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Horse Racing New Brunswick Executive Director Resigns

Horse Racing New Brunswick’s executive director, Roberta Nixon, has resigned from her post. CBC.ca reports that Nixon submitted her resignation on June 12th to become effective last week, citing personal reasons for her departure. Kathy McLean has taken over in her stead. Horse Racing New Brunswick has been involved in a debate over the expansion […]
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Catch a Glimpse Extends Streak With Belmont Oaks Win

Catch a Glimpse, owned in partnership by Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler and Windways Farm, held off a late challenge from Time and Motion to keep her winning streak intact in capturing Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Oaks Invitational for 3-year-old fillies on Stars & Stripes Day at Belmont Park. The Mark Casse-trained bay […]
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US Eventing Team Makes History at The Plains

Clark Montgomery (USA) flew back from Britain to his home country to lead a strong American quartet to victory in the fifth leg of the 2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, held for the first time outside Europe, at the Land Rover Great Meadows International at The Plains, Virginia. Riding the Irish-bred Loughan Glen, the horse […]
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Chris Surbey Wins Enbridge Classic Derby

On Sunday at Spruce Meadows, Calgary’s own Chris Surbey (CAN) made history by becoming the 20th rider ever to jump a clear round in the long-running Enbridge Classic Derby. Surbey and Linda Southern-Heathcott’s Quetchup de la Roque joined an impressive list of winners, completing the only clear round out of 13 starters, to win Sunday’s […]
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Jaclyn Duff Fourth in LaFarge Cup

Mexico’s Antonio Maurer emerged victorious in Friday’s LaFarge Cup 1.50m during an exciting evening of competition at the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament CSI5*, presented by Rolex. Galileo de Laubry, a ten-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Cardento I x Askan de Lauzelle), gave Maurer the second win of his career in Spruce Meadows’ famous International Ring […]
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Swedes Take Dressage Series Lead with Home Turf Win

Team Sweden have made it something of a tradition to come out on top in the FEI Nations Cup Dressage™ leg on home ground in Falsterbo, and they did it for the third consecutive year when pinning their rivals and neighbours from Denmark into runner-up spot by a significant 18-point margin today. Falsterbo Horse Show, […]
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Swiss Sweep Furusiyya Victory in Falsterbo

Andy Kistler’s Swiss side produced a superb performance to win the sixth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2016 Europe Division 1 League at Falsterbo (SWE) today. Tied for the lead with the host nation and Brazil at the halfway stage, the winners were simply faultless while Sweden lined up second ahead of […]
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Canadian Jumpers Named for Developing Rider Tour

Up and coming Canadian riders will get a chance to shine on the international stage as part of the Developing Rider Tour, featuring two upcoming stops in July at the CSI 3*-W Bratislava and CSIO 3* Samorin in Slovakia. Aimed at giving young riders valuable elite level experience, the tour will kick off at the […]