In an exceptionally close result in the Prix St. Georges CDI1*, with the top three combinations finishing within 0.2 percentage points of each other, Dutch rider Jaron Verheij bested his two U.S. rivals, nabbing the win with 66.353% on Myra Flanagan’s nine-year-old Sixtus MK.

Benjamin Albright rode The DSPD Group’s 13-year-old Diamond Hit stallion DSP Dominy to 66.265% and second, while Jessica Howington claimed third with her own eight-year-old MW Marcario (by Morricone) on 66.147%.

This was just the second international start for Verheij and the Silberschmied x Quaterback gelding — the first at WEC’s December CDI in 2024. The result marked the pair’s first win in an international company.

CDI competition at the WEC February Dressage show continues on Saturday, February 15, with the day’s feature class, the Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3*, at 6.30 p.m. Gallagher and Come Back will be looking to repeat their double victory from WEC – Ocala’s January CDI.

Full start lists and results can be found HERE