Richard Vogel celebrates biggest career success in Grand Prix of Stuttgart

Stuttgart – The 36th STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS produced high tension right up to the last ride. After overcoming a challenging first round, 13 pairs from seven nations qualified for the decisive jump-off in the Grand Prix of Stuttgart, a leg counting towards the 2022/2023 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup. In the end, it was the national anthem of the host country that rang out in the arena as local hero Richard Vogel had galloped to the biggest success of his exceptional career. Saddled on the ten-year-old United Touch S, Vogel went for broke. Tight turns and long gallop strides took him to the best time of 35.35 seconds.


Born nearby, he thus celebrated his first victory in his first ever World Cup. On Thursday, the top-notch local rider won the final of the regional Baden-Württemberg championship. Never before had the BW-Bank victor achieved the double. “I grew up not far away from here. My family, friends and the Stuttgart public supported me the whole week. It’s why I went flat out today,” explained the German show jumper in front of the 6,200 crowd in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle. Over one-and-a-half seconds slower in the jump-off were Denis Lynch from Ireland on the 13-year-old Brooklyn Heights – the same time as Steve Guerdat (36.80), the 2017 Grand Prix of Stuttgart winner, on Dynamix de Belheme. The Swiss finished in second place for sixth time in the final class in Stuttgart. 

World Champion Henrik von Eckermann (Sweden) and Iliana, Harrie Smolders (Netherlands) in the saddle on Bingo du Parc and the Frenchman Kevin Staut on Visconti du Telman came fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. The best woman rider was Germany’s Jana Wargers with her highly successful horse Limbridge in seventh. 

The Stuttgart public also lived up to its reputation on the final day as the world’s show jumpers were all cheered on frenetically. Steve Guerdat said: “I can only congratulate the organisers. Our sport was given a great stage here. Stuttgart is one of the world’s top horse shows.” A total of 49,400 visitors came along to the five days of this year’s STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS. Next up in the Western European League are the World Cup legs in Madrid (24 to 27 November), La Coruna (2 to 4 December), London (14 to 19 December) and Mechelen (26 to 30 December).



News

Richard Vogel celebrates biggest career success in Grand Prix of Stuttgart

Stuttgart – The 36th STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS produced high tension right up to the last ride. After overcoming a challenging first round, 13 pairs...

“Top class” comeback – fantastic atmosphere and spectacular equestrianism

Stuttgart – What a return for the 36th International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show after a two-year break due to the corona pandemic. For...

Matthias Alexander Rath becomes new GERMAN DRESSAGE MASTER

Stuttgart – The 2022 GERMAN DRESSAGE MASTER goes by the name of Matthias Alexander Rath. Riding on the final day of the 36th International STUTTGART...

Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus FRH passage their way to a sensational win

Stuttgart – The Grand Prix freestyle in Stuttgart, a leg on the way to the World Cup final in Omaha (USA) at the start of April, produced goose bump...

Great Britain’s Ruby Barrs wins FEI Jumping Ponies Trophy

Stuttgart – Pony riders certainly do not ride that often in such big arenas. With a near capacity 7,300 crowd in Stuttgart’s...

Eighth win for World Champion Boyd Exell

Stuttgart – The winner of the STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS goes by the name of Boyd Exell for the eighth time. On Saturday afternoon, the Australian won...

Sold out! Capacity crowd on Saturday evening

Yesterday evening was once again something special at the STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS. Top equestrian action and an electric atmosphere turned the...