Bertram Allen Captures the CSI4* $116,100 Adequan WEF Challenge Round
Ansgar Holtgers Jr Takes the Red Ribbon
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PMBy a.dunne
Bertram Allen of Ireland rode the 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding Eddy Blue to victory in the CSI4* $116,100 Adequan WEF Challenge Round on Thursday.
The USA's Ansgar Holtgers Jr and Pixel-K van't Kattenheye, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, finished second at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, Florida.
Irish riders dominate the top five
Ireland's Shane Sweetnam and Gilona AO, a 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare, were third.
Ireland's riders took three of the top five spots., with Cian O'Connor and Canbella Blue PS in fourth place among the 48 entries.
The Top 12 from the first round returned for the second round.
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Top eight results in round two
1 Bertram Allen (Ireland) - EDDY BLUE - 0/48.68
2 Ansgar Holtgers Jr (U.S.) - PIXEL-K-VAN'T KATTENHEYE - 0/49.55
3 Shane Sweetnam (Ireland) - GILONA AO - 0/50.88
4 Cian O'Connor (Ireland) - CANBELLA BLUE PS - 0/51.70
5 Richard Vogel (Germany) - GANGSTER MONTDESIR - 4/46.04
6 Mark Bluman (Colombia) - UBILUC - 4/47.57
7 Gabriel de Matos Machado (Brazil) - QATAR - 4/53.98
8 Celso Luis Camargo Ariani (Brazil) - JIP VAN T&L Z - 4/54.80
Photo courtesy of Wellington International/Cassidy Klein
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