World Cup™ Finals: Dressage: Pauluis to lead off, Pottier to close the Grand Prix
FEI World Cup™ Finals in Basel
April 3, 2025 at 10:15 AMBy s.wilhelm
The draw for the Les Trois Rois FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final took place at the iconic St. Jakobshalle.
Belgium’s Larissa Pauluis and Flambeau will be first down the centerline in Friday’s Grand Prix, while France’s Corentin Pottier and Gotilas Du Feuillard will be the final pair to compete.
A total of 17 combinations will compete in the Grand Prix, with the following starting order:
- Larissa Pauluis (BEL) – Flambeau
- Carina Scholz (GER) – Soiree d’Amour OLD
- Isabell Freese (NOR) – Total Hope OLD
- Borja Carrascosa (ESP) – Sir Hubert NRW
- Adrienne Lyle (USA) – Helix
- Genay Vaughn (USA) – Gino
- Pauline Basquin (FRA) – Sertorius de Rima Z IFCE
- Anikó Komjáthy-Lozonczy (HUN) – Dior S
- Kevin Kohmann (USA) – Duenensee
- Mary Hanna (AUS) – Ivanhoe
- Jessica Neuhauser (SUI) – Rockson
- Charlotte Fry (GBR) – Glamourdale
- Patrik Kittel (SWE) – Forever Young HRH
- Bianca Nowag-Aulenbrock (GER) – Florine OLD
- Sandra Sysojeva (POL) – Maxima Bella
- Isabell Werth (GER) – DSP Quantaz
- Corentin Pottier (FRA) – Gotilas Du Feuillard
The Grand Prix on Friday serves as the qualifier for Sunday’s Freestyle to Music. All combinations scoring over 60% will advance. The judging panel includes Maria Colliander (FIN), Christof Umbach (LUX), Hans Voser (SUI), Michael Osinski (USA), and Ulrike Nivelle (GER).
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