Martin Fuchs Wins the Falsterbo Derby; Philipp Weishaupt's Callao L Also Performs Well—Once Again

The show jumpers hoping to qualify today for tomorrow’s Rolex Grand Prix in Falsterbo had to get up early. The competition began at 9 a.m. Among the riders was Philipp Weishaupt on the nine-year-old Westphalian gelding Callao L.

The son of Congress, bred by Kai Ligges, joined the Beerbaum stable as a youngster and was initially ridden by the boss himself, then by Philipp Hartmann. Just under half a year after his first start with Philipp Weishaupt in January 2025, the gelding was transferred to Weishaupt’s longtime patron, Alice Lawaetz. That speaks volumes.

And the results from the past few months speak even louder. Since the beginning of the year, Weishaupt has ridden the gray horse to seven top-three finishes at heights up to 1.50 meters. Among other victories, they won in Hamburg and, most recently, four weeks ago in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands—Callao’s final tournament before Falsterbo.

Today, he once again demonstrated his skill, prevailing over 45 competitors with a flawless, lightning-fast time of 62.98 seconds on the 1.50-meter course—the pair’s sixth international victory.

Second place was shared by two pairs who managed the feat of both crossing the finish line in 64.14 seconds: U.S. rider Charlotte Jacobs on Korbach van de Renger and Shane Sweetnam (IRL) riding Pia Maria H.

There were no other German riders who placed. Richard Vogel and Baxxter, an eight-year-old Holsteiner son of Breitling LS, had one knockdown.

Derby Victory for Fuchs

The highlight of the day at the Falsterbo course was the derby. André Thieme, whose Hamburg Derby winner Paule S had delivered a flawless performance in the Nations Cup but had to ride only one round because the rest of the team didn’t perform quite as well, was in top form again today. With one knockdown, he finished tenth.

Three pairs remained error-free in the competition and had to face off in a jump-off: Martin Fuchs on Love de Vie, Home Hero Peder Fredricson on Qurious HS, and Abdel Said on Arpege du Ru—two former world No. 1s against a Belgian by choice.

In the jump-off, Fuchs and his Dutch Grandorado daughter prevailed over former eventing rider Fredericson, who was riding the nine-year-old Swedish Comme il faut son. Said finished third. All of them rode clear rounds.

You can find all the results from Falsterbo here.