Kristy Oatley on Du Soleil, pictured here at the World Equestrian Games last year.

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Kristy Oatley and Du Soleil have set a new Australian CDI Grand Prix record at a World Cup event in Pilisjászfalu, a village in the Budapest region of Hungary. The 15-year-old chestnut Hanoverian by De Niro just keeps getting better, with the pair scoring 73.913% to win the CDI-W Grand Prix.

Second place went to Russia’s Regina Isachkina and Sun of May Life on 71.261%, while France’s Morgan Barbancon and Bolero were third on 71.130%.

Full CDI-W Grand Prix results.

The Aussie pair then went on to win the CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle final on 78.625%, earning points towards qualifying for the World Cup Final in Vegas next year.

The Netherlands’ Hans Peter Minderhoud on Zanardi placed second on a score of 74.475%, while Russia’s Regina Isachkina on Sun of May Life were third on 74.000%.

Full CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle results.

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