Mario Deslauriers with S&L Quatro van de Meerputhoeve and Kara Chad riding Igor placed one-two at the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’.

The Dutch rider bested a star-studded field of 40 in the €500,000 Longines event in the resort town on the French Riviera.

Conor Swail and Casturano placed 2nd; Canada's Tiffany Foster challenged the Irishmen aboard Electrique to grab 3rd.

An exceptional field of international elite athletes competed in the exciting evening class in the iconic Dixon Oval at the Devon Horse Show.

Thursday was a good day for the Canadian, who rode two of her own horses into first place in FEI classes, including a sought-after 4* win.

Picking up where he left off last week, the Irish rider kicked off the Odlum Brown BC Open with a win aboard Ariel Grange's aptly-named Incredible.

There was lots of action at the Canadian Premier at Thunderbird Show Park, culminating in the young Brit scoring the biggest win of his career.

The Saturday feature at the Ottawa Welcome II saw the 27-year-old place one-two with Lazzaro and Pepe 348.

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows concluded with a repeat win by the American rider, this time aboard the veteran mare Callas.

Aboard L'Artiste de Toxandra, the 28-year-old Greek rider posted her first-ever 5* grand prix win against some daunting opponents.