The 'small but mighty' gelding Christy JNR and his rider will be on a Major League Show Jumping team this summer.
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The BC native took the $25,000 FarmVet Grand Prix riding Bonita VH Keizershof Z, edging Germany’s Christian Heineking and Mr. Darcy.
WEF 4 started out with an incredible sweep by the American rider; top Canadian was Erynn Ballard and Nespresso Van’t Laekhof, 3rd in Sec. A.
Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Cazador Ls take top honours in Friday's $15,000 feature class at Polo West in Wellington, FL.
Owners hoping to improve fertility gave their stallion a banned substance days before a show without telling the rider.
The Irish rider bested a field of 33 with a victory in the $137,000 FEI 1.55m class at Desert International Horse Park.
The pair's second victory at WEF Week 3 nets the American another nice payday; 2nd-place Spencer Smith rides a mare from Eric Lamaze's barn.
“My plan was to be smooth and keep him relaxed because we have a long circuit ahead of us," said the Canadian of their win in Thermal, CA.
Tiffany Foster and Brighton grab 6th place in the CSI3*; all WEF feature classes are available to watch for free both live and on-demand.
A total of 84 combinations contested the opening round, looking to punch their ticket into Sunday’s $137,000 NetJets Grand Prix CSI3*.