The winner of Wednesday’s Grand Prix in Riyadh, which was the opening part of the World Cup dressage final, was the British rider Charlotte Fry with the fifteen-year-old stallion Everdale. The judges rated her performance 75.388%.
Great Britain’s Charlotte Fry confirmed her role as the favorite in the first part of the Dressage World Cup final, achieving a best score of 75.388% with the stallion Everdale. Swedish representative Patrik Kittel on the gelding Touchdown finished second behind her in Wednesday’s Grand Prix. He earned 73.392% from the judges.
The third place belonged to Nana Skodborg Merrald from Denmark on the stallion Blue Hors Don Olymbrio, and the other three places were occupied by German riders – Isabel Werth with DPS Quantaz, Raphael Netz with Great Escape Camelot and Matthias Alexander Rath in the saddle Destacado FRH.
The dressage riders will have a competition break on Thursday, and on Friday from 16:15 Central European Summer Time, a free line-up to music awaits them.
Photo: FEI/Martin Dokoupil
