Stuttgart, Germany – November 14, 2025 – Home soil success in the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle: the 27-year-old Philipp Schulze Topphoff secured the win in the €30,000 Outletcity Metzingen Prize CSI 5*-W at the 39th International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show on Friday. In the saddle on Carla NRW, the 12-year-old Westphalian mare, he went clear when posting the fastest time – 68.47 seconds – amongst all the 44 riders.
In second and third were the two Frenchmen Julien Epaillard (FRA) with no penalties in 68.71 seconds and Roger Yves Bost (FRA) in 69.05 seconds atop Fringan de Vesquerie and Ballerine du Vilpion respectively.
The class was the second qualifier for the Stuttgart German Master in which only the 12 best horsemen and women in yesterday’s first quali (Prize of XXL-Sicherheit) and today’s contest are given the right to take part three hours later in the Stuttgart horse show’s second most jumping competition. The parcourse “built” by course designer Christa Jung from nearby Bad Rappenau was 515 metres long and contained 13 obstacles with 16 jumps.
Final Results – €30,000 Outletcity Metzingen Prize CSI 5*-W
1) Philippe Schulze-Topphoff (GER) & Carla NRW – 0 – 68.47
2) Julien Épaillard (FRA) & Fringan de Vesquerie – 0 – 68.71
3) Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) & Ballerine du Vilpion – 0 – 69.05
Source: Press Release (edited) from the Stuttgart German Masters
Photos: © Stuttgart German Masters / Markus Bechert / in.Stuttgart
