Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 second in Scotiabank Cup

Friday of the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ CSI5*, presented by Rolex held the Scotiabank Cup (1.55m) – the only qualifying competition for this Sunday’s $400,000 Grand Prix. Fifty-eight horse/rider combinations took part in the first round of competition with nineteen going clear and qualifying for the jump off.

Ireland’s Darragh Kenny was in the lead for a brief moment, but Canada’s Eric Lamaze and his Olympic mount Fine Lady 5 took a commanding lead with a clear ride and time of 37.22s.

With three rides left, Lamaze held the lead but Kent Farrington (USA) had been itching for a win this Summer Series and he wasn’t leaving anything on the table. Farrington, aboard the 12-year-old chestnut gelding Creedance, made it look easy. The pair laid down an unbeatable time of 35.51s.

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