Ben Ebeling on Bellena in the Devon World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle. © 2025 SusanJStickle.com

DEVON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27, 2025–Benjamin Ebeling rode Bellena to victory in the Devon World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday night, the first North American qualifying competition leading to the Final in Fort Worth, Texas next April.

Ben and 15-year-old Hanoverian mare scored 77.655% to edge past Kevin Kohmann on the 16-year-old gelding Dünensee on 77.005% looking to make his third straight championship Final. Ben won the Grand Prix Friday night.

Both Ben, who earned 20 points for the win, and Kevin, getting 17 points, are based in Wellington, Florida.

The 25-year-old Ben competed Indeed in the 2024 Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that was his first senior championship.

Meagan Davis of Loxahatchee, neighboring Wellington, placed third on Toronto Lightfoot on 73.315% for 15 points.

The next World Cup event on the path for three North Americans to make it to the Final in Fort Worth is scheduled for TerraNova near Sarasota, Florida Oct. 16-19.

The top three scores of horse and rider combinations from the 10 qualifiers in North America count toward the standings.

Standings for the US Open, the $250,000 competition that has two more qualifiers for the final in Thermal, California in mid-November led few changes.

Anna Marek of the Ocala area community of Dunnellen and Fire Fly placed fourth on 72.790% in the Freestyle but remain atop the Open standings with 105 points.

Eline Eckroth of Ocala on Daphne was sixth on 69.755% and is tied with Kristina Harrison-Antell of Los Angeles on 86 points.

Benjamin Ebeling with the latest result now has 77 points and moves into a tie for sixth.

The two remaining competitions are at TerraNova Oct. 16-19 and at Tryon in North Carolina a week later.

Anna Marek on her 2024 World Cup Final mount Fayvel, 15-year-old KWPN gelding, won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special on 68.851%

Tina Konyot on Grover, who had won the Grand Prix a day earlier, was runner-up on 67.021%.

Results:

CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle

RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB 1.

Benjamin Ebeling (USA)

Bellena

77.655% 78.400 75.775 77.050 78.825 78.225 2.

Kevin Kohmann (USA)

Dünensee

77.005% 77.725 75.575 78.250 77.175 76.300 3.

Meagan Davis (USA)

Toronto Lightfoot

73.315% 74.600 72.050 72.650 73.075 74.200 4.

Anna Marek (USA)

Fire Fly

72.790% 70.800 74.450 73.025 73.150 72.525 5.

Laine Ashker (USA)

Zeppelin

70.490% 72.550 71.000 69.075 68.925 70.900 6.

Eline Eckroth (USA)

Daphne

69.755% 68.375 70.750 71.000 70.450 68.200 7.

Christina Morin-Graham (USA)

DSP Dauphin

69.650% 69.700 69.900 71.250 68.125 69.275 8.

Chloe Gasiorowski (CAN)

Sam Donnerhall

69.605% 67.625 72.500 67.975 67.800 72.125 9.

Camille Carier Bergeron (CAN)

Finnländerin

68.450% 67.750 67.625 67.925 69.300 69.250 10.

Tiago Ernesto (POR)

Hobbit Interagro

68.020% 67.950 68.775 66.100 69.500 67.775 11.

Mathilde Blais Tétreault (CAN)

Fedor

66.595% 65.950 67.300 69.300 64.275 66.150 12.

Charlotte Jorst (USA)

Zhaplin Langholt

65.725% 64.325 66.925 65.325 66.475 65.575 13.

Adriane Alvord (USA)

Selfmade

65.135% 66.175 65.500 66.925 61.075 66.000 WD

Allison Carmichael (USA)

Figaro

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CDI3* Grand Prix Special

RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB 1.

Anna Marek (USA)

Fayvel

68.851% 68.191 67.447 68.298 69.681 70.638 2.

Tina Konyot (USA)

Grover

67.021% 65.106 69.149 67.872 67.021 65.957 3.

Ali Potasky (USA)

Inxs

66.255% 63.617 67.340 65.957 67.021 67.340 4.

Charlotte Osborne (GBR)

Fruhlingszauber

64.830% 62.128 67.234 64.468 65.213 65.106 5.

Alexandra Duncan (CAN)

Hitmaker

64.681% 60.638 64.149 66.277 65.851 66.489 6.

Devon Kane (USA)

Vamos

64.532% 61.915 65.638 64.787 65.319 65.000 7.

Siena Harris-Gissler (USA)

Status Royal OLD

64.255% 64.255 63.936 65.532 64.149 63.404 Find details on Equestrian Hub