The $310,000 purchase won just the second time out of the gate in the $10,000 Developing Jumper Series Five-Year-Old Classic at WEF 10.
show jumping
Lamaze is back in Florida and got right down to business, winning the $37,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m CSI3* over Michel Vaillancourt's course.
Further casualties include 5 aborted foals; hundreds more horses blocked from competing as a third Spanish venue is linked with cases.
While details are still being ironed out in terms of protocols, spectators, etc, the majors at Aachen, Spruce Meadows and Geneva are a go.
Canadian Sean Jobin places 6th in the class with Darius and also placed 5th in the Futures Prix riding Coquelicot VH Heuvelland Z.
The American rode the mare Lyranta Van’t Gebroekt to victory over a track designed by Peter Grant of Calgary.
Kent Farrington and Creedance prove uncatchable in the $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic CSI5*; Tiffany Foster top Canadian in 6th.
Ifko and longtime partner 'Monty' were the best of 12 in the jumpoff; fellow Canuck Susan Horn and Chacca Keeps II place 4th.
“I sold my two main grand prix horses earlier in the circuit, so he had to really step up," said Saïd of his winning mount.
The FEI has extended the shutdown of international events in mainland Europe due to the recent EHV-1 outbreak.