OCALA, Florida, April 12, 2024–Ecuador’s Julio Mendoza Loor riding Jewel’s Goldstrike won the World Equestrian Center CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle in a high energy performance under lights Friday night.
Julio, based in Columbus, North Carolina, and the 13-year-old KWPN gelding were awarded 77.055% to give the Pan American Games gold medal partnership the victory.
Adrienne Lyle of Wellington on Lars van de Hoenderheide was runner-up on 76.145% in the first musical performance for the three-month old partnership. Adrienne and the 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding won the Grand Prix Thursday but dusted off the freestyle from Wizard, her 2012 Olympic mount, to fulfill a requirement but the score does not count toward qualifying for the U.S. Olympic “short” list and a trip to compete in Europe ahead of the Paris Games.
Pablo Gómez Molina of Spain on Ulises de Ymas, a 14-year-old P.R.E. gelding, placed third on 74.315%.
Results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Julio Mendoza Loor (ECU)
Jewel’s Goldstrike
|
77.055% | 75.750 | 77.100 | 76.625 | 78.250 | 77.550 |
| 2. |
Adrienne Lyle (USA)
Lars van de Hoenderheide
|
76.145% | 77.875 | 76.925 | 75.375 | 75.175 | 75.375 |
| 3. |
Pablo Gómez Molina (ESP)
Ulises de Ymas
|
74.315% | 77.875 | 72.400 | 73.875 | 73.350 | 74.075 |
| 4. |
Marcus Orlob (USA)
Jane
|
73.890% | 73.625 | 73.600 | 74.875 | 76.800 | 70.550 |
| 5. |
Charlotte Jorst (USA)
Zhaplin Langholt
|
72.185% | 71.375 | 74.950 | 69.750 | 71.900 | 72.950 |
| 6. |
Ashley Holzer (USA)
Hawtins San Floriana
|
72.025% | 73.625 | 71.825 | 71.500 | 72.200 | 70.975 |
| 7. |
Emily Miles (USA)
Java Dulce
|
70.865% | 71.375 | 69.000 | 70.750 | 70.450 | 72.750 |
| 8. |
Anna Merritt (USA)
Fox Creek’s Censational
|
67.905% | 67.750 | 67.250 | 66.625 | 70.050 | 67.850 |
| 9. |
Barbara Bertschinger (SUI)
Sonnenbergs Solisco CH
|
67.765% | 68.625 | 69.275 | 66.125 | 66.675 | 68.125 |
| 10. |
Ivo Jührend (NED)
Dutch D-Day
|
67.335% | 65.875 | 67.425 | 67.875 | 67.850 | 67.650 |
| 11. |
Chris von Martels (CAN)
Londoncrown
|
67.140% | 65.500 | 67.100 | 67.000 | 69.775 | 66.325 |
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