Conor Swail continued his winning streak with a win aboard Vital Chance de la Roque to establish a commanding North American league lead.
Conor Swail
The Irishman kicked off the North American League with a convincing victory aboard Vital Chance de la Roque, edging Canada's Vanessa Mannix.
The prolific winner places one-two in Friday's $75,000 CSI4*-W during the Harvest Celebration; his student Vanessa Mannix (CAN) claims 3rd.
The Harvest Celebration CSI4*-W at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, is underway and will feature the $150,000 World Cup™ Vancouver.
The Spruce Meadows North American continued on Saturday with wins for Deslauriers and Conor Swail in the International Ring.
Canadians challenged with second-place finishes for Hyde Moffatt and Eric Lamaze and top-5 for Tiffany Foster and Mario Deslauriers.
In the four-horse jump-off in the 1.50m CSI3* class on Thursday, the Irishman stacked the odds by making up 50 per cent of the lineup.
As the border gradually reopens to non-citizens, it sees the welcome return of international competition to Thunderbird Show Park.
Swail racked up a trio of victories at TIEC last week, including the $25,000 feature to wrap up Tryon Summer 5.
“This year because of COVID and the way things are going, I thought I would spend a bit more time here, and I have to say it’s been great so far.”