The American rider and her remarkable gelding ended a 15-year drought by becoming the first US combination to win at Kentucky since 2008.

Liz Halliday-Sharp and Smith dominate the CCI4*-S, with three Canadians sitting top-10 going into Saturday's cross-country phase.

Tom McEwen provisionally tops the CCI5*-L with JL Dublin; Liz Halliday-Sharp sets the pace in the CCI4*-S, with Colleen Loach sitting in 3rd.

Waylon Roberts was the top Canadian in two divisions, placing 3rd in the 3* riding OKE Ruby R and 2nd in the 2* with Fernhill Salt Lake.

The Canadian rider took the CCI3*-S and placed 2nd in the 2*-L with Super Nova at the popular event in Kalispell, Montana.

Rider wins despite a black eye suffered in a fall earlier in the day; Canadian Holly Jacks-Smither's More Inspiration top-placing Thoroughbred in 5th.