Endel Ots & Lucky Strike, Two-Time World Championships Duo, Win USA 6-Year-Old Prelim

Endel Ots and Lucky Strike in the USA Six-Year-Old Championships. © 2016 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 26, 2016–Endel Ots and Lucky Strike, that competed for the United States at the 2015 and 2016 world young horse championships, won the United States Championships Six-Year-Old preliminary competition Friday.

Endel of Wellington, Florida and his father's Hanoverian gelding (Lord Laurie x His Highness) was awarded 86.400 per cent for the win.

Cesar Parra of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey on Don Cesar, a Westfalen gelding that was placed third in the five-year-old national championships ridden by his assistant trainer Katie Riley, placed second on 82.800 per cent.

Michael Bragdell of Colora, Maryland on Sternlicht Hilltop was third on 79.800 per cent.

Results:

6 Year Old Preliminary Test

E: Weatherwax, Ayers – USA

H: –

C: Zang, Foy – USA

M: –

B: –

		RIDER	Nat.	HORSE								Total							Pl.
		Ots, Endel L.	USA	Lucky Strike								86.400							1
		Parra, Cesar	USA	Don Cesar								82.800							2
		Bragdell, Michael	USA	Sternlicht Hilltop								79.800							3
		Banner, Daniela	USA	Leviana								72.800							4
		Wightman, David	USA	Silberpfeil								72.200							5
		Jackson, Angela	USA	Figaro H								72.200							6
		Clarke, Nicholia	USA	Fling								71.400							7
		Wagner, Jana	GER	Willow								69.400							8
		Harrington, Nicole	USA	Siri								68.800							9
		Hewitt, Hannah	USA	Fidens								66.800							10
		Chowanec, Rachel	USA	Wind Phaerie HU								66.600							11
		Koford, James	USA	Flavius MF								62.600							12
		McGrath, Kenneth	USA	De Blasio								60.800							13