Wellington, Florida-The Canadian Show Jumping Team, comprised of Mac Cone of King City, ON, Karen Cudmore of Victoria, BC, Mario Deslauriers of Bromont, QC, and Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, finished second in the $75,000 FEI Nations’ Cup, Presented by CN, at the CN OPEN CSIO 5* in Wellington, FL, last night.

The only annual team competition held on American soil, the 2008 edition of the Nations’ Cup had a record nine teams competing-Argentina, Canada, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Venezuela and the United States. Canada was the defending champion, having won in both 2006 and 2007.

At the end of the first round, counting the best three scores from each team, the United States was in the early lead with a score of one fault while Ireland was in second position with five faults. Mexico was in third position with 10 faults, and Great Britain had 13 faults, which was good for fourth spot. In fifth, with a total of 14, was Venezuela. Canada was sitting in sixth with a score of 16, which included Deslauriers’ score of four faults, Cone’s 12 fault ride and Lamaze’s clean performance. Cudmore, who had been eliminated for two refusals with Southern Pride, provided the drop score. New Zealand and France tied for seventh position with 29 faults apiece while Argentina had 47 faults. Only the top six teams return for the second round.

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