The victory marked a triumphant return for the German rider after a four-year absence from WEF; Tiffany Foster 5th with Northern Light.

Three Canadians finished in the top 10 in the $37,000 class, led by Mario Deslauriers and Bardolina 2, who placed second.

WEF 4 started out with an incredible sweep by the American rider; top Canadian was Erynn Ballard and Nespresso Van’t Laekhof, 3rd in Sec. A.

Guenter Seidel and Equirelle win their first Grand Prix Freestyle while Canada's Lindsay Kellock and Sebastien grab 2nd place.

Germany’s Christoph Koschel tops the FEI Grand Prix CDI4* ahead of Kellock while Lauren Barwick is 3rd in CPEDI3* competition.

Tiffany Foster and Brighton grab 6th place in the CSI3*; all WEF feature classes are available to watch for free both live and on-demand.

A total of 84 combinations contested the opening round, looking to punch their ticket into Sunday’s $137,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI3*.

Steffen Peters (USA) and Suppenkasper earn their 16th win in a row to open AGDF 3 as CPEDI 3* competition also gets underway.

This time the Irish rider takes the $6,000 1.45m Jumper class with Sweet Tricia; top Canadian is Tiffany Foster and Hamilton, who placed 7th.

WEF 3 kicked off with a field of 121 in Wednesday's split feature class; top Canadian is Erynn Ballard, who placed 6th in Sec A with Ronja.