A day-one thriller of a class saw the Swiss rider win aboard Chaplin; Sandy Lupton's Count Me In was third for Conor Swail (IRL).
Conor Swail
Conor Swail (IRL) soared to victory with Vital Chance De La Roque, and four Canadian entries broke the top 10 to conclude Desert Circuit III.
Conor Swail (IRL) continues his dominance of this league, this time winning aboard Beth Underhill's former ride Count Me In.
Conor Swail continued his winning streak with a win aboard Vital Chance de la Roque to establish a commanding North American league lead.
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.