Tokyo Olympic champion Julia Krajewski is on a title course at the German Championships in the eventing of versatility in Luhmühlen. Even after the terrain test, the 36-year-old from Warendorf leads with her gelding Nickel. The NDR broadcasts the decisive jump live on Sunday from 1.45 p.m.
On Saturday, Krajewski showed a very liquid and confident railway with nickel and, with 27.7 points, is still in first place in the internationally advertised four-star test for the German Championship. Followed by Emma Brüssau with Dark Desire (34.10) and Andrew Cooper with Sharvalley Thunder (36.10). Calvin Böckmann with Alair de la Cense (37.10) is in third place in the DM classification.
“We showed a very good, safe round. I’m totally satisfied with Nickel.”
– Julia Krajewski
The title favorite needed 6:57 minutes for the demanding course, remained just above the time limit and collected 2.4 penalty points. “I had a few points buffer and said to myself: ‘If it won’t be the last second, not that bad. The main thing is a very, very good, safe round, and we showed it,” said Krajewski in the NDR interview.
Krajewski: “Can rely completely on nickel”
The team world champion from 2022 had presented in Luhmühlen with good appearances in the dressage peak and then thanked her potperd Nickel: “In the meantime I can completely rely on Nickel. If he comes into the square, he knows what to do and is perfectly impressed by the help.
Title number four at a glance
Krajewski has already secured the national title in the Lüneburg Heath and is now hoping for defending champion Michael Jung on championship number four: “Every year Luhmühlen is an absolute highlight in our tournament calendar. This year I am back at the start.
Horse must be put to sleep
In the late Saturday afternoon, however, the organizers had to deliver sad news. The horse Chiquita of the rider Maj-Jona Ziebell from the Lüneburg Heath had to be put to sleep after a fall.
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14.06.2025 | 2:30 p.m.
