The cream rose to the top at the final Royal West Mini Series which played host to the 2020 Royal West Canadian Championship presented by Yann Candele this past Friday and Saturday night in downtown Calgary at Stampede Park.
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were presented to the horse/rider combinations who earned the best result over the two nights of Grand Prix Competition beginning with the $2,500 Klondike Victory Farm Grand Prix on Friday, and the $20,000 Cavalier Horse Transport Spirit of the West Cup on Saturday evening. When the dust settled, it was Jim Ifko and Rachel Cornacchia both of Eventyre Farms who took home the Gold and Silver medals respectively, and young Shaelynn Enders with two nights of great riding won the Bronze Medal. In all, the three earned the medals topping a field of 26 riders who vied for the Royal West Canadian Championship title.
Although spectators were not allowed to attend the event live, there was a buzz in the air with almost all of the competitors and families competing at Royal West staying to watch both nights, as well as a huge Livestream audience that had over 8,000 views and 112,600 minutes or 1,876 hours of viewership, numbers that any showjumping event in North America would certainly enjoy.