The Canadian rider closed out the third week of the 2024 ESP Spring Series in Wellington and now heads for tbird and Spruce Meadows.
Wellington International
The Irish rider piloted Casturano to take the $117,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 12 in a highly competitive field of 57 starters.
The US rider won aboard 'Aggie' while the only Canadian in the competition took second aboard Bardolina 2.
His Pan Am Games mount Contagious proved the fastest of just three entries who made the jumpoff in the $215,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix.
The US rider is back in the winner's circle, this time aboard an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare he has been developing since 2021.
The Irish rider and his speedy gelding could not be caught in the $116,000 class, a qualifier for Saturday night's rich grand prix.
The British rider won the $200,000 class riding Point Break and also earned the Leading International Rider award.
The all-female show jumping squad of Tiffany Foster, Erynn Ballard, Beth Underhill and Amy Millar took on 10 teams in the $150,000 event.
Great Britain’s Ben Maher was in winning form at Wellington International, taking WEF Challenge Cup 8 with Ginger-Blue.
The US rider won back-to-back Challenge Cups; two Canadians place top-10 in competitive class of 52 entries and a 12-horse jumpoff.