Germany’s Richard Vogel led the lap of honour in Dodd Technologies CSI4* while the Canadian makes the podium with Costa Quick PS.
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Two Canadians place top-10 in the large field of 59 entries: Tiffany Foster with Battlecry (5th) and Amy Millar riding Truman (7th).
Ten teams are set for a flying start in Abu Dhabi when this highly-anticipated new series gets underway on February 11.
Cydello is a new addition to the German rider's string; the pair edged Nicola Philippaerts with Derby de Riverland.
The win aboard the Canadian-owned horse qualifies the Irish rider for the Longines Final 2024 in Riyadh (KSA) in April.
The highlight class of the week on a chilly Florida night at WEC-Ocala saw the US 'Master of Faster' top a four-horse jump-off.
The Irish rider won the Dodd Technologies CSI3* at WEF aboard Jacqueline Steffens-Daly's former ride; Canadian Nicole Walker fifth.
The pair had a big win in Basel in the FEI Jumping World Cup, the late-blooming 17-year-old mare's first indoor Grand Prix victory.
The British rider won the first ‘Saturday Night Lights’ grand prix of 2024 riding Enjeu de Grisien; Tiffany Foster and Northern Light place 6th.
An enormous field of 72 entries tackled the WEF Challenge Cup Round 1, with the Irishman coming out on top.