Germany’s Evelyn Eger Rides Dancing Darkness to Victory in Wellington CDI3* Grand Prix Special in Mare’s International Debut Competition
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WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 1, 2025–Evelyn Eger of Germany rode Dancing Darkness to victory in the Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Grand Prix Special Saturday in the mare’s international debut competition.
Evelyn admitted the win on the 11-year-old mare was a “big surprise” with a score of 72.362%, besting riders from seven nations.
Evelyn is in her competition debut in Florida and that top ranked in earnings for far, including leading the German team to Nations Cup victory a week ago.
Susan Pape of Great Britain on Harmony’s Giulilanta, the winning pair in the Grand Prix two days earlier, was runner-up on 71.766%. Susan and the 14-year-old KWPN mare began Big Tour last June after success in Small Tour.
Callie Connell of Wilmington, Massachusetts on Eaton H, 16-year-old KWPN gelding, placed third on 67.255%.
Evelyn, a rider for Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany, said she took over the ride a year ago on Dancing Darkness who now displayed quality that that she is “ready and steady” to be the international arena.
The CDI5* in Wellington in two weeks may be the next competition and possibly the German championships at home.
The victory Saturday was “a big surprise… because I really was not sure what was coming, if she’s strong enough or if she is confident enough to be in the big ring here in the international show.
“So Thursday was already a big surprise and today even more because I know she was a bit class tired.
And it was warm, more than 80F/26.6C.
“But she was fighting and so everything was a big surprise… a very good one.”
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evelyn Eger (GER) Dancing Darkness 4 | 72.362% | 74.894 | 71.809 | 71.809 | 71.064 | 72.234 |
| 2. | Susan Pape (GBR) Harmony’s Giulilanta | 71.766% | 73.830 | 72.872 | 70.426 | 68.191 | 73.511 |
| 3. | Callie O’Connell (USA) Eaton H | 67.255% | 71.170 | 67.979 | 65.851 | 67.553 | 63.723 |
| 4. | Meagan Davis (USA) Toronto Lightfoot | 67.170% | 69.574 | 67.234 | 65.957 | 65.957 | 67.128 |
| 5. | Caroline Darcourt (SWE) Bournonville | 65.936% | 64.894 | 67.021 | 65.213 | 67.872 | 64.681 |
| 6. | Barbara Bertschinger (SUI) Sonnenbergs Solisco CH | 64.191% | 65.851 | 64.468 | 63.723 | 64.787 | 62.128 |
| 7. | Megan Shea (CAN) Sir Schiwago | 63.234% | 61.702 | 61.277 | 63.404 | 65.000 | 64.787 |
| 8. | Joanne Vaughan (GEO) Gamin van het Waterhof | 61.341% | 59.681 | 61.383 | 63.298 | 63.298 | 59.043 |
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