FEI CSI5* competition got underway at the 50th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, with 68 entries contesting Nick Granat’s track.

The Colombian rider piloted Phelina De Septon, owned by Mario Deslauriers Inc.; Deslauriers was 10th in the class riding Latino.

The 50th anniversary of this iconic late summer show in the affluent Long Island seaside community features top riders and celebs out in full force.

The home crowd cheered the victory in Valkenswaard of their top-ranked Dutch star and his “once in a lifetime horse.”

The victory capped off a very good MLSJ Toronto run for the Israeli rider, who rode Corbie to edge Kent Farrington by 1/10 of a second.

Owned by Bluman Equestrian, the team of Mark Bluman (COL), Thaisa Erwin (AUS) and Daniel Bluman (ISR) won the $312,500 event in Erin.

James Chawke and Daido van’t Ruytershof Z zoomed to the top of the leaderboard in the $90,000 CSI2* event in California.

The US rider has been hot-hot-hot this summer, this time taking the $63,000 BFL Canada 5* Qualifier with Myla in Erin on the MLSJ tour.

The German rider kicked the CSI2* action off at HITS Del Mar over Canadian course designer Meghan Rawlins' track.

Run in conjunction with the Kentucky Three-Day Event, April 23-26, it will be the penultimate Leg 8 of the MLSJ season 5 roster.