Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro broke their own dressage freestyle world record
Last Updated: 17/12/14 11:40pm
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro broke their own dressage freestyle world record for the second night running as they once again lit up the London International Horse Show at Olympia.
The reigning Olympic, world and European champions were crowned Reem Acra FEI World Cup winners in London for a third successive year.
And it was the combination's second world record in 24 hours after setting new figures for the grand prix discipline on Tuesday night.
Dujardin broke Dutch rider Edward Gal's freestyle world-best with a score of 93.975 per cent at Olympia 12 months ago, but that was increased to 94.300 per cent following another breathtaking display.
It means the world No 1 partnership will go into 2015 holding every major dressage world title and all three of the sport's world records - grand prix, grand prix special and freestyle.
The Gloucestershire-based rider continues to set relentless standards, and they will head into next year's European Championships as red-hot favourites for more gold medal success.
Dujardin, who finished fourth in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award last Sunday behind Lewis Hamilton, Rory McIlroy and Jo Pavey, and Valegro received a standing ovation from a capacity 8,000 crowd as they left the arena.
"He just tries so hard to always get it right," Dujardin said, of Valegro.
"It was such a fantastic feeling in there tonight, and the standing ovation was incredible. To get that reception was very special."
Their masterclass concluded the second day of dressage at Olympia, with five days of showjumping action taking centre-stage from Thursday, and being highlighted by next Sunday's Longines FEI World Cup class.
