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Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ to Welcome the World’s Best

The Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament is set for an exciting CSIO 5* competition on September 10-14, 2014. The feature competition of the week is the $1.5 Million CP International, presented by Rolex, one of the most prestigious grand prix events in the world and part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. There will […]
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Kent Farrington Wins $125,000 Suncor Winning Round 1.50m at the Masters

Winning twice during the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ is not easily accomplished, but top American rider Kent Farrington showed speed was the key in the $125,000 Suncor Winning Round 1.50m. He and Blue Angel, an 11-year-old AES mare by Luidam x Ascendent owned by Robin Parsky, returned second to last in the second round. The top […]
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Pieter Devos Wins $1 Million CN International at the Masters

The highlight event of the season wrapped up the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ with some of the best show jumping competition in the world. Pieter Devos of Belgium rode Candy to victory in the $1 Million CN International, part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, over Olympic gold medalist Steve Guerdat (SUI) on Nasa […]
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Germany Claims $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup at the Masters

Saturday at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ is always full of national pride, and this year was no different. Eight top teams from around the world went head to head, and the winning nation for the second year in a row was Germany with teammates Hans Dieter Dreher/Colore, Christian Ahlmann/Asca Z, Daniel Deusser/Evita van de Veldballe, […]
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Ben Asselin Wins $205,000 Encana Cup at the Masters

Speed and power described the two competitions on the schedule today at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’. Opening up the evening was the $205,000 Encana Cup 1.60m, and the fastest in the jump-off was Calgary’s own Ben Asselin on Makavoy. The $75,000 ATCO Electric Six Bar featured four rounds of thrilling jumping as Martin Fuchs (SUI) […]
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A Strong Start for Lamaze at the Masters

Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze is off to a strong start at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows “Masters” tournament, placing second in the $125,000 CANA Cup on Thursday, September 5. The five-day international show jumping competition runs September 4 to 8 in Calgary, AB. Lamaze was one of five riders to successfully negotiate the first round […]
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Christian Ahlmann Opens Masters with a Win

The prestigious Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament opened today with two classes in the International Ring and featured exciting competition. The victory in the $85,000 Finning Cup 1.60m went to Christian Ahlmann (GER) on Taloubet Z. Kent Farrington (USA) and Blue Angel flew to the win over a field of 17 in the jump-off of the […]
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Eric Lamaze Welcomes Guests to Spruce Meadows Masters

Canadian Olympic Champion and Rolex testimonee Eric Lamaze welcomed guests on the opening day of the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows Masters tournament in Calgary, AB. The five-day show jumping tournament runs September 4-8, culminating in the $1 million CN International, presented by Rolex. Lamaze welcomed guests and media to his stables where he introduced his two […]
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Big Star Withdrawn from Spruce Meadows Masters

Spruce Meadows is sorry to announce that Big Star, the top mount of Great Britain’s Nick Skelton, has been withdrawn from the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO 5* due to an injury sustained while training at home. The ‘Masters’ will be held on September 4-8, 2013. Skelton stated, “This is indeed very disappointing. Big Star […]