Saturday, 08 September 2012 CDN-A Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy Final 2012Announcing the winners of the 2012 Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy final
It was all or nothing at today's gripping finals for the Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy. Deciders were held in all the classes, which gave the riders a last chance to improve on their final rankings or even clinch a win.
A class – Beginners under 16
Three starts and three wins made it quite clear that Tamara Vogleitner (Carinthia) would walk off with the 2012 Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy in the under 16s A class. Only eight years old, her mare Dark Temptation was the perfect partner, masterfully helping her to score 68.551% and gain the crown today. For second and third placed Livia Steiner (66.594% with Galliano) and Julia Hundertpfund (65.072% with Rodriguez) there was no reversal of the roles in the final. Livia Steiner finished in second and Julia Hundertpfund in third.
Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy final – Beginners under 16
1. Vogelleitner Tamara (Carinthia) - Dark Temptation - 199.758
2. Steiner Livia (Carinthia) - Galliano - 191.767
3. Hundertpfund Julia (Carinthia) - Rodriguez - 189.038
4. Mörth Mariella (Carinthia) - Siglavy Fantasca - 188.098
A class – Beginners over16
It was neck and neck for the two novice competitors in the over 16s class this weekend. As on the first day, Jacqueline Wagner from Styria with her Haflinger mare Lamona however dominated today, edging Carinthia's Petra Strack with her Welt Hit son Weltprinz into second place not only in this test, but also in the final ranking.
Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy Final – Beginners over 16
1. Wagner Jacqueline (Styria) - Lamona - 199.128
2. Strack Petra (Carinthia) - Weltprinz - 198.551
Results linkhttp://eventcontent.hippoonline.de/729/docs/erg16ab.pdf
L class
The L class final was also hotly contended. In the end it was Kathrin Brugger from Carinthia who carried off the title today on her Welsh pony Selmartin. Petra Strack gave a consistent performance here every day and took second place with her only six-year-old Ricardo.
Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy Final - L class
1. Brugger Kathrin (Carinthia) - Selmartin - 201.512
2. Strack Petra (Carinthia) - Ricardo - 196.779
Results linkhttp://eventcontent.hippoonline.de/729/docs/erg17.pdf
LM class
In the LM class it was ultimately an extremely close call between Carinthia's Marlies Mangge and Styria's Christina Dow, with not even 0.6 points separating the two young ladies. Today's final however saw the Carinthian rider on her graceful Friesian mare Friederika WK asserting herself and with first position in the third leg also winning the AADT final at LM level.
Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy Final - LM class
1. Mangge Marlies (Carinthia) - Friederika WK - 203.662
2. Dow Christina (Styria) - Frederic von Bayern - 203.097
3. Serafin Laura (ITA) - Demon's Delight - 202.169
4. Stark Corinna (Lower Austria) - Kiss - 202.087
5. Christof Jeannine (Styria) - Fabuleuse - 197.668
6. Past Kirstin (Burgenland) - Alina - 196.720
7. Piffl Silvia (Carinthia) - Lord Szelvesz - 189.737
8. Prinz Daniela (Styria) - Pilgrim - 184.572
Results linkhttp://eventcontent.hippoonline.de/729/docs/erg18.pdf
M class
Caroline Kottas-Heldenberg and her black horse APT's Darius Royal secured a convincing win in the M class. Having improved their performance from day to day, the pair's top ranking today also means they will be taking the Alpen-Adria Trophy in the M class home to Vienna. We can look forward to the promising 9-year-old stallion's next tests in the future. Places two and three both went to Styria, namely Jacqueline Toniutti and Angelika Kögl.
Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy Final - M class
1. Kottas-Heldenberg, Caroline (Vienna) - APT's Darius Royal - 210.157
2. Toniutti, Jacqueline (Styria) - Sandrose - 205.424
3. Kögl, Angelika (Styria) - Daedalos - 204.905
4. Bresztowanszky, Barbara (Carinthia) - Pommery - 201.760
5. Dörflinger, Teresa (Styria) - Partout - 201.100
6. Hitter, Dominik (Vienna) - Dream of Victory - 198.957
7. Haas, Patricia (Styria) - Floronce-B - 197.271
8. Koncar, Bettina (Styria) - Winona World Princess - 196.730
9. Suppan, Madlen (Styria) - Willow-C - 196.252
10.Thurner-Scheuerer, Claudia (Styria) - Grand Canyon R - 194.677
11.Teuber-Weckersdorf, Pia (Styria) - Vito - 194.374
12.Seidl, Cornelia (Styria) - Free Spirit - 193.627
13.Kropiunik, Eva Maria (Carinthia) - Seconda Ravine - 192.835
14.Springhetti, Manuel (Vienna) - It's Jazz Time - 192.734
15.Piffl, Eva (Carinthia) - Gilmore - 190.925
Results linkhttp://eventcontent.hippoonline.de/729/docs/erg19.pdf
S class
Styrian rider Karin Kosak and her 9-year-old gelding Florentino succeeded in improving their score by no less than 3% from the first day. It put her ahead of Caroline Kottas-Heldenberg (Dark Rose) to win not only the S class but also the overall ranking for the Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy on this gorgeous final day at the Glock Horse Performance Center. A horse from the Glock stable also made it onto the podium here. Timna Zach with Glock's Womanizer and a consistently harmonious test came third.
Alpen-Adria Dressage Trophy Final – S class
1. Kosak, Karin (Styria) - Florentino - 210.511
2. Kottas-Heldenberg, Caroline (Vienna) - Dark Rose - 209.557
3. Zach, Timna (Carinthia) - Glock's Womanizer - 205.548
4. Stromberger, Monika (Carinthia) - Fantastico - 196.941
5. Cola, Elena (ITA) - Lyra Del Castegno - 194.136
6. Wahl, Marie-Elizabeth (Carinthia) - Aristocrat - 193.228
7. Lessiak, Isabella (Styria) - Di Livio - 190.926
8. Mayer-Rabl, Ursula (Lower Austria) - Parlino - 190.452
9. Teuber-Weckersdorf, Ulrike (Styria) - Camberlain - 187.712
10.Rudez, Maja SLO - Looping - 175.675
11.Zach, Tobias (Styria) - Egmond - 130.472
Results linkhttp://eventcontent.hippoonline.de/729/docs/erg20.pdf
All results here