Canadian Sean Jobin places 6th in the class with Darius and also placed 5th in the Futures Prix riding Coquelicot VH Heuvelland Z.

The mare VDL High Five fetched half a million dollars from an undisclosed buyer as a dozen promising athletes went under the hammer.

The American rode the mare Lyranta Van’t Gebroekt to victory over a track designed by Peter Grant of Calgary.

Kent Farrington and Creedance prove uncatchable in the $73,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Classic CSI5*; Tiffany Foster top Canadian in 6th.

Ifko and longtime partner 'Monty' were the best of 12 in the jumpoff; fellow Canuck Susan Horn and Chacca Keeps II place 4th.

“I sold my two main grand prix horses earlier in the circuit, so he had to really step up," said Saïd of his winning mount.

The FEI has extended the shutdown of international events in mainland Europe due to the recent EHV-1 outbreak.

Darragh Kenny, the top-ranked Irishman in the world at #9, produced his winning round on a horse he had only been riding for two weeks.

Hopes that the virus had not spread south from Valencia have been dashed with news of positives related to second jumping venue in Spain.

HITS Saugerties has upped its FEI rating to fill the void for grand prix riders left by the cancellation of the Spruce Meadows Summer Series.