The best certainly came out to play tonight at Spruce Meadows for the Husky Energy Cup.  There were 42 competitors who looked to finish ahead of the rest over the Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) designed course.

The first round of competition saw 14 horse/rider combinations get the best of the 15 jumping efforts that spanned over 475 metres of Meadows on the Green.  Moving onto the jump-off round was made to look easy by World, World Cup and Olympic Champions, but the jump-off would be a showcase of talent, speed and agility.

Rodrigo Pessoa is one of the best riders in the world and a threat every time he enters the ring.  Today was no different as he rode in on Cazino.  The pair sped around the jump-off course, flying over the obstacles and making impossibly tight turns.  They crossed the finish line in 35.61 seconds.  It would be a tough time to beat.

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