The Israeli rider and Gemma W were 2nd in last year's World Cup class here; top Canadian was Vanessa Mannix riding Carmela Z, who placed 4th.
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Hot off their Pan Am Games gold medal, the two Americans took the Royal features; plus you can now wager on Saturday's World Cup class!
The leaders hold fast to their spots at the top of the leaderboards, while others have made significant leaps up the world rankings.
The Belgian rider rode Bond Jamesbond de Hay to victory in the third leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League.
The German rider took the second leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League with a winning score of 83.415%.
Team Mexico will be first up as nine teams vie for medals and Olympic berths; Beth Underhill and Nikka Vd Bisschop will be the pathfinders for Canada.
A strong Canadian team pushed the US back into 2nd place and scored just their third Pan Am Games eventing gold medal in 72 years.
Riding Brego R'n B in their first World Cup victory, the pair edged Germany's Rene Dittmer and Corsica X over Bernardo Costa Cabral's course.
As he approaches 70, architect/eventer Juan Carlos Tafur Eisenmayer has seen many changes in the sport over the decades.
The Swedish rider won the opening leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup 2023-2024 Western European League, and three other classes that week.