Germany's Frederic Wandres wins again, this time in the Grand Prix Freestyle
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WELLINGTON, Fla.--The 34-year-old German Frederic Wandres scored 81.065 percent on Bluetooth OLD, who only started international grand prix in the spring of 2021, to win the FEI World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle on Jan. 14, the first “Friday Night Stars” evening freestyle of the Global Dressage Festival.
Frederic Wandres on Bluetooth OLD(Photo by Susan Stickle)As in the previous day’s World Cup Grand Prix, Anna Buffini rode FRH Davinia La Douce to place second, and Ashley Holzer finished third on Havanna 145 with 77.25 percent.
“I felt super tonight,” said Wandres, who also topped the Grand Prix. “My best score was 79 percent in Aachen in the four-star CDI, but today 81 percent is really something fantastic and incredible.
“Bluetooth is still a little bit green here and there, but he has still not had 10 international grands prix on his board, so he’s a young one. I’m super happy that he’s in that atmosphere and really delivering that kind of super results.”
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