‘Hickstead’ World Cup goes to McLain Ward and Rothchild

McLain Ward too Rothchild accuse over the GroupBy oxer to stimulate got the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup Grand Prix on Midweek dark at Canada’s Royal Horse Show. Ward also took the afternoon’s $15,000 McKee Family International Jumper Challenge aboard Wings. © Ben Radvanyi

McLain Ward too Rothchild blazed a path to victory to stimulate got top honours inward the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup Grand Prix at Canada’s Royal Horse Show inward Toronto on Midweek night.

“The Hickstead class” equally it is right away known, was renamed to observe the peachy Equus caballus Hickstead, next his passing inward 2011. Hickstead carried Canadian Eric Lamaze to an private gilded medal, too squad silvery inward jumping at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Harrie Smolders of the Netherlands finished minute aboard his firecracker of a mare, Regina Z.

Of twenty-four horses to tackle the initial circular of sixteen jumping efforts on course, precisely 7 were able to advance to the jump-off designed yesteryear 1976 Olympic silvery medalist, Michel Vaillancourt.

It is the 5th fourth dimension that Ward has won the class.

Smolders had the disadvantage of going commence inward the jump-off, having lay downwards the commence build clean circular inward the commence circular of competition.

Ward followed Smolders inward the minute round, too was able to notice the incredible turns too angles the dyad executed, inward hopes of duplicating too improving upon their time. Ward pushed Rothchild to an incredible pace, too admits luck was on their side at the Toronto skyline wall, where the bricks moved, but did non topple.

“I felt my Equus caballus was ready to win, but I knew non entirely amongst Harrie’s circular inward front end of me but amongst what was coming behind me that I had to produce something a flake extraordinary tonight. Sometimes it plant inward your favour too sometimes it all goes wrong. Tonight it was inward my favour,” Ward said.

It is uncharacteristic to encounter refusals inward a jump-off, but the horses of both Katie Dinan too Kent Farrington (both of Wellington, Florida) were but unable to gallop, plough too jump inward the means too speed which was required to last atop the leaderboard.

The Canadians did non fare nigh equally well, experiencing what but felt similar a raft of bad luck too circumstance.

Beth Underhill drew commence inward the monastic enjoin too had 2 jumps down. Third inward the ring, Ainsley Vince of Burlington, Ontario, jumped a lovely build clean commence circular but incurred i fourth dimension mistake which prevented them from moving forward. Veterans Ian Millar too Mac Cone had a track each, too international sectionalization newcomer Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan MacPherson had 2 downwards amongst her really experienced mountain Piccobello du Val De Geer.

Three-time Olympian, Ward says the atmosphere at the Royal is minute to none, too it’s a demo he hopes to larn a “lifetime invitation” to compete at.

“I’ve been coming hither since I had precisely turned 17, too I mean value I’ve been coming every yr since too therefore but one. I dearest the urban center too the atmosphere here, the crowd is phenomenal. It has a really particular old-world feeling,” he said.

“We are losing the traditional shows. Here too i other show, Devon, has actually held fast amongst tradition. You however encounter black-tie every dark too the identify is packed. There are events that state ‘society won’t become along amongst this type of formality too particular environment’ – Well this precisely shows they are wrong. I mean value it’s actually really special.”

Clearly the Royal Horse Show agrees amongst Ward, equally he also won the afternoon’s $15,000 McKee Family International Jumper Challenge amongst Wings. His States of America teammate Laura Kraut finished inward second, too previous night’s winner Conor Swail of Republic of Ireland finished third.

The Royal Invitational Dressage Cup Grand Prix was contested inward the afternoon, where London Olympian David Marcus won amongst an overall marking of 70.00%.

 

$100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup Grand Prix 
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Faults : Time
1. McLain Ward / Brewster, NY / Rothchild / 0 : 37.00
2. Harrie Smolders / Netherlands / Regina Z / 0 : 37.59
3. Laura Kraut / Middleburg, VA / Jubilee D’Ouilly / 4 : 36.14
4. Conor Swail / Malahide, Dublin / Game Ready / 4 : 39.00
5. Kent Farrington / Wellington, FL / Uceko / 4 : 46.93

 

$15,000 McKee Family International Jumper Challenge

Rider / Hometown / Horse / Time
1. McLain Ward / Brewster, NY / Wings / 48.12
2. Laura Kraut / Middleburg, VA / Bonito R / 49.16
3. Conor Swail / Malahide, Dublin / Arista / 51.37
4. Mac Cone / King City, ON / Vannety B / 52.71
5. Francois Mathy / Kingdom of Belgium / Elvis Van De Vrunte / 54.29

 

Royal Invitational Dressage Cup – Grand Prix
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Overall Score
1. David Marcus / Campbellville, ON / Chevri’s Capital / 70.000%
2. Diane Creech / Hagersville, ON / Devon L / 67.801%
3. Evi Strasser / St. Adele, QC / Action Tyme / 63.901%
4. Jacqueline Brooks / Mount Albert, ON / D’Niro / 63.014%

 

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