Aussie Champion Boyd Exell (AUS) defies odds to win in Stuttgart (GER)

Aussie champion, Boyd Exell (AUS) once again showed why he is nearly impossible to beat at the third leg of the FEI Driving World Cup™ in Stuttgart (GER).  He came from behind on Friday to win, then pulled off an astonishing recovery on Saturday to take the prize and a maximum 10 ranking points to go to the top of the table. 

Facing the most challenging course so far this series, no one produced a clear round during Friday night’s opening competition.  Even Boyd had to add twelve to his time after round one, and he entered the drive-off in third place. But second time out, Boyd did what he does so well and held his nerve which made life difficult for the others.  Although he had eight penalties in the drive-off, his time was fast enough to give him an overall total of 326.92.  

There’s a weekend off before the 4th leg in Stockholm (SWE) in the Friends Arena. It’s the first of the three end-of-year shows where the atmosphere will add to what is already an electrifying season.  Boyd will be there as a qualified driver, joined by Glenn and Anna Mareike Meier (GER) – all on their third outings.  Lyon winner Dries Degrieck (BEL) is out for the second time, and it will be fascinating to see how he fares against Boyd as the two winners of the series so far size up to each other.  Making his series debut as a qualified driver is Fredrik Persson (SWE) and completing the lineup is the home nation’s wild card Axel Olin (SWE).  

Sourced from FEI Article by Sarah Dance. Photo: Boyd Exell (AUS) winner of the FEI Driving World Cup™ 2024/25 - Stuttgart (GER) Copyright © FEI/Leanjo de Koster