AACHEN, Germany, July 19, 2014–Totilas ridden by Matthias Alexander Rath led a parade of four 80 per cent Grand Prix Special rides–three German combinations with world record holder Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro placing second in the World Equestrian Festival CDIO5* Saturday. It was the first time in history that four combinations scored above 80 per cent in the same Special, according to a check of International Equestrian Federation (FEI) records. Totilas scored 84.529 per cent, 1.372 per cent ahead of world No. 1 Charlotte and Valegro on 83.157 per cent. Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW were third on 82.078 per cent and Isabell Werth on the 10-year-old Bella Rose on whom she scored the first 80 per cent Grand Prix in her career just weeks ago was fourth on 81.471 per cent. With just five weeks to go to the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France Germany could be the first team in the history of championship dressage to have all three 80 per cent scores that count for the Nations Cup. It was also fitting that the results came in the inaugural dressage event at the Deutsche Bank Stadium, newly extended at a cost of €8 million.
