Vanessa Mannix (CAN) finished second with Balzane du Mazes, while Brennan's fiancée Lauren Crooks (USA) finished third.

The Irishman kicked off the North American League with a convincing victory aboard Vital Chance de la Roque, edging Canada's Vanessa Mannix.

The prolific winner places one-two in Friday's $75,000 CSI4*-W during the Harvest Celebration; his student Vanessa Mannix (CAN) claims 3rd.

Vanessa Mannix (CAN) and Catinka 25, who won the $100,000 ATCO Cup last week, finished a very close second.

After making the podium on three other occasions at the Summer Fort Classic, Mannix broke through with an impressive win.

Brittni Raflowitz gets her first FEI Grand Prix win with Hilton van de Breepoel; Vanessa Mannix just misses the podium with Catinka 25.

A pair of Canadians make the top 12 in Saturday's 2* Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club Grand Prix in North Carolina.

The Kentucky show has attracted a number of Canadians including Nicole Walker, Jonathon Millar, Vanessa Mannix and Gavin Moylan.

The German rider's Sunday victory at HITS Ocala marked his fourth HITS Million title; top Canadian was Vanessa Mannix and Catinka 25, 10th.

Tracy Fenney (USA) captured her fourth grand prix in the $200,000 feature class during the penultimate week of competition.