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Isabell Werth Extends Dominance in Latest World Rankings, 4 of 7 Grand Prix Horses in Top 13
Isabell Werth has extended her dominance of dressage with four of her seven Grand Prix horses in the top 13 in the latest world rankings released Thursday by the International Equestrian Federation.
The 50-year-old Isabell who has held the No. 1 spot with either Bella Rose or Weihegold OLD for all but two of the past 46 months has never before had so many combinations ranked as high, according to a review by dressage-news.com of the records since standings were determined by rider/horse combinations in 2006.
DSP Quantaz that Isabell began competing at Big Tour in May 2019 and has nine straight victories jumped to No. 13 in the latest rankings, up from 25th at the end of August mostly based on results since easing of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions in the past four months. Those restrictions also froze the length of time in which the top eight scores for rankings can count from March 2019 instead of the previous 12 months, similar to ranking procedures adopted in other sports such as tennis and golf.
Article written by: By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
