The victory capped off a very good MLSJ Toronto run for the Israeli rider, who rode Corbie to edge Kent Farrington by 1/10 of a second.
Daniel Bluman
The Israeli rider managed to edge Nayel Nassar (EGY), who had four in the top ten to close out FEI competition during HITS Hudson Valley IV.
Canada's Vanessa Mannix grabs 4th place with her own 11-year-old Kingston in this inaugural event in California.
The Israeli rider and Gemma W were 2nd in last year's World Cup class here; top Canadian was Vanessa Mannix riding Carmela Z, who placed 4th.
Canada's Mario Deslauriers places 5th riding Bardolina 2; Nayel Nassar wins the $78,000 Hampton Classic 2* Grand Prix.
Over 10,000 boisterous spectators watched the show jumpers have their turn in the Rolex Stadium over Guilherme Jorge's challenging track.
Canada's Tiffany Foster places 5th in the $146,000 Challenge Cup riding Hamilton as the last week of the season gets underway.
The US rider scored the win aboard Kalinka Van’t Zorgvliet, a mare he calls "hot, a bit wacky, a little small, and has an inverted-type jump."
The Israeli rider edged McLain Ward and Contagious for the victory; Canadian Mario Deslauriers rode Uris de la Roque to 4th place.
Questions over the status of a corporate owner mean that Israel’s first-ever Olympic jumping team must manage without its anchor rider.