Day one of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Shanghai came to a close with Julien Anquetin and 9 year old Farah Tame taking the top spot in the €56,800 CSI5* 1.45m speed class by less than half a second. It was a full day of world-class equestrian sport, dazzling entertainment, and an electrifying atmosphere that captivated audiences from around the globe.
Gilles Thomas (BEL) distinguished himself as the second-best rider with the Fantomas de Muze son Feromas van Beek Z and secured second place with the 12-year-old Zangersheide stallion. A difference of approximately half a second determined victory for Julien Anquetin (FRA) and the 9-year-old Farah Tame (Quadrio Tame). Lukaku vd Bisschop, a 13-year-old gelding by Plot Blue ridden by Harry Allen (IRL), claimed third place.
LGCT Grand Prix of Miami 2024 third place rider Julien explained: “It’s crazy here in Shanghai. I’ve really never seen anything like this before. It’s amazing - the lights, the atmosphere, it all has just been phenomenal today.”
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Daniel Deusser (GER) guided the stallion Otello de Guldenboom (Tobago Z) to fourth place. Jérôme Guery (BEL) initially took the lead in the trial with the 10-year-old Come Away Flamingo Z (Cardento) and ultimately finished fifth.
In sixth place was Brazil’s Marlon Modolo Zanotelli riding Zy-Zento. The pair rubbed a rail in the final combination but came home on 0 faults. On his birthday Denis Lynch expertly piloted his stallion Vistogrand through the challenging course to take seventh place. Pius Schwizer of Switzerland narrowly avoided a rail in jump one aboard Vancouver de Lanlore. Schwizer pushed through to deliver a clear round and take eighth place.
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