Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale—Thuja, Negro) won the Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois FEI Dressage World Cup Final today in Basel, Switzerland, with a competitive lead of 77.15% in the Grand Prix. Her test put the British rider a safe distance ahead of second place, Isabell Werth of Germany, who earned a 74.84% on DSP Quantaz (Quaterback—Piroschka, Hohenstein 4). Norwegian rider Isabel Freese landed in third with Total Hope OLD (Totilas—Weihegold OLD, Blue Hors Don Schufro) on a score of 74.41%.

Of the U.S. riders, only one pair, Adrienne Lyle and Helix (Apache—Zeester T, Jazz), finished in the top 10 of the Grand Prix, placing ninth with a 72.56%. Her fellow U.S. competitors, Kevin Kohmann on Duenensee scored 69.13%, ranking 14th in the field,  and Genay Vaughn and Gino stood in 17th with 62.97%. All riders made the 60% cut-off to qualify for Saturday’s Grand Prix freestyle, which starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Eastern Time). See results here, and stay tuned for a report.