Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St John Freestyle Claims Herning World Cup Freestyle, Breaking 90% for 3rd Time in Past Year

ERNING, Denmark, Oct. 18, 2025–Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St John Freestyle claimed the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday, breaking 90% mark for the third time in the past year.

Cathrine and the 16-year-od Hanoverian mare scored 90.175% in the opening competition of the 10-event Western European league leading to the annual championship Final at Fort Worth, Texas next April. The score was nine percentage points greater than the runner-up.

The partnership of Cathrine, ranked No. 3 in the world, and Freestyle led Denmark to silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics and six weeks since taking individual silver at the European Championships.

Patrik Kittel of Sweden on his 2024 championship mount Touchdown, 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, placed second on 81.645%

Fellow Swede Maria von Essen on Invoice, 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding, was third on 81.040%.

The next qualifier to claim one of the nine places from Western Europe in the Final lineup of 18 riders and horses is scheduled for Lyon, France at the end of October

Results:

World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle

Rank		H.No	Rider
			Horse		E Clive Halsall	H Knut Danzberg	C Kurt Christensen	M Susanne Baarup	B Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel	Total
1	DEN	105	Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour Mount St John Freestyle		89.675	88.425	90.250	92.250	90.275	83.3509 7.000 90.175
2	SWE	118	Patrik Kittel Touchdown		80.6253	80.5502	80.2003	83.1252	83.7252	74.850 88.440 81.6452
3	SWE	115	Maria Von Essen Invoice		81.1252	79.4755	81.2252	81.0254	82.3503	75.200 86.880 81.0403
4	DEN	100	Carina Cassøe Krüth Heiline’s Danciera		79.6004	80.1503	79.1754	82.9253	80.7004	74.500 86.520 80.5104
5	GER	104	Raphael Netz Great Escape Camelot		79.0755	79.5754	77.8755	78.0255	80.6755	73.050 85.040 79.0455
6	DEN	108	Nadja Aaboe Sloth Favour Gersdorf		77.1756	77.9256	77.6506	76.2006	76.9008	71.900 82.440 77.1706
7	GER	109	Moritz Treffinger Cadeau Noir		75.5007	76.2507	76.4507	75.9508	78.3756	70.850 82.160 76.5057
8	NED	113	Rowena Weggelaar Don Quichot		75.1758	74.4759	75.07510	74.7759	76.7009	70.800 79.680 75.2408
9	SWE	117	Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén Hyatt		74.20010	74.25010	76.1508	75.9757	74.45012	69.850 80.160 75.0059
10	NED	110	Geert Jan Raateland Gladiator		74.17511	73.95012	75.5509	74.75010	74.52511	69.500 79.680 74.59010
11	SWE	101	Sofie Lexner Inoraline W		72.65014	75.2008	72.90013	73.47512	75.20010	69.250 78.520 73.88511
12	BEL	107	Isabel Cool Herr Charmeur Coolhorses		74.3509	72.65014	73.40012	74.45011	74.02513	68.350 79.200 73.77512
13	DEN	111	Rikke Dupont Grand Galiano		71.05015	73.32513	72.65014	72.00014	77.3757	69.600 76.960 73.28013
14	BEL	106	Alexa Fairchild Fairplay		73.25013	74.22511	73.42511	72.67513	72.05015	68.450 77.800 73.12514
15	NED	114	Jonna Schelstraete Ironman		73.70012	71.50015	71.32515	71.00015	73.57514	67.800 76.640 72.22015