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Germany’s Hans-Dieter Dreher and the 15-year-old gelding Vestmalle des Cotis (Baloubet du Rouet x Landor S ) won Friday’s CSI5*-W 1.50m Caixabank Trophy – a competition counting for the Longines Rankings Group B – in La Coruña, Spain, a venue that this weekend hosts the 7th stop of the 2024/2025-season in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Western European League. 

With a time of 62.33 seconds, the German rider bested a field of 47 horse-and-rider combinations in Friday's feature class – taking the win ahead of the host nation's Jesus Garmendia Echevarria (ESP) and Callias (Companiero x Casco) who had to settle for second place after crossing the finish line in 63.23 seconds.

Former world number one Simon Delestre (FRA) and Dexter Fontenis Z (Diarado x Voltaire Pref) placed third after clocking a time of 63.49 seconds, followed by the current world number one Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) and his new mount Toveks Azaria Dinero (Mylord Carthago x Drakkar des Hutins) in fourth in 63.66, and former world number one Daniel Deusser (GER) and Otello de Guldenboom (Tobago Z x Caretino) in fifth in 63.97.

The second CSI5*-W class of the day, the 1.45m Caser Groupo Helvetia Trophy – a competition counting for the Longines Rankings Group D – went to Ireland’s Michael Pender and the 11-year-old stallion HHS Vancouver (Indoctro x Don Juan de la Bouverie). Stopping the clock on 58.82 seconds, the Irish rider topped a field of 57 horse-and-rider combinations. Jesus Garmendia Echevarria (ESP) picked up the runner-up spot, this time riding Valut 2 (Valentino x Foxhunter), while Edouard Schmitz (SUI) and Abdul-Jabbar du Gibet (Arezzo VDL x Charlie Z) followed in third.