“We couldn’t hope for more” – Richard Vogel and Gangster Montdesir conquer the CSI5*-W 1.60m Longines Grand Prix in Lyon

Richard Vogel and Gangster Montdesir Win CSI5*-W 1.60m Longines Grand Prix in Lyon

The 2025 European Champion Richard Vogel (GER) and his 9-year-old stallion Gangster Montdesir (Kannan x Cornet Obolensky) triumphed on Friday night at the CSI5*-W 1.60m Longines Grand Prix during Longines Equita Lyon 2025 in France.

“Gangster and I are a fairly new pair,” Vogel said. “This is only our third competition together. Even though he’s still quite inexperienced, I planned to take a tight turn in this jump-off. I have to admit I didn’t expect him to turn so well! He’s only nine years old and at every competition, he wins at least one class. He won the 1.45m and 1.50m classes in the first two competitions we did together, and here, in his first 1.60m Grand Prix, he wins. I think we couldn’t hope for more. Every question we ask him, he gives the perfect response. He’s a horse we have very high hopes for, and I really hope he has a great future.”

Vogel and Gangster completed the jump-off in 38.78 seconds, beating nine horse-and-rider pairs. Runner-up was current world number two Ben Maher (GBR) on Enjeu de Grisien (Toulon x Andiamo) with a time of 39.73 seconds. Third place went to Gerrit Nieberg (GER) and Ping Pong van de Lentamel (Emerald x Toulon), finishing in 41.13 seconds.

Two promising French riders followed closely, with Antoine Ermann and Floyd des Pres (Vigo Cece x Papillon Rouge) taking fourth place in 41 seconds.

Summary: Richard Vogel and his young stallion Gangster Montdesir showcased outstanding talent by winning their first 1.60m Grand Prix, marking a promising future for this newly formed duo.

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