Lucy Deslauriers, 18, of New York, NY, won the $40,000 RBC Open Welcome on Thursday, July 20, at the CSI3* Ottawa International Horse Show at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON.

An international starting field of 45 horse and rider combinations contested the track set by American course designer Anthony D’Ambrosio on the grass grand prix field, with 16 leaving all the jumps in place to advance to the tie-breaking jump-off.

Having been the first rider on course in the opening round, Deslauriers again returned first for the jump-off. She and Hester laid down another clear round in a time of 37.78 seconds that would prove to be unbeatable. United States Equestrian Team veteran Jonathon McCrea, 44, of East Windsor, CT, came the closest to catching Deslauriers but finished more than a second off the pace, guiding Aristoteles V home in a time of 38.79 for second place. Colombia’s Juan Manuel Gallego was also clear in a time of 41.20 seconds riding Coulash van de Broy Z to finish third.

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