Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 second in Scotiabank Cup

Friday of the Spruce Meadows โ€˜Continentalโ€™ CSI5*, presented by Rolex held the Scotiabank Cup (1.55m) โ€“ the only qualifying competition for this Sundayโ€™s $400,000 Grand Prix. Fifty-eight horse/rider combinations took part in the first round of competition with nineteen going clear and qualifying for the jump off.

Irelandโ€™s Darragh Kenny was in the lead for a brief moment, but Canadaโ€™s Eric Lamaze and his Olympic mount Fine Lady 5 took a commanding lead with a clear ride and time of 37.22s.

With three rides left, Lamaze held the lead but Kent Farrington (USA) had been itching for a win this Summer Series and he wasnโ€™t leaving anything on the table. Farrington, aboard the 12-year-old chestnut gelding Creedance, made it look easy. The pair laid down an unbeatable time of 35.51s.

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