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.
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Americans continue to dominate the team standings in the Pan Am Eventing going into Sunday's medal-deciding Jumping phase.
The USA remains in the lead with Brazil second; only six of the 34 starters went double clear, with nine eliminated on course.
Canada sits second and Brazil third heading into cross-country; designer Pierre Le Goupil describes his course.
All four team members are in the top 8 individually following solid performances in the dressage phase; cross-country tomorrow.
As he approaches 70, architect/eventer Juan Carlos Tafur Eisenmayer has seen many changes in the sport over the decades.
Julio Mendoza Loor and Jewel’s Goldstrike blew the competition away, scoring over 87% in a test brimming with confidence and class.
Camille Carier Bergeron and Sound of Silence 4 performed a beautiful freestyle to wrap up the dressage portion of the Games.
The young American squad came out with guns blazing, winning the country's ninth Pan Am Games Dressage team title.