Dressage-News

MOTESICE, Slovakia, Nov. 3, 2023–Simone Pearce made a triumphant return to the competition arena on Destano with victory in the World Cup Grand Prix Friday.

The Australian rider and the 16-year-old Hanoverian stallion scored 73.217% in the first international competition for the pair since April 2022.

Simone recently completed arrangements with the Sprehe stud, her former employer, to resume competition with Destano that she had ridden on the Australian team at the Tokyo Olympics.

Four judges awarded the duo marks well above 73% with one judge giving the duo 68.804%.

Swiss riders placed second and third.

Charlotta Rogerson on Famora, 13-year-old KWPN mare, was runner-up on 70.217% with Charlotte Lenherr on Sir Stanley W, 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding, in third on 70.152%.

The Freestyle in this penultimate Central European World Cup event is scheduled for Saturday.

Results:

World Cup Grand Prix

Place	Nation	Rider	Horse	Score
						1		Simone Pearce AUS	DESTANO (720) Stallion / HANN / Black / 2007 (16) / DESPERADOS / BELLA NAVONNA/BRENTANO II / Giesselmann, Heinrich / Gestüt Sprehe GmbH, Simone PEARCE	73.217
2		Charlotta Rogerson SUI	FAMORA (713) Mare / KWPN / Bay / 2010 (13) / BLUE HORS ZACK / RAMORA/IPS KRACK C / W. L. Plaizier / James ROGERSON	70.217
3		Charlotte Lenherr SUI	SIR STANLEY W (712) Gelding / OLDBG / Bay / 2010 (13) / STEDINGER / ARABEL/FLORENCIO I / Wiebke Wulff / Jürg LENHERR	70.152
4		Alisa Glinka MDA	AACHEN (707) Stallion / OLDBG / Bay / 2011 (12) / AMPERE / FRIGGA/SUNNY-BOY / Barbara Möller-Ott / Alisa GLINKA	68.478
5		Astrid Neumayer AUT	ZAP ZAP (700) Gelding / DWB / Bay / 2008 (15) / BLUE HORS ZACK / FAUNA/LEONARDO / MORTEN THOMSEN, SILKEBORG (DEN) / Pretsch, Ingrid Dr.	68.261
6		Anikó Komjáthy-Losonczy HUN	DIOR S (703) Gelding / KWPN / Grey / 2008 (15) / SPIELBERG / WOLIVIA L/FLORESTAN I / GEBR. LEMMEN, MAASBREE / Okura Co. Ltd.	68.022
7		Valentina Remold ITA	FRAEULEIN AUGUSTE MJ (704) Mare / WESTF / Chestnut / 2006 (17) / FLORENCIO 2 / WERDANDY/WORLDLY / Bianca Holsten-Burfeind / Valentina REMOLD	68.000
8		Rotem Jale Ibrahimzadeh TUR	HEXAGON’S DOUBLE DUTCH (715) Stallion / KWPN / Chestnut / 2008 (15) / JOHNSON TN / USHIMANDA /HEXAGON’S RUBIQUIL / L.F.L. VAN LIEREN, SCHIEDAM / Ilay IBRAHIMZADEH, Ishak IBRAHIMZADEH, Rotem Jale IBRAHIMZADEH, Tuna IBRAHIMZADEH	67.978
9		Caroline Chew SGP	BLUE HORS ZATCHMO (710) Stallion / OLDBG / Bay / 2009 (14) / BLUE HORS ZACK / FIESTA’S GIRL/DONNERHALL 11 / INGE BASTIAN / Melanie CHEW, Tony CHEW	67.935
10		Katharina Haas AUT	DAMON’S DEJARON (701) Gelding / WESTF / Chestnut / 2009 (14) / DAMON HILL / / / Christian Becks / Maja SEIFERT	67.152
11		Estelle Wettstein SUI	QUATERBOY (711) Gelding / OLDBG / Bay / 2010 (13) / QUATERBACK / ROMINA/RUBINSTERN NOIR / Eva Moeller / In?s SYZ	66.609
12		Filip Kowalski POL	BEL FLEUR (709) Mare / BAVAR / Chestnut / 2011 (12) / BOSTON / DIE QUEEN/WARKANT / Ferdinand Sanladerer / Gospodarstwo Rolne Kowalski Spolka Jawna	65.326
13		Carolina Carnevali ITA	DREW DOUGHTY (705) Gelding / HANN / Bay / 2011 (12) / DESPERADOS / GISELLE/ / / Carolina CARNEVALI	62.913
14		Michael Bugan SVK	FLORETTO DK (714) Gelding / AWÖ / Bay / 2012 (11) / FURSTENBALL / SAMBA QUEEN/SAMBA HIT / Daniela Kienzl / Michael BUGAN	62.239
15		Anna-Maria Gawlowska POL	CARDAMON (708) Stallion / PZHK (SP) / Bay / 2009 (14) / PEGASUS HB / / / Anna Maria Gawlowska / Anna-Maria GAWLOWSKA	61.957
16		Anna Diachenko UKR	FABULOSO (716) Gelding / WESTF / Bay / 2008 (15) / FLORESTAN I / WHOOPY/WANDERBURSCH II / JUDITH STEIPENBROCK-STRUNK / Diachenko Anna	58.522
		Joanna Robinson FIN	GLAMOURALINE (702) Mare / KWPN / Bay / 2011 (12) / JOHNSON TN / ANORALINE/ / M.C. Eveleens & P. Bleeker / Joanna ROBINSON	Elim.