It was a popular hometown grand prix win for Brian Morton on Sunday afternoon at Thunderbird Show Park during the Harvest Welcome.
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Canada's Mario Deslauriers and Uris de la Roque place 5th in the large international class at Tryon International Equestrian Center.
"I didn’t know she could go that fast" - young rider finds a new gear to defeat a competitive jump-off field of five to claim top honours.
The first FEI event held in Canada this year features four days of international competition and over $180,000 in prize money.
As Tryon Fall 3 wraps up, Kristen VanderVeen and David Matisz score in the feature jumper classes, while Jimmy Torano takes the Hunter Derby.
The American bested a starting field of 84 horses and a jump-off roster of 16 in the Split Rock Jumping Tour’s Friday feature class.
Adam Prudent added to his back-to-back FEI wins at Tryon Fall 3 to become the first in TIEC’s history to cap 3 victories in a week with a Grand Prix win.
Sunday’s feature class challenged a total of 21 combinations, with seven returning for the jump-off including Canada's Kim Farlinger with Kreator.
Show jumping, driving and indoor cross-country will be in this year’s program, including the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final and Rolex Grand Prix.
The Belgian edged countryman Verlooy to add another grand prix win to his resume on a horse that many consider to be “the best mare in the world currently.”