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.
The International Jumping Riders Club proposed some important revisions; here is a summary of their suggestions, and the FEI's response.
Adrienne Sternlicht takes a pair of big classes, including the $340,000 RBC Grand Prix; Nicole Walker speeds to Winning Round victory.
Tiffany Foster and Electrique win the ATCO Cup 1.50m Grand Prix; Carly Stevens and Springsteen rock the Solaris U25.