For the first time on Friday, an international dressage Grand Prix powered by Palm Beach Motor Yachts at 4-star level was held at Longines Global Champions Tour Vienna | Schloss Schönbrunn. Eight-time Olympic champion Isabell Werth from Germany secured the first-ever victory. On Saturday, the second highlight of the new dressage competitions will follow with the freestyle routine in the Ehrenhof of Schloss Schönbrunn.
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Babanitz's strong fourth over 1.60 meters – three Austrians in the top ten
In the CSI5* competition over 1.60 meters, Austria’s show jumping riders made a strong showing on Friday in Schönbrunn. Bianca Babanitz rode I Will Be Famous to fourth place and narrowly missed out on the podium. Katharina Rhomberg finished eighth and Christoph Obernauer tenth. Efe Siyahi with Cantate (Turkey) won ahead of Eduardo Pereira De Menezes (Brazil) and Zascha Nygaard (Denmark). The competition also served as a qualifying event for the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Vienna on Sunday.
Red-white-red start in Schönbrunn: Four Austrians in the top ten
Strong start for Austria at the Longines Global Champions Tour Vienna | Schloss Schönbrunn: Four domestic riders managed to make it into the top ten in the first test of the highest international category on Thursday. Christoph Obernauer rode Kleons Jana to third place, Bianca Babanitz took fifth place with Dakato. Julia Kogelnig finished seventh, the 21-year-old Vienna native Lena Binder a strong tenth. Also Katharina Rhomberg placed 13th and Max Kühner 16th in the front row.
From the classroom to the world of horses: 400 children at the first Kinder Tag of the LGCT Vienna
On Thursday morning, 22 school classes from Vienna and Lower Austria entered the midst of the Longines Global Champions Tour Vienna | Schloss Schönbrunn tournament. At more than 15 stations, the children got to know horses, professions, and the procedures surrounding an international equestrian competition up close – right where the international show jumping elite would later enter the course and where the first 1.45-meter competition took place, with the first sporting decision already made: Thomas McDermott (Australia) won the first competition of the highest international category over 1.45 meters. For Austria, Christoph Obernauer (Tyrol) with place 3 and Bianca Babanitz (Burgenland) with place 5 provided strong results.
Schönbrunn Palace is once again an international tournament venue: LGCT Vienna starts its second edition
Four days, two Olympic disciplines, and a globally unique venue: the second edition of the Longines Global Champions Tour Vienna | Schönbrunn Palace brings top international riders to Vienna from September 24 to 27. At the same time, youth competitions and the Spanish Riding School bridge the gap between top-tier sport and Austrian equestrian tradition. Up to 5,000 visitors are expected daily, with around 180 riders and nearly 350 horses from 37 nations announced.