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The 12-year-old mare Dallas Vegas Batilly (Cap Kennedy x L’Arc de Triomphe Bois Margot – breeder Jean-Claude Viollet) was awarded with the prestigious Halla Challenge Trophy for a second consecutive year as the 2025-edition of CHIO Aachen came to a close on Sunday. 

The Halla Challenge Trophy is awarded to the owner of the most successful horse in the classical jumping competitions at CHIO Aachen, once again to Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright – who own Dallas Vegas Batilly. The award was founded in 1996 by the late Mr. Hans Günter Winkler. The Halla-Bronze is an everlasting challenge trophy, where each winner will receive a miniature of the trophy in bronze. 

With Great Britain's Ben Maher in the saddle, the mare collected a total of 27 points after a double clear in Friday's Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup where the Brits finished 3rd, as well as a 3rd place in Wednesday's Turkish Airlines Prize of Europe.

Six points separated Dallas Vegas Batilly from Nina Mallevaey's Dynastie de Beafour (Diamant de Semilly x Cassini II – breeder Eric Levallois) – owned by Tara Dow-Rein and the Rein Family LLC – that finished second on the standings. Ben Maher's Point Break (Action-Breaker x Balou du Rouet – breeder Nya Äppelvikens Ridskola) – also owned by Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright – was the third best horse this week on 19 points.