Doha, Qatar – January 09, 2026 – Super Max! Max Kuhner (AUT) stole the spotlight on Friday at the Doha Equestrian Tour (DET) in the Qatari capital. The second day of H.H. The Father Amir’s Prix CSI 5* & CSI 3* featured four major competitions but it was the Austrian and the 13-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood (KWPN) gelding who came out on top in the €106,000 Jump-off Challenge CSI 5*.
The duo showed scope and speed in the jump-off against 9 other combinations, clearing all the 1.55m obstacles for the second time before registering the winning time of 42.42 seconds.
Janne Friederike-Meyer Zimmermann (GER) and Cellagon Cascais were just nipped at the wire, finishing only eleven-hundredths of a second behind the winners.
Neal Fearon (IRL) and Derryglen Obsidian dashed for the cash in the tiebreaker, completing their second penalty-free performance in 42.56 seconds during the tiebreaker.
Final Results – €106,000 Jump-off Challenge CSI 5*
1) Max Kühner (AUT) & EIC Quantum Robin V – 0 / 0 – 41.42
2) Janne Friederike-Meyer Zimmermann (GER) & Cellagon Cascais – 0 / 0 – 41.53
3) Neal Fearon (IRL) & Derryglen Obsidian – 0 / 0 – 42.56
Source: Press Release from Doha Equestrian Tour
Photos: © DET / Lukasz Kowalski
