The Irish rider aboard Pacino Amiro topped a jump-off field of 10 as the final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival got underway.

The Canadian (and world’s top-ranked female show jumping athlete) rode the mare Nanini van d’Abelendreef to victory.

Top Canadian in the $6,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate 1.45m CSI4* on Wednesday was Nicole Walker riding Atout Des Trambles.

The US rider is back in action after fracturing her arm in 2021, taking the $50,000 class in a field of 45 including three Canadian entries.

The CSH mare was back in form after a two-year layoff; top Canadian in the $37,000 class was Erynn Ballard with Comedie De Talma.

The $75,000 Rosenbaum PLLC Grand Prix saw 32 entries contest a course set by Eric Hasbrouck, with eight advancing to the jump-off.

A horse in Tent #17 on the grounds of Palm Beach International Equestrian Center has had a nasal swab test positive and is under quarantine.

Tiffany Foster and Northern Light are top Canadians, placing 9th, as the final week of the Winter Equestrian Festival gets underway.

The mare VDL High Five fetched half a million dollars from an undisclosed buyer as a dozen promising athletes went under the hammer.

Darragh Kenny, the top-ranked Irishman in the world at #9, produced his winning round on a horse he had only been riding for two weeks.