The eveningโ€™s showcase class, the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI4*, presented by Havensafe Farm, saved the best for last. Jessica Jo Tate (USA) piloted Elizabeth Guariscoโ€™s 17-year-old gelding Faberge to their first ever Adequanยฎ Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) victory in week eight of the 12-week winter spectacular held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida. AGDF 2020 runs for 12 weeks, through March 29. Tate has been riding the son of Florestan I for 11 years and has had her eye on winning a cooler from AGDF for much of that time.

Dongseon Kim (KOR) finished second on Belstaff, with the in-form Japanese Olympian Kiichi Harada once again gracing the podium, this time filling third on Egistar with 70.745%.

Tate, who splits her time between South Carolina and Wellington, said: โ€œIโ€™m so proud and really pleased with my horse. We havenโ€™t shown since Devon [in September], so weโ€™ve been doing a lot of fitness with him. He really was so with me tonight and had a lot of energy. He loves the crowd, so thatโ€™s always fun to bring a horse like that here. Iโ€™ve always wanted to win a cooler at Global, so this was amazing that I got to put one on for the four-star freestyle. It was really a special evening and for sure a highlight of my career so far. Weโ€™re just totally thrilled.โ€

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