Isabell Werth's rising Grand Prix horse Quantaz has been named the 2020 Otto Lörke Prize recipient at the 2020 CDN Kronberg on Sunday 20 December 2020.
The Otto Lörke prize is annually bestowed upon the most successful rising Grand Prix horses in Germany of the year. The prize is awarded to Grand Prix horses between the ages of 8 - 10 an the horse, trainer and owner received recognition.
The prize recipient is usually honoured at the CDI Stuttgart in November, but in this corona year the moment was moved to the Louisdor Cup Finals at the CDN Kronberg.
Quantaz
The 2020 Otto Lörke Prize winner is Quantaz, a 10-year old DSP stallion by Quaterback out of Piroschka (by Hohenstein). He is bred by Kathrin Damm.
He was licensed at the 2014 Stallion Licensing in Prussendorf, but never performance tested.
Owned by Andreas Damm, Quantaz made his show debut in 2013 under Julia Schonherr and in 2015 Ronald Lüders took over the ride. In 2017 he competed the horse in the Nurnberger Burgpokal qualifiers and in 2018 in the Louisdor Cup qualifier in Hagen.
Werth made her CDI show debut on Quantaz at the CDI Mannheim in May 2019, followed by a start in Wiesbaden in June. One month later, Max-Theurer rode him at her first and only CDI so far, in Cappeln.
This year, Werth and Quantanz won six international classes, four of them at Max-Theurer's home CDI in Achleiten and two at the CDI Hagen in September.
On 14 December 2020 the FEI registered Werth's long-time sponsor Madeleine Winter-Schulze as co-owner of the horse. Three days later the German Equestrian Federation disclosed that Quantaz had been submitted to the Grand Prix A-squad as an Olympic team candidate.
34th Time
This year the Otto Lörke Prize was awarded for the 34th time. Previous Otto Lörke recipients are Satchmo, Bonaparte, Elvis VA, Chacomo, Farbenfroh, Rusty, Grunox, Gigolo, Goldstern, Rembrandt, Bella Rose and Showtime FRH.
Isabell Werth's horses won the prize 14 times: Gigolo (1990), Anthony FRH (1994), Amaretto (1995), Giorgio S (1997), Aleppo S OLD (1999), Agnelli FRH (2000), Satchmo (2003), Warum Nicht FRH (1995), El Santo NRW (2010), Don Johnson FRH (2011), Bella Rose (2013), Weihegold OLD (2014), Emilio (2015), and Quantaz (2020).
Photos © Astrid Appels
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Previous Otto Lörke Prize winners
Escolar and Famoso Win 2019 Otto Lörke Prize
Faustus Wins the 2018 Otto Lörke Prize
Fabregaz and Heuberger TSF Win 2016 Otto Lorke Prize
Cosmo, Showtime, Emilio Win 2015 Otto Lorke Prize
St. Emilion, Zaire, Weihegold Win 2014 Otto Lorke Prize
Dresden Mann and Bella Rose Win 2013 Otto Lorke Prize
Diva Royal Wins 2012 Otto Lorke Prize
Don Johnson and Desperados Win 2011 Otto Lorke Prize
Isabell Werth's El Santo NRW Wins 2010 Otto Lorke Prize
Balkenhol's Dablino Wins 2009 Otto Lörke Prize
Ulla Salzgeber and Herzruf's Erbe Win 2008 Otto-Lörke Prize
Monica Theodorescu's Whisper Wins the 2007 Otto Lörke Preis
Elvis VA Wins the 2005 Otto Lörke Prize
Alexandra Simons-De Ridder's Wellington Wins 2004 Otto Lorke Preis
Isabell Werth's Aleppo S OLD Wins 1999 Otto Lorke Preis
Isabell Werth's Agnelli FRH Wins 2000 Otto Lorke Preis
Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff's Renoir R Wins 2001 Otto Lorke Preis
2002 Otto Lorke Preis for Heike Kemmer and Ellen Schulten Baumer