Aachen, 05. July 2008

Christian Ahlmann wins the Prize of the AachenMünchener
Exciting jump-off

Christian Ahlmann went one better in the Prize of the AachenMünchener at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2008. He knocked almost a second off the fastest time of 44.98, which Ludger Beerbaum had set and crossed the finished line with the nine-year-old KWPN gelding, Sebastian, as the winner. "The gelding is one of two young aspiring horses that I have got. I wanted to ride him here so that he can gather some experience for his future career," explained Christian Ahlmann about his Lux son. "I obviously hadn't bargained with this victory, but I placed all my bets on one card and seized my chance. It was super," the rider from Marl (Germany) said cheerfully.

Ludger Beerbaum claimed second place on the Holstein Calido son, Coupe de Coeur. The stallion who won the German Championship title twice together with Rene Tebbel, "flew" round course in 44.98 seconds. The crowd was convinced that this time was unbeatable, but Ahlmann proved them wrong. The American show-jumper Anne Kursinski came third on the Hessen-bred mare Roxana von Rodgau with a time of 46.34 seconds. Twelve pairs took part in the winning round after managing to jump clear in the first two rounds.

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Saturday, 05.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, 06.07.2008 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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