The German rider edged the Irishman Shane Sweetnam with Alejandro to take the winners spoils of the €300,000 grand prix on the beach.
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Darragh Kenny and Ben Maher topped the Round 1 field at the spectacular oceanside venue for team owner Jennifer Gates.
A day-one thriller of a class saw the Swiss rider win aboard Chaplin; Sandy Lupton's Count Me In was third for Conor Swail (IRL).
Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen wins CabanaCoast, with two Canadians in the top 10; Nicola Philippaerts takes CaptiveOne Advisors.
Top Canadian in the final Saturday grand prix of the 2022 WEF season was Tiffany Foster riding Figor, who finished 9th.
The Irish rider aboard Pacino Amiro topped a jump-off field of 10 as the final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival got underway.
It is an exciting Final field of 36 that will vie for top honours at the Exhibition Hall in Leipzig, Germany.
The Olympic champion had stepped away from the ring last fall because of his health and took on the role of Canadian Team chef d'equipe.
Top sport at the newly-renamed Wellington International will conclude on April 3 with the season’s highly-anticipated Rolex week.
The Irish rider took the biggest show jumping purse in the US aboard Ariel Grange's Legacy to conclude the 2022 HITS Ocala circuit.
