Laura Graves & Verdades on Track to World No. 1 Ranking Based on World Games Results

The World Equestrian Games results for Laura Graves and Verdades that were the best ever for the United States at an Olympics or world championships has put the pair on track to become the first American partnership to be ranked world No. 1, according to calculations by dressage-news.com.

The WEG team and individual silver medal results for Laura and Verdades are calculated to edge out Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD from the top spot by a single point–2,714 for the American and 2,713 for the German when the standings are released at end of this month. Isabell and Weihegold have held the top world ranking for the past 23 months after leading her team to gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Article written by: KENNETH J. BRADDICK