Though a seasoned team rider, this was Amy Millar’s first Pan American Games appearance, and she came away with sixth place to add to her team silver medal. The tough course caught up to her teammates Beth Underhill on Nikka Vd Bisschop and Tiffany Foster on Figor who finished 9th and 14th, respectively.

With a maximum of three entries per country, the first round saw 28 competitors compete over a difficult course set by Brazil’s Marina Azevedo that only produced three clear rounds, unfortunately none from the Canadians.

Tiffany Foster and Figor.

Tiffany Foster and Figor. (Cara Grimshaw photo)

To the great delight of the crowd, the first clear round of the day was from Chilean rider Augustin Covarrubias and Nelson du Petit Vevier. Covarrubia, who spent the bulk of the year competing in Mexico, had a rail and two time faults in the second round to left him in 13th overall with 24.96 faults.

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