Sandra Sysojeva of Poland and Maxima Bella. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

BIALY LAS, Poland, Sept. 13, 2025–The nine-year-old big moving Maxima Bella was ridden by Poland’s Sandra Sysojeva to win the World Cup Grand Prix Saturday in the pair’s bid for a start at the Final in Fort Worth, Texas next April.

The 2024 Olympic partnership scored 73.935% for the win. If they can repeat the success in the Freestyle scheduled for Sunday that would move the pair up from fourth in the Central European standings with a chance of earning one of two spots assigned to that region.

Denmark’s Carina Cassøe Krüth on Heiline’s Danciera, 14-year-old Danish Warmblood mare that performed at the Tokyo Olympics, was close behind on 73.652% for runner-up.

Corentin Pottier of France on the 14-year-old Totilas gelding Gotilas du Feuillard placed third on 72-109%.

More than half of the starting lineup of 19 combinations were from Western Europe seeking to ear points ahead of that league series starting in a month’s time.

The Finals of dressage and jumping is being held in Fort Worth for the first time.

Results:

World Cup Grand Prix

1

Sandra Sysojeva

73.935

2

Carina Cassøe Krüth

HEILINE’S DANCIERA (103)

73.652

3

Corentin Pottier

GOTILAS DU FEUILLARD (100)

72.109

4

Raphael Netz

GREAT ESCAPE CAMELOT (104)

70.174

5

Wim Verwimp

69.370

6

Camille Judet Cheret

69.000

7

Jonna Schelstraete

68.696

8

Katarzyna Milczarek

67.391

9

Beata Söderberg

67.283

10

Liesbeth Geven

65.978

11

Tatiana Antonenco

65.891

12

Jacob Noerby Soerensen

65.565

13

Susanne Krohn

65.087

14

Susan Dutta

64.891

15

Robbin Kleermans

64.413

16

Filip Poszumski

64.261

17

Aleksandra Poplawska-Slazak

63.131

18

Tatiana Antonenco

59.761

19

Aleksandra Krywult

57.457