The ninth week of the 2020 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) saw a second major win for Kristen VanderVeen (USA) and Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili.

Ashlee Bond (ISR) recorded her first career five-star grand prix victory riding Donatello 141 in the $401,000 Douglas Elliman Real Estate at WEF.

Spencer Smith won the $137,000 Equinimity WEF Challenge Cup Round 9 CSI5* riding Theodore Manciais, edging his coach, Eric Lamaze, into 3rd spot.

In Wednesday’s highlight class, the best was saved for last as Vanderveen and Faustino de Tili were the final of 60 to navigate the two-phase course.

Israel's Ashlee Bond logged her first Turf Tour Grand Prix victory aboard Ace of Hearts in the $15,000 1.40M Turf Tour Grand Prix at The Ridge.

Highlighted by a strong performance by Eric Lamaze, the Canadian Show Jumping Team tied for 4th place in the $150,000 CSIO4* Nations’ Cup in Wellington, FL.

Rodrigo Lambre topped the $214,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix with Catover to conclude WEF 8, while Kevin Babington received a special award.

The future of U.S. show jumping was shining bright as a team of up-and-coming athletes dominated the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* at WEF in Wellington, FL.

New Zealand claimed the honours in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of the United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi for the second time in two years.

It came down to a minute to win it in the Douglas Elliman Real Estate Classic as Brian Moggre was the only rider to break that mark over the speed track.