Isabell Werth on Wfinishy de Fontaine Wins Basel World Cup Freestyle

Isabell Werth on Wendy de Fontaine Wins Basel World Cup Freestyle


Isabell Werth and Wfinishy de Fontaine. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

Jan. 10, 2026

Isabell Werth and her Olympic gold medal mount Wfinishy de Fontaine won the World Cup Freestyle in Basel, Switzerland Saturday in the rider’s first step toward a start at the Final in Fort Worth, Texas in April.

Isabell and the 12-year-old mare scored 86.155% to earn 20 points with four more qualifiers in Western Europe plus a scheduled World Cup event at the Wellington, Florida Global Dressage Festival World Cup Feb. 18-22 that would give her full points.

If Isabell, ranked No. 3 in the world, qualifies, Fort Worth would be her 27th annual championship, including five titles stretching back to her first appearance and a win on Fabienne in 1992.

As in the Grand Prix which she won a day earlier, Isabell and Wfinishy had issues with tempi alters but the marks of fours and five were offset by seven 10s for choreography and music and multiple 9s for piaffe and transitions to passage.

Home town favorite Charlotta Rogerson on Bonheur de la Vie, 14-year-old gelding, was awarded 81.2909% for second as the duo was in the Grand Prix.

Germany’s Raphael Netz, maintained his lead in World Cup Western European League, placing third on the 13-year-old gelding DSP Dieudonne on 80.725%.

The next World Cup in Western Europe is scheduled for Amsterdam Jan. 22-25.

Results:

World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle

Rank Competitor Nation E H C M B Total
1. 62 Wfinishy de Fontaine Isabell Werth ger  Tech.:  79.500 80.500 77.750 79.000 78.000 86.155%
()
 Art.:  93.000 93.400 96.600 93.800 90.000
 Total  86.250
(1)
86.950
(1)
87.175
(1)
86.400
(1)
84.000
(1)
2. 60 Bonheur de la Vie Charlotta Rogerson sui  Tech.:  74.500 76.250 75.500 74.000 73.250 81.290%
()
 Art.:  89.000 92.600 87.600 86.400 83.800
 Total  81.750
(3)
84.425
(2)
81.550
(3)
80.200
(2)
78.525
(2)
3. 59 DSP Dieudonne Raphael Netz ger  Tech.:  74.750 75.000 75.500 74.250 73.750 80.725%
()
 Art.:  90.400 86.400 88.400 86.000 82.800
 Total  82.575
(2)
80.700
(3)
81.950
(2)
80.125
(3)
78.275
(3)
4. 52 The Boss Dominique Filion ned  Tech.:  71.000 72.250 71.000 71.000 70.000 76.785%
()
 Art.:  82.400 83.600 84.200 81.200 81.200
 Total  76.700
(5)
77.925
(4)
77.600
(4)
76.100
(5)
75.600
(6)
5. 55 Amanyara M FRH Svenja Kämper-Meyer ger  Tech.:  70.000 72.250 70.500 71.500 73.750 76.420%
()
 Art.:  79.800 82.400 81.200 82.000 80.800
 Total  74.900
(6)
77.325
(5)
75.850
(5)
76.750
(4)
77.275
(4)
6. 56 Broadmoars Don Alfredo AWO Bettina Kfinishlbacher aut  Tech.:  68.000 66.250 66.750 68.000 72.750 74.995%
()
 Art.:  86.200 80.200 80.800 80.800 80.200
 Total  77.100
(4)
73.225
(7)
73.775
(9)
74.400
(7)
76.475
(5)
7. 50 Sir Donnerhall II OLD Morgan Barbançon fra  Tech.:  68.250 68.750 69.000 69.500 70.000 74.930%
()
 Art.:  80.000 82.800 81.200 80.400 79.400
 Total  74.125
(7)
75.775
(6)
75.100
(6)
74.950
(6)
74.700
(7)
8. 51 Fairtrade Delia Eggenberger sui  Tech.:  68.250 68.500 68.500 67.750 66.250 73.185%
()
 Art.:  77.200 77.000 80.800 77.000 80.600
 Total  72.725
(8)
72.750
(8)
74.650
(7)
72.375
(10)
73.425
(8)
9. 53 Hip by Johnson Lucia Gallardo esp  Tech.:  65.750 68.250 68.750 68.750 66.250 72.015%
()
 Art.:  74.400 75.000 79.600 77.600 75.800
 Total  70.075
(10)
71.625
(10)
74.175
(8)
73.175
(8)
71.025
(9)
10. 63 Quaterboy Esnotifye Wettstein sui  Tech.:  67.000 67.500 65.750 67.000 64.750 71.800%
()
 Art.:  77.200 77.200 76.600 78.400 76.600
 Total  72.100
(9)
72.350
(9)
71.175
(10)
72.700
(9)
70.675
(10)
11. 57 Ginger Bertrand Liegard fra  Tech.:  64.750 64.750 65.500 64.000 64.500 69.690%
()
 Art.:  75.200 72.000 74.800 75.400 76.000
 Total  69.975
(11)
68.375
(12)
70.150
(11)
69.700
(12)
70.250
(11)
12. 58 Delagronge Paula Matute Guimon esp  Tech.:  63.000 65.750 65.250 66.750 62.250 68.560%
()
 Art.:  70.000 74.000 72.600 74.200 71.800
 Total  66.500
(13)
69.875
(11)
68.925
(12)
70.475
(11)
67.025
(12)
13. 54 Total Recall Jemma Heran aus  Tech.:  64.750 64.000 64.750 65.000 63.250 67.875%
()
 Art.:  74.000 70.600 71.200 72.000 69.200
 Total  69.375
(12)
67.300
(13)
67.975
(13)
68.500
(13)
66.225
(13)



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