Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (USA) and Lonoir climbed to the top of the leaderboard in the Grand Prix Special CDI-W at the 2017 CDI-W Palm Beach Dressage Derby held in Wellington, Florida on 2 - 5 March 2017. The pair recorded its first big tour CDI victory since moving up to Grand Prix level.
It was a successful day for LaGoy-Weltz and her own 13-year old Danish warmblood Rassing's Lonoir (by De Noir x Loran), as they captured the title in the Grand Prix Special with a score of 71.608%. The pair has had a successful week after Friday’s win and Thursday’s second place finish in the Grand Prix.
Of her ride, LaGoy-Weltz said, “He was definitely very hot in the warm-up today. He came out really cool, but then we got under the big American Flag flying and it cracked a few times, and after that we were off to the races. I was really pleased with how he settled, because he did get lit up right before we went in but he got his focus back once we were in the ring."
.“We haven’t done the Grand Prix Special much,” she continued. “We haven’t ridden it since last year really, when we were down here. I think he and I need to run through it a few times just so we know where we can add the power in.”
Arlene Page (USA) and Woodstock, a 2003 KWPN gelding (by Havel x Contango) were awarded second place in the Special with a score of 70.922%. Third place went to Shelly Francis (USA) and Danilo, a 2004 Hanoverian gelding (by De Niro x Andiamo) owned by Patricia Stempel, with a 68.980%.
by Carly Weilminster, edited by Eurodressage - Photo © Sue Stickle
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