Fast, flawless, and the first of the 2026 Series: Lucienne Bellissimo & Dyri deliver at Stable View
Lucienne Bellissimo and Dyri won Stable View by delivering one of the rarest results the venue sees. A finish on their dressage score in a class where the time is notoriously hard to catch. It’s the first of the 2026 Series and a performance that shifts the leaderboard.
Lucienne Bellissimo was clear about her goals for 2026: “I want to try and win Stable View with Dyri, and I want to try and win the four-star long US Open Final.”
And last weekend, she turned the first half of that goal into a result.
Bellissimo & Dyri led the Stable View CCI4*-S from start to finish. A 27.7 dressage score put them just ahead of Boyd Martin's Commando 3, who sat second on 28.5. That's no small marker to be ahead of. Commando 3 sits inside the top 20 highest-rated horses in the world on the EquiRatings Elo, and last year finished on the podium at both Maryland and Kentucky 5*.
Yet still, Dyri outscored him in the first phase. From there, Bellissimo just had to hold it and she made it look easy, adding nothing across either jumping phase to finish on her dressage score (FOD) and claim victory.
It sounds straightforward. The numbers prove it's not.
How Hard Is a Result Like This at Stable View?
The cross-country time here is notoriously hard to catch - only ten combinations have ever made it across the history of the class (since 2018). This weekend produced two of those rare exceptions. Dyri was one. The other was Waylon Roberts & Fernhill Salt Lake, a combination that are building quite the reputation for being fast.
And then there's the FOD. Across nearly 400 starters in the history of Stable View's CCI4*-S, only four combinations have ever finished on their dressage score (FOD). Lucienne Bellissimo & Dyri are the fourth.
What About in the Context of the Series?
Before this weekend, Waylon Roberts & Fernhill Salt Lake's clear inside the time at TerraNova in November had been the only such round in the entire 2026 Series. This weekend added two more making it just three inside-the-time rounds from 153 starts.
Even more impressively, Bellissimo & Dyri are the first combination to finish on their dressage score (FOD) in the entire the 2026 Series. Don't expect many more - in the 2025 Series, just four FODs came from 349 runs. A rate of 1.1%. It is, by any measure, an elite group.
A Record That Keeps Growing
This was Bellissimo & Dyri's third four-star win together, and their second at this venue, having previously won at Stable View in September 2024. They have been nothing but consistent in the 2026 Series so far: a win at Bouckaert, second place at TerraNova, and now first again at Stable View. Three starts. Three podium finishes. And an FOD to top it all off.
It is also Bellissimo's first major result competing under the American flag. Having spent much of her career representing Great Britain, she officially became a United States citizen in late 2025 - a decision that reflected years of building her life, her business, and her competitive career on US soil. "It is such an honor to now be an American citizen," she said at the start of the season. "Becoming part of a culture that celebrates big dreams feels like the right home."
The Series Picture
Stable View had looked like an opportunity for both Caroline Pamukcu and Boyd Martin to pull away at the top. Neither left with points. Boyd withdrew Commando 3 and Cooley Nutcracker before cross-country following a fall in the CCI3*-S. Pamukcu's HSH Double Sixteen was eliminated in the show jumping, and HSH Connor had a cross-country refusal.
Bellissimo would have won regardless. Her performance never required their misfortune. But a weekend that was supposed to consolidate the top of the leaderboard instead blew it wide open. With Kitsch Couture HPK also finishing ninth, Bellissimo collected points across two combinations.
Caroline Pamukcu leads on 145 points. Lucienne Bellissimo sits five back while Wayon Roberts climbs into third. The gap that stood at 50 points entering the weekend is now five.
Lucienne has a serious chance to win both the Series and the Final. Don't miss the journey.
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