Canada’s Denielle Gallagher Rides Come Back de Massa to Personal Best Score to Win Ocala CDI3* Freestyle, 1st Double Victory for Partnership
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OCALA, Florida, Feb. 1, 2025–Denielle Gallagher rode the Lusitano gelding Come Back de Massa to a personal best score to win the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday for first double victory for the partnership.
The score of 71.475% was a Big Tour career high for the Canadian rider, based in Ocala. Denielle and the 13-year-old Come Back de Massa won the Grand Prix Friday in the third year of international competition.
Eline Eckroth of Ocala on the 14-year-old Oldenburg mare also posted a personal best 69.325% for runner-up. Eline and Daphne began Small Tour in 2020 and moved up to Grand Prix less than three months ago.
The results moved Denielle into equal fifth place on the US Open leaderboard while Eline is tied in 11th place for the series leading to the $250,000 Final in California in November.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Denielle Gallagher (CAN) Come Back de Massa | 71.475% | 71.150 | 72.750 | 70.700 | 70.225 | 72.550 |
| 2. | Eline Eckroth (USA) Daphne | 69.325% | 70.575 | 70.125 | 68.675 | 69.450 | 67.800 |
| 3. | Anna Merritt (USA) Fox Creek’s Censational | 66.710% | 66.250 | 65.650 | 65.800 | 67.525 | 68.325 |
| RT | Nora Batchelder (USA) Nova | Ret. | |||||
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