"She is exceptionally careful and is really fast, so she is my kind of horse," said the American rider after topping a large field of 36.

The unique opportunity in Wellington with Ian Millar, Kent Farrington, Beezie Madden and other top riders helps Kevin Babington's recovery.

Opening day of the tournament saw 16 nations compete in the featured Trophée de Genève, including Canada's Erynn Ballard.

The pair had the only double-clear effort to clinch the victory in Lexington; Tiffany Foster and Figor top Canadians in 4th.

Exciting competition continues at Spruce Meadows with a pair of top-five Canadian finishes in the International Ring.

Kent Farrington is making a habit of winning the day's first class in the international ring at the Spruce Meadows Masters.

Canadians challenged with second-place finishes for Hyde Moffatt and Eric Lamaze and top-5 for Tiffany Foster and Mario Deslauriers.

The second day of competition at the 2021 Spruce Meadows 'National' also featured a win for Kent Farrington and Austria 2.

Her Majesty's home-bred racehorse headed the Retraining of Racehorses class; Kent Farrington takes The Kingdom of Bahrain Stakes.

The American riders are in great form a few weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, winning the feature grand prix classes two weeks in a row.