Werth Makes Winning Come Back with Quantaz at 2026 CDN Munster

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2026 CDN Munster

After a 17-month break from competition, Isabell Werth made her return to the arena with DSP Quantaz at the 2026 CDN Munster "Turnier der Sieger". They won the national Grand Prix class.

In a field of 17 riders and in front of an international panel of judges, including Umbach, Rothenberger, Nockemann, Peutz, and Schmidt, Werth piloted Madeleine Winter-Schulze and Victoria Max-Theurer's 16-year old Brandenburg Quantaz to victory. They scored 73,880% and placed first with three judges, and second and third with one.

Their last start was at the 2025 World Cup Finals in Basel, where they were second, but since then the Quaterback x Hohenstein son has been kept home as Isabell focused on Wendy and Viva Gold for Grand Prix level competition. The pair was supposed to make its come back in the 2026 CDI-W Wellington in February, but Werth brought Special Blend instead.

"Recharge, unload, ride - he did that really well," Isabell commented. "He's still fresh and core - and that's exactly the goal." We still have a lot planned, maybe another World Cup tournament with Quantaz is also eyeing. He got me feeling great today. “

The Turnier der Sieger, a national dressage and show jumping competition in Munster, shouldered by Michael Klimke, saw more come-back kids perform. The second placed pair in the Grand Prix was German Olympian Dorothee Schneider on Gabriele Kipper's 16-year old Wurttemberger First Romance (by Furst Romancier x Day Dream). Schneider, who left her family yard Gestut St. Stephan to head Maik Kanitzky's Gestut Famos in the north of Germany, has had an up-and-down career with "Roman". The beautiful bay often struggles with injuries and has been on a light show schedule since 2023. Munster was only his third Grand prix test of 2026. He got 72.720%.

Younger duo Evelyn Eger and Hof Kasselmann and Christiane Bergmann's 9-year old Oldenburg Global Power (by Grey Flanell x Don Frederic) continue to gain mileage at Grand prix level and were third in Munster with 72.5560%. Her marks ranged between 74.700 (1st) and 70.400 (7th).

Results - 2026 CDN Munster - Grand Prix
Judges: Umbach - Rothenberger - Nockemann - Peutz - Schmidt

1. Isabell Werth - Quantaz - 73.880% (Germany)
2. Dorothee Schneider - First Romance 2 - 72.720% (Germany)
3. Evelyn Eger - Global Power OLD - 72.560% (Germany)
4. Lena Haßmann - Chere Celine OLD - 72.100% (Germany)
5. Juliane Brunkhorst - DSP Diamante Negro - 71.980% (Germany)
6. Katharina Hemmer - Special Gold PCH - 71.940% (Germany)
7. Ingrid Klimke - First Class 92 - 71.280% (Germany)
8. Tobias Nabben - Forster 16 - 71.220% (Germany)
9. Dr. Svenja Kämper-Meyer - Amanyara M - 70.820% (Germany)
10. Beatrice Hoffrogge - Dancelli - 70.620% (Germany)
11. Amalie Aasted Albaek - Vorreiter - 69.280% (Denmark)
12. Sabrina Geßmann - S Rockyna - 68.800% (Germany)
13. Lisa Wernitznig - SuperB 2 - 68.780% (Austria)
14. Elisabeth von Wulffen - Vis a Vis 20 - 68.260% (Germany)
15. Andrea Timpe - Don Carismo - 67.060% (Germany)
16. Nadine Plaster - Shiva - 66.520% (Germany)
17. Helen Langehanenberg - Zoom - 64.040% (Germany)