ZURICH, Aug. 20, 2023–Franziska Stieglmaier on Samurai won the Zurich Masters CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle Sunday, the first Big Tour musical performance victory for the German Nations Cup team partnership.
Franziska and the 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding scored a personal best 74.920% for the win. The pair were on teams that took gold in Budapest and silver at Rotterdam, both in June.
Switzerland’s Gilles Ngovan on Zigzag, 15-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding, was runner-up on 73.040%.
Pablo Gómez Molina of Spain and the 13-year-old PRE gelding Ulises de Ymas were third on 73.025%.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Franziska Stieglmaier (GER)
Samurai 504
|
74.920% | 70.175 | 74.675 | 75.950 | 77.975 | 75.825 |
| 2. |
Gilles Ngovan (SUI)
Zigzag
|
73.040% | 74.550 | 73.625 | 73.625 | 71.800 | 71.600 |
| 3. |
Pablo Gómez Molina (ESP)
Ulises de Ymas
|
73.025% | 72.375 | 74.300 | 73.825 | 72.825 | 71.800 |
| 4. |
Jill Irving (CAN)
Delacroix 11
|
67.510% | 69.450 | 66.950 | 67.000 | 69.000 | 65.150 |
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