Edited press release from Longines Tops International Arena

The Longines Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, came alive today with the kick-off of the Summer Festival 3, where Jessica Springsteen (USA) and Hungry Heart (Baltimore x Loucaibo) took the win in the CSI4* 1.50m Grand Prix qualifier. 

Springsteen set the stopwatch on fire with a blistering round of 63.37 seconds, a whole 3.34 seconds ahead of second-placed Bryan Balsiger (SUI) and Chelsea Z (Chellano Alpha Z x Cicero Z van Paemel) who finished with a time of 66.71 seconds. The top three was rounded out by the young star Sanne Thijssen (NED) and Con Quidam RB (Quinar Z x Cardino) after the two stopped the clock on 66.73 seconds. Max Wachman (IRL) and Donegal (Vigo Cece x Laeken) finished fourth, followed by Koen Vereecke (BEL) and Kasanova de la Pomme (Bamako de Muze x Malito de Reve) in fifth.