Alberta’s own Halle Duke has been crowned Equestrian Canada’s National U25 Champion. The record-setting $40,000 National Finals event consisted of three competitions, and it was Halle who ended at the top of the podium with the gold medal draped around her neck along with the title of Canada’s National U25 Champion. The silver medal was awarded to Claire Doty and the bronze medal went to Stella Chernoff.
The Equestrian Canada U25 Championship was contested over three days, beginning with Wednesday’s $5,000 MarBill Hill Table C competition, followed by Thursday’s $10,000 Devoucoux Saddles Jump off competition, and concluded with tonight’s $25,000 Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Cup.
Riders carried their scores from Wednesday’s Table C competition into the next two phases of the Championship, where the first round scores were added to the Table C scores to determine the ultimate winner. The Table C phase proved to be the ticket to victory for young Halle, who zipped around the track in 59.18 seconds winning the event and giving her the lead with a score of zero faults. Combined with a clear round and the win in Phase 2, she carried that score of zero into the final phase of the Championship.