The Albertan rode a pair of homebreds, winning the 4-year-old class with Nacho Libre BF and the 6-year-old class with Lemonade BF.
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The US rider entered four, but his winning mount with 'a stride like Secretariat' surprised him with the gelding's first grand prix victory.
The handsome Hanoverian with a side hustle as a breeding stallion was intended for the jumper ring but has been excelling in the Derby series.
It was a full slate of hunter and jumper events at Thunderbird Show Park in Langley, BC, culminating with Sunday's $20,000 Grand Prix.
“He’s definitely my soul mate,” says the young Canadian of the sales horse who was too special not to keep.
The four-man squad positively dominated the feature event of the Odlum Brown BC Open and the only qualifier in the country.
Coyle Flies to CSIO5* tbird Cup victory, 3 Canadians in top 5 of CSI2* tbird Grand Prix; Canada 2nd in Junior Nations Cup.
Smart, efficient riding landed Steffens at the top of the podium; the Canadian will be part of the Nations Cup team on Sunday riding Freaky.
The $235,000 Friday feature at Thunderbird Show Park also marked the American's first 5* victory here; top Canadian was Ali Ramsay, 4th.
The Irish rider rode Theo 160 to the win in a field of 52 ; Canada's Mario Deslauriers has two in the top 10.
