Dutch Kris de Vries Wins Prix St. Georges

From youth classes to the seniors – the second part of CDI Lier brought a full day of dressage sport. With nearly 80 combinations on the schedule, it was a busy day in Lier. The morning started with the GTS – Prix St. Georges, where Dutch rider Kris de Vries claimed victory. Riding Lexington, a son of Dark Pleasure, she scored 71.029%.

“I’m super happy, he really tried his best,” said De Vries immediately after her test. “I was very pleased with the trot part. In the canter I sometimes lost a bit of control, but we didn’t make any mistakes.”

De Vries has been partnered with Lexington for seven years. “I’ve had him since he was three, and it’s really special to go through the entire journey together. The first time I sat on him, I immediately fell in love. People around me said, ‘What kind of pony is that?’”, she laughed. “But I had a very good feeling straight away. Lexington is just such a lovely horse, he always has his ears forward and so much energy.”

Looking ahead, De Vries remains focused. “We’ll continue training steadily towards the Zwarte Tour. I’ll also be riding him at The Dutch Masters, which I’m really looking forward to. So we’ll just keep building step by step.”

Second place went to fellow Dutch rider Amber Hage with Mercurius ACM, a son of Dream Boy, scoring 69.353%. Third place was secured by Belgium’s Tommie Visser with his homebred Quinten Begijnhoeve (by Heros), who earned 69.323%.

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