Last Updated on February 7, 2026 by adminahb
Pablo Gómez Molina & Servus Ymas. Photo ©Centre Line Media
Wellington, Fla. – February 6, 2026 — Spanish rider Pablo Gómez Molina debuted Servus Ymas in the horse’s first-ever CDI freestyle and topped the Coastal Steel Structures CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle during Friday Night Stars in Week 5 of the 2026 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida. Their bold Queen routine, which included a spectacular final centerline of piaffe into extended trot into piaffe into halt, was rewarded with 74.49%, with a high score of 76.45% from British judge Stephen Clarke.
Devon Kane of Wellington, FL finished just behind Gómez Molina with her 74.235% ride to Latin rhythms on Diamante Farms’ 14-year-old gelding Vamos (Vivaldi x Insterburg). She was also awarded the Leading Lady Freestyle Rider Award, sponsored by Frank & Eileen. Susan Dutta (USA) claimed the yellow sash for her disco music routine on Flying D Equine Company’s 16-year-old Don Design DC (Der Designer x Sir Donnerhall).
The class served as a qualifier for the US Open of Dressage series, now in its second year. Seven of this season’s 24 qualifiers are held at AGDF before the final in California in November.
Gómez Molina has been competing Servus Ymas, a 13-year-old San Amour x Depardieu gelding owned by Cristina Danguillecourt, Javier Bacariza and Yeguada De Ymas, since he was five. He was delighted with the horse’s performance, grinning as he completed his test, which was originally designed for another horse.
“I had a bit of doubt about today because in the grand prix he was spooky with the wind and the rain,” said Gómez Molina, who has benefitted from training with Ali Brock over the past month. “But once I got on, he was really focused. There’s no better place to try these things than here.”
Geñay Vaughn Tops CDI4* Special
From last draw in the Coastal Steel Structures CDI4* Grand Prix Special, Geñay Vaughn swooped in to log her second win in as many days on her mother Michele Vaughn’s 15-year-old Gino. Their 71.851% was a new high special score for the talented duo from Elk Grove, CA who have enjoyed a tremendous week in AGDF5.
The top four finishers in the class — which was also held during Friday Night Stars — were all female athletes from the U.S., with Charlotte Jorst producing a huge new personal best of 70.191% on her own and Kastel Denmark’s 13-year-old Zhaplin Langholt. Jorst and the Glock’s Zonik x Stedinger gelding had not ridden a CDI special for more than a year and added almost five percentage points to their previous best of 65.213%. The on-form Meagan Davis steered Scott Durkin’s 13-year-old Totilas gelding Toronto Lightfoot into third with 68.383%.
Vaughn’s score would likely have been higher if not for a break to canter in one of the early extended trots along the rail. Gino’s piaffe/passage work was of high quality with a lot of elasticity and engagement.
“I think he really loves the environment,” said Vaughn. “Gino is a showman, and he really showed up in there. He’s the best horse I’ve ever had — the best horse I’ve ever ridden. He’s unbelievable and I’m very grateful for him.”
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