In the first class 1,45m of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, McLain Ward made his intentions clear; he won the opening class aboard Tradition de la Roque.

QUICK RESULTS
  1. McLain Ward - Tradition de la Roque (Kannan)
  2. Kaely Tomeu - Cassandra F (Heartbeat)
  3. Sarah Scheiring - Dontez (Verdi TN)
In 28,986 seconds, Ward raced to the victory with his twelve-year old daughter of Kannan. Kaely Tomeu and Cassandra F needed 32,755 seconds to finish and beat Sarah Scheiring with Dontez in barely half a second. Jonathan McCrea and Fernando-H followed in the fourth position in 33,415 seconds, with Fantasy BB McCrea also took the fifth spot. Click here for the complete result.