Speed Wins at Spruce Meadows

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. speed wins at spruce meadows. calgary, ab – there were 28 horse/rider combinations that started the $20,000 cargill jumper cup on saturday evening at spruce meadows. the course, set by germany’s christa heibach, was cleared by seven who then moved onto the jump-off round. the first to go in the jump-off was bc native andrea strain. strain rode her 9 year-old gelding luigi clear around the seven jumping effort course with a time of 33.26. it was a fast time that would be tough to beat by the next six into the ring. lindsay hitchner (can) and her mare georgia had a great intermediate time but the speed cost them a rail ending their chances at the win. in the end it was strain’s night after she took the lead early and was able to hold on for victory in the cargill jumper cup. advertisement scroll to continue with content cargill jumper cup top 10 1- andrea strain can luigi 2- tamie phillips can lucas 3- carla diewert can concorde 4- allen kruger can mrs. quinn 5- allen kruger can pronikki 6- tamie phillips can santos 7- lindsay hitchner can georgia 181 8- lisa carlsen can la boom 9- kelly koss can lennox 157 10- albert kley can le primeur sm. the “winter farewell”, continues in the equiplex tomorrow with riders competing in the feature competition, the $25,000 telus grand prix, set to begin at 1:30 pm. parking and admission will be complimentary for the last day of the “winter farewell” tournament.