Toronto, Ontario – For the second year in a row, 19-year-old Waylon Roberts of Port Perry, ON, galloped away with the victory in the $10,000 Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing Challenge on Tuesday night at The Royal Horse Show. The 10-day international equestrian competition is held as part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, celebrating its 85th anniversary, from November 2-11 in Toronto, ON.

Having debuted last year to rave reviews, the $10,000 Good Crop Services Indoor Eventing Challenge was expanded this year to feature members of the U.S. Gold Medal Team from the 2007 Pan American Games taking on Canada’s Silver Medal Team. In the end, it was a Canadian who emerged victorious over the course designed by 2000 Olympic Champion David O’Connor of The Plains, Virginia, and built by Jay Hambly of Guelph, ON. The course was a unique mix of traditional show jumping fences interspersed with cross-country obstacles that included a double corner, a keyhole, and a bank complete with a drop. Riders thrilled the audience as in the Ricoh Coliseum as they raced over 15 obstacles in an attempt to cross the finish line in the fastest time.

The competition, held on Monday and Tuesday evenings, saw the times from both nights added together to determine the overall winner. On Monday, Roberts had emerged the winner, turning in a time of 64.15 seconds followed by two-time Gold Medalist Phillip Dutton who stopped the clock in 68.82 seconds.

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