WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 20, 2026–The nine-year-old gelding Frank Jacques was ridden by Benjamin Ebeling to win the Lövsta Future Challenge for developing Grand Prix horses Friday to earn a start at the winter season-ending Global Dressage Festival finale.
Benjamin based in Wellington and the Hanoverian gelding (Franklin 54 x Blue Hors Don Schufro) were awarded 69.853% by the ground jury of five international judges in the centerpiece International arena.
Sarah Tubman also based in Wellington and Barton VDL, 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Bordeaux 28 x Sir Donnerhall) placed second on 69.176% in the Intermediate II to also make the final.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Benjamin Ebeling (USA) Frank Jacques | 69.853% | 71.912 | 72.500 | 66.324 | 70.000 | 68.529 |
| 2. | Sarah Tubman (USA) Barton VDL | 69.176% | 68.382 | 69.853 | 67.647 | 70.735 | 69.265 |
| 3. | Shannon Dueck (CAN) Materos JV | 68.647% | 68.235 | 72.794 | 67.500 | 67.500 | 67.206 |
| 4. | Sarah Tubman (USA) Gorklintgards Smarties | 68.088% | 67.794 | 67.500 | 67.059 | 69.706 | 68.382 |
| 5. | Caleb Scroggins (USA) Kito Khan | 68.030% | 69.118 | 69.559 | 66.471 | 67.500 | 67.500 |
| 6. | Jovanna Stepan (USA) Benedetto | 65.853% | 69.618 | 64.324 | 65.353 | 64.176 | 65.794 |
| 7. | Eline Eckroth (USA) Key To B Fabulous | 65.441% | 66.765 | 66.912 | 65.000 | 64.118 | 64.412 |
| 8. | Katherine Bateson Chandler (USA) Marrafa Dos Cedros | 61.618% | 61.912 | 62.353 | 60.000 | 61.176 | 62.647 |
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