GLOCK rider Hans Peter Minderhoud and Whitney van’t Genthof © Nini Schäbel
GLOCK rider Hans Peter Minderhoud and Whitney van’t Genthof © Nini Schäbel

02 Grand Prix de Dressage

Gratifying win at Hans Peter Minderhoud's home show – Karin Kosak excels as runner-up!

"I am happy, the horse did really well and what's more at our first home show!" With outstanding passages, pirouettes and two tempi changes resulting in an impressive performance all round today, GLOCK rider Hans Peter Minderhoud (NED) shone at his first event in the Glock Horse Performance Center on Whitney van 't Genthof competing for the Grand Prix worth €10,000. Like Edward Gal's Olympic horse Glock's Undercover, the 13-year-old stallion is descended from the highly successful dressage stallion Ferro. He finished with a total of 73.149% to secure an outstanding win.

Platz zwei für Karin Kosak (St) und Lucy’s Day © Nini Schäbel
Second Place for Karin Kosak (Styria) and Lucy's Day © Nini Schäbel

Styrian rider Karin Kosak received much acclaim for her performance with 11-year-old mare Lucy's Day. Scoring no less than 68.468% and given the same rank by all the judges, the Austrian duo were the clear runners-up!

Third place went to Denmark and Bo Thomas Hostrup with Calato's son Cajo (66.638%).

02 Grand Prix de Dressage

Test: FEI Grand Prix, 2009 - CDI3*

Qualification for Grand Prix Special

1. Whitney van 't Genthof - Minderhoud, Hans Peter (NED) 73.149%
2. Lucy's Day - Kosak, Karin (AUT - Styria) 68.468%
3. Cajo - Hoestrup, Bo Thomas (DEN) 66.638%
4. Night Moon - Sprenger, Sonja (GER) 66.447%
5. Oklarette - Wernsen, Wilma (NED) 66.404%
6. Twister RVL - Boschman, Seth (NED) 65.723%
7. Debut Dallas - Weinbauer, Belinda (AUT - Burgenland) 64.766%
8. Frechdachs H - Hauptmann, Martin (AUT - Styria) 63.851%
9. Daiquiri - Paprocka-Campanella, Anna (ITA) 62.979%
10. Greco de Lully CH - Jöbstl-König, Andrea (AUT - Styria) 62.596%
11. Corallo Nero - Rustignoli, Micol (ITA) 61.723%
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