Three of Sunday’s titles were incredibly close at the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Tightest of all was the tussle for the top in the AA Third Level Freestyle Championship, with Alexa Briscoe and Lincolntime coming out on top, 0.008 percentage points ahead of Alexandra Crossen. Briscoe scored 71.15% to add a second winner’s sash to her and the seven-year-old Londontime x Weltmeyer gelding’s trophy cabinet this year.

Photo – “He’s going to be a grand prix horse” — Nora Batchelder has complete faith in her Second Level Open Champion, Gnomonic, who scored 71.389%.  (Sue Stickle Photography)

Just 0.4 percentage points separated the champion and reserve in the Second Level Open Championship. Nora Batchelder nosed ahead of Maia Gromadowski with 71.389% on Gnomonic, Anna Jaffe’s eight-year-old.

So Talented

Thanks to the 19-year-old Brunited, accountant Valerie Golden has been to her first Regionals and Nationals this year, taking away a win in the First Level AA Freestyle Championship with 72.343%. (Photo: Sue Stickle Photography)

“Our warm-up was amazing, and even though we’re not quite getting our best work in the ring yet, he’s so talented that even if it’s not his best, he does really well,” said Batchelder, who has had the ride for a year on the Goldberg x Fürst Romancier gelding.

“He learned the changes this summer, and we did the Third Level Championship earlier in the week, but he’s really green at that,” added Batchleder, who made the 12-hour drive with “Goldie” from her base in Williston, Florida. “He’s confident in the second level work. He’s definitely going to be a grand prix horse in future, but we’re taking our time. He’s going to be very cool.”

Jaffe has ridden at grand prix level in the past, and Batchelder hopes she can help get her back to that level on board Gnomonic.

Conclusion

Sunday’s classes conclude the 2025 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®. Relive all the action via the USDF Facebook page, the US Dressage Finals website, and USEF Network. Full results can be found on HorseShowOffice.com.

Mark your calendar! The 2026 US Dressage Finals takes place October 29 through November 1, 2026, at World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Wilmington, OH.

Check out all the coverage of the 2025 Finals, including behind-the-scenes photos and daily releases here. Full results can be found here.