{"id":49447,"date":"2026-05-24T23:50:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=49447"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:11:48","slug":"richard-vogel-rolex-grand-prix-aix-la-chapelle-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/05\/24\/richard-vogel-rolex-grand-prix-aix-la-chapelle-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Vogel robs Aachen, banks the jackpot and charges toward history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Vogel had warned everyone: he came to Aachen to win.\nNot to \u201cget a feel\u201d ahead of the World Championships, not to prepare for Calgary, not to settle for a nice result. Win. Mission accomplished.\nThis Sunday, the German rider and the gigantic United Touch S steamrolled the TSCHIO\u2019s 5* Rolex Grand Prix with the cold-blooded precision of champions operating at full power. A second consecutive Rolex Grand Slam victory after \u2019s-Hertogenbosch, \u20ac950,000 pocketed in a single afternoon, and now a very real chance to become the first rider since Scott Brash in 2015 to conquer the Rolex Grand Slam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49464 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-44-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">United Touch S is no longer a horse,  he\u2019s a system glitch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirty of the world\u2019s top thirty-two riders were on the start list.<br>And yet the jump-off of this Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen almost looked like a private exhibition for Richard Vogel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49467 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-24-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because right now, the biggest problem on the global circuit is called United Touch S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the vast Soers arena \u2014 that cathedral of show jumping which, in case you somehow forgot, will also host the World Championships this August \u2014 the German stallion delivered a masterclass in controlled power. Second to go after Sophie Hinners and Iron Dames Singclair had posted a clear in 51.62 seconds, Vogel simply let his horse unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49483 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-9-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>45\u2019\u201957.<br>Goodnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the most frightening part wasn\u2019t even the time. It was the feeling of ease. While everyone else looked like they were riding a jump-off, United Touch S looked like he was casually lengthening his stride in a giant paddock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No emotion at the fences. No hesitation.<br>Just a horse covering half the arena in three strides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49470 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-7-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWinning here is a childhood dream\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the finish, Richard Vogel had tears in his eyes, which, for him, practically counts as a public declaration of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not often that I cry. And even less often for good reasons. But today was a fantastic reason to have tears in my eyes. Winning the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen is a childhood dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And this time, he left nothing to chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49480 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-40-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cGoing into that jump-off as the Rolex Grand Slam contender, there was only one objective: win. I\u2019d rather risk a rail than be too slow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The message could not be clearer: Vogel is no longer just chasing victories. He\u2019s chasing the history books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49485 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-11-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">950,000 today\u2026 and another million already floating above calgary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rolex Grand Slam loves creating myths.<br>And Vogel is becoming one in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already victorious in \u2019s-Hertogenbosch back in March, the German arrived in Aachen carrying the status of \u201cRolex Live Contender\u201d  in other words, the only rider still capable of completing the Grand Slam this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u20ac450,000 for Sunday\u2019s victory.<br>\u20ac500,000 bonus for two consecutive wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49466 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-38-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now an additional \u20ac1 million awaits if he can make it three straight at Spruce Meadows in September, along with a place beside fellow Brit-slayer Scott Brash in the sport\u2019s mythology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brash did it in 2015.\nEver since, the Rolex Grand Slam has looked more like an unclimbable Everest than an achievable target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49461 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-36-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Larocca tried. He really tried.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Vogel, one man still remained: Jos\u00e9 Maria Larocca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for a few fleeting seconds, the Argentine almost awakened the ghosts of 1965 \u2014 the year of the last Argentine victory here with Dr. Miguel H. Arrambide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49471 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-8-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 57 years old, aboard Finn Lente, Larocca threw everything at it.\nBut how do you compete with a horse that seems to gallop in an entirely different category?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>47.36 at the finish. Second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00ab <em>\u201cTo be beaten by Richard Vogel and a horse like United Touch S is already a huge honour,\u201d <\/em>\", he admitted afterward.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Clear-eyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49478 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-56-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sophie Hinners completes a two-thirds German podium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Third aboard Iron Dames Singclair, Sophie Hinners also leaves Aachen with far more than just a podium finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German rider chose the smart approach: secure the clear round, apply pressure, and hope the others would overcook it. They didn\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49479 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-41-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nina Mallevaey, the French bright spot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the French side, the best performance came from Nina Mallevaey, seventeenth aboard Dynastie de Beaufour. And for one full round, the rider from northern France almost made people believe the country might finally have found a successor to Marcel Rozier \u2014 whose 1971 victory stands in the Aachen Grand Prix for France a little like Marie Myriam\u2019s Eurovision triumph does: legendary, untouchable, and painfully distant.\nBut Frank Rothenberger\u2019s second round turned the final fences into a dream shredder. Two rails, game over.\nJust postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nina at the World Championships could genuinely become one of the summer\u2019s best storylines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49475 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-43-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everyone Else Mostly Took Notes for the WEG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because deep down, beyond Vogel\u2019s jackpot, this Grand Prix also felt like one gigantic dress rehearsal for August\u2019s World Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World number one Kent Farrington had launched his afternoon perfectly before Greya clipped the water-tray oxer at fence five in round two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49473 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-23-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Deusser and Otello de Guldenboom also went from silk to chaos, finishing on eight faults after an immaculate first round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49474 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-27-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Same punishment for Martin Fuchs with Conner Jei and Willem Greve aboard Grandorado TN NOP, both swallowed alive by the triple combination like tourists lost in the Tokyo subway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lillie Keenan, meanwhile, probably leaves reassured: Fasther confirmed once again that he absolutely loves the Soers,  a detail that matters a lot three months before the Worlds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49465 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-33-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henrik von Eckermann also leaves Aachen with a few answers. Deprived of his original Steely Dan plan, the reigning world champion may well have found a very credible Plan B in Qasirah van de Reistenhoek to defend his crown this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49463 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-54-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More complicated, however, for Gilles Thomas and Ermitage Kalone, who looked comfortable for a long time before the water jump and the infamous double of water-tray fences triggered total collapse. That water jump is likely to haunt a few riders over the coming days.\nIncluding Abdel Said, who looked perfectly in control aboard Quaker Brimbelles Z\u2026 right until his trip through the water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49462 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-30-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicola Philippaerts ended up as the top Belgian rider with Rolex ter Leydonck \u2014 four faults and nineteenth place. Add Pieter Devos\u2019 failure to qualify for Sunday\u2019s main event after posting four faults in both qualifiers, and one thing is certain: this Aachen weekend will not go down as a glorious chapter for the Belgian federation in Zaventem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49492 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-57-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Stop: Calgary. And Maybe Eternity.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, Richard Vogel says he isn\u2019t thinking about Spruce Meadows yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody really believes him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because after \u2019s-Hertogenbosch and Aachen, the Rolex Grand Slam now has a single face: that of a twenty-nine-year-old German rider and a gigantic horse who sometimes seems to gallop a little faster than everyone else\u2026\n\u2026and maybe even a little faster than history itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49487 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GP-Aachen-26-4-2-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find <a href=\"https:\/\/resulting.chioaachen.de\/2026\/tschio\/competition\/S6\/result\">the full results of the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Vogel avait pr\u00e9venu : il venait \u00e0 Aix pour gagner. Pas pour \u201cprendre des rep\u00e8res\u201d avant les Mondiaux, pas pour pr\u00e9parer Calgary, pas pour signer une belle place. Gagner. Mission accomplie. 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