Michael Jung Powers His Way to a Win in Geneva
Highest Finish in the 1.45m Two-Phase Class for a U.S. Rider is Sixth
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AMBy a.dunne
Coming later in the order of go, Germany's Michael Jung and Fischer Duopower delivered a crowd-pleasing round and a decisive win in the Prix Swiss Wine Genève CSI5* - 1.45m - Two Phases. Jung and the14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding finished with a time of 0/25.98. Another German rider - Hans-Dieter Dreher - one of the last few riders on course, slipped into second with the 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding Cous Cous 3.
Ireland's Cian O'Connor was third with Canbella Blue PS, an 11-year-old Hanoverian mare.
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U.S. Rider Karl Cook Finishes in the Top 10
Karl Cook took sixth place aboard the 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare Candy (who turns 11 in January), just 0.05 seconds behind fifth place. French riders took fourth- and fifth-place ribbons and prize money: Simon Delestre finished fourth with Gatsby du Tillard, a 9-year-old Selle Francais stallion, while Olivier Perreau came in fifth with Himalaya du Temple, an 8-year-old Selle Francais mare. American Kent Farrington finished in the top 20, riding the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare Greya to 19th place (0/33.07).
The awards ceremony included the top six riders/horses.
Top 6 Placings:
1 Michael Jung - FISCHER DUOPOWER - 0/25.98
2 Hans-Dieter Dreher - COUS COUS 3 - 0/27.18
3 Cian O'Connor - CANBELLA BLUE PS - 0/28.11
4 Simon Delestre - GATSBY DU TILLARD - 0/28.18
5 Olivier Perreau - HIMALAYA DU TEMPLE - 0/28.34
6 Karl Cook - CANDY - 0/28.39
Of the 46 riders initially entered, several elected to use the class as a warmup round, allowing themselves and their horses a slower pace, or to jump a few fences and grow accustomed to the indoor arena and its atmosphere. Today (Thursday) marks the first day of CSI5* show jumping, and the Prix Swiss Wine Genève was the second show jumping class of the day of the CHI de Genève - Grand Slam of Showjumping & FEI Driving World Cup™.
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