St Gallen, Switzerland – May 29, 2025 – Matthew Sampson (GBR) and Pretty Pi’que de Luxe powered past the competition on opening day of the 2025 Longines CSIO 5* of St. Gallen, claiming victory in the first CSIO 5* class of the day, the €15,900 CSIO Club Prize.
Going up against 80 other combinations in the 1.45m two-phase challenge, Sampson was supreme aboard the 9-year-old bay Danish Warmblood (Party Dance x Viegaard’s Come Back II), completing the second section of the course in 33.55 seconds for the victory.
Denis Lynch (IRL) and King Blue were just five-hundredths of a second off the winning mark, earning reserve honors while Robin Muhr (ISR) and Foud’Joie de Stel completed the top three in 34.63 seconds.
Final Results – €15,900 CSIO Club Prize CSIO 5*
1) Matthew Sampson (GBR) & Pretty Pi’que de Luxe – 0 / 0 – 33.55
2) Denis Lynch (IRL) & King Blue – 0 / 0 – 33.60
3) Robin Muhr (ISR) & Foud’Joie de Stel – 0 / 0 – 34.63
Source: Longines CSIO St. Gallen
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Photos: © CSIO St. Gallen / Fotografie Stuppia by Katja Stuppia
