Bart Bles (NED) and Israel van de Dennehoeve won the Rabobank Grand Prix CSI 2* yesterday during the IICH Groningen CSI 2* in Zuidbroek, The Netherlands.

The Dutchman and the 11-year-old bay Belgian Warmblood mare (Thunder van de Zuuthoeve x Darco) secured the victory by posting two penalty-free efforts, the second one in 36.09 seconds.

Gerco Schroder (NED) and Glock’s Dobelensky (Cornet Obolensky x Lux) earned silver honors, matching the winner’s clean scorecard, finishing second only due to their final time of 38.05 seconds.

Sabrina van Rijswijk (NED) and Everest W finished in third place with no penalties at the end of both of their performances, being a half-second slower than the latter two in their second run.