(mps) The winner of the Ensinger Mineral-Heilquellen Indoor Derby at the 24th International Horse Show STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS goes by the name of Michael Jung (Germany). Riding his eight-year-old gelding in front of a highly enthusiastic 8,200 crowd, he ran out a relatively comfortable winner after going clear in a time of 85.70 seconds. Entering the ring as the penultimate rider, Michael Jung raced around the course to win the event for the third time. His previous wins came in 2005 and 2007. The 26-year-old was rewarded with prize money totalling 2000 euro.
Julia Mestern (Germany) was hot on the winner’s heels. She also managed to go clear but in a time of 89.28 seconds and took second place, which earned her 1500 euro. Fourth last year, the team Olympic Champion in Hong Kong, Frank Ostholt (Germany), improved to third this time on his gelding After the Battle. The director of Germany’s DOKR Riding Performance Centre also had a faultless round but needed 89.82 seconds.
