The German won the $500,000 Rolex CSI5* Grand Prix with Cepano Baloubet as he now heads for next week's World Cup Final in Omaha.
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Canada's Tiffany Foster places 5th in the $146,000 Challenge Cup riding Hamilton as the last week of the season gets underway.
The world’s top horses and riders prepare for the series grand finale April 5-8; Canada will be represented by Erynn Ballard.
“She's like 15 out of 10 careful” said the Irish rider of Max Kühner's former mount that he only started riding at the beginning of the year.
Sunday’s Great American Grand Prix marked the conclusion of the 2023 HITS Ocala circuit; many HITS venues getting a revamp this year.
McLain Ward captures the $146,000 CaptiveOne series final, while several Canadians earn top-five finishes in feature events.
The last NAL qualifier before the Final in Omaha took place at the Live Oak International over a course designed by Olaf Petersen Jr.
The US rider took the $226,000 Horseware Ireland CSI4* at Wellington International over "definitely the biggest track she’s jumped.”
The German rider added another victory to a rivalry that’s been brewing all season with McLain Ward as just over two weeks remain in the series.
Just 500 days remain until the XXXIII Olympiad, and countries are gradually running out of opportunities to qualify.