AACHEN, Germany, July 2, 2025–German Olympian Frederic Wandres rode Quizmaster FRH to victory Wednesday but the popular star of the CDI1* Prix St. Georges was American Kevin Kohmann on Scala riding at the premier World Equestrian Festival for the first time.
Frederic and Quizmaster, 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding that he has competed on both sides of the Atlantic for the past five years, was awarded 73.912% for the win.
Kevin came into the arena on the 10-year-old Hanoverian mare Scala just as rain began falling to break days of stifling heat and plunging the temperature from 98F/36C to 63F/17C.
Near the end of the ride, lightning and a huge clap of thunder shoo the stadium but Kevin and Scala, co-owned with his mother-in-law’s Diamante Farms in Wellington, Florida, did not appear to flinch and continued to finish for a score of 69.706%. The competition was then halted to wait for the storm to pass.
However, as the pair began to leave the stadium spectators gave them a standing ovation.
Scala, Kevin said, did not give a darn about the thunder.
“Unfortunately, because of the rain, she wasn’t as good in a trot as we normally have her, but for my first time on my own horse in Aachen to get a standing ovation was also pretty cool.”
The duo scored 69.706% to place fifth.
Fellow American Marcus Orlob was not so fortunate competing the nine-year-old JJ Glory Day, a Danish stallion, for the first time in Europe.
The duo placed sixth on 69.294% with a spread of more than nine points between a high of 73.088% and a low of 63.971%.
Results:
CDI1* Prix St. Georges
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Frederic Wandres (GER)
Quizmaster FRH
|
73.912% | 74.118 | 73.088 | 72.647 | 75.588 | 74.118 |
| 2. |
Ingrid Klimke (GER)
Diafys OLD
|
72.647% | 70.294 | 73.088 | 74.118 | 74.412 | 71.324 |
| 3. |
Dinja Van Liere (NED)
Mauro Turfhorst
|
72.382% | 72.353 | 72.647 | 73.235 | 72.647 | 71.029 |
| 4. |
Jessica Süss (GER)
Dynoro NRW
|
70.970% | 68.529 | 71.029 | 71.618 | 72.647 | 71.029 |
| 5. |
Kevin Kohmann (USA)
Scala
|
69.559% | 67.353 | 69.706 | 72.059 | 68.971 | 69.706 |
| 6. |
Marcus Orlob (USA)
JJ Glory Day
|
69.294% | 69.412 | 69.853 | 70.147 | 73.088 | 63.971 |
| 6. |
Borja Carrascosa (ESP)
Manolo FRH
|
69.294% | 68.676 | 68.824 | 71.912 | 67.941 | 69.118 |
| 8. |
Charlott-Maria Schürmann (GER)
Life Time FRH
|
69.206% | 67.794 | 70.000 | 70.000 | 67.500 | 70.735 |
| 9. |
Becky Moody (GBR)
Magic Dream JB
|
68.471% | 64.853 | 69.706 | 69.853 | 70.000 | 67.941 |
| 10. |
Nadja Aaboe Sloth (DEN)
Satchmo
|
68.294% | 68.676 | 67.206 | 67.794 | 69.853 | 67.941 |
| 11. |
Hannah Beaulieu (CAN)
Siri
|
67.000% | 65.735 | 66.029 | 68.088 | 66.912 | 68.235 |
| 12. |
Kate Kyros (AUS)
Intro K
|
66.323% | 65.882 | 65.882 | 66.176 | 68.235 | 65.441 |
| 13. |
Greta Heemsoth (GER)
Boa Vista FRH
|
60.029% | 59.324 | 59.324 | 60.941 | 59.029 | 61.529 |
| WD |
Marieke van der Putten (NED)
About You RS2
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