By Alice Collins for Wellington International

Wellington, Fla. – February 28, 2026—The U.S. anthem rang out for Christian Simonson after his winning ride in Saturday’s Mission Control CDI3* Grand Prix Special. He steered the 16-year-old Fleau De Baian to 71.255% in the duo’s second-ever CDI Special, eclipsing their previous best of 70%, set when they won during Week 5 of the 12-week Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL.