The $85,000 TD Cup 1.50m competition was held earlier on Saturday in a winning round format with the top 10 out of 24 combinations returning for round two. McLain Ward and Double H Farm's HH Carlos Z were the only pair to jump clear in both rounds of competition. They completed the fastest of three clears in round one, making the pair last to go in the winning round, where they had the fastest clear in 44.58 seconds to take top honors. Mexico's Jaime Azcarraga was the first rider to jump clear in round two with Matador in 46.26 seconds and had the rest of the field chasing his time, eventually finishing second. Elizabeth Gingras (CAN) and B Gingras Equestrian Ltd.'s Zilversprings were clear in 46.56 seconds to place third. Antonio Chedraui of Mexico also cleared the second course in 46.64 seconds to finish fourth with Fortin. Ian Millar (CAN) and Team Works' Star Power were fifth with a clear round in 49.61 seconds. "The first round was difficult. The time allowed was tight again, but he has been performing really well," Ward said of HH Carlos Z, a 12-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Chellano Z x Voltaire). "We just tried to jump a nice, clear round and get under the time. Certainly being the fastest one helped, being able to watch Eric (Lamaze) and Quentin (Judge) go before me. It was certainly nice to be in that position. It was a little bit of a better position than we have been all week. This horse has been trying to win big classes the whole time here, it just came together today." Ward stated, "He can kind of do everything. I almost put him in the grand prix today, but my stallion needs the experience. Carlos can do anything you want, basically. He's a bit of a younger version of my old mare Goldika. When you need her, she goes, kind of an ATM machine. I really like him." HH Carlos Z will jump two classes in next week's 'Pan American' Tournament to conclude the summer series at Spruce Meadows and will then have a nice break while Ward hopes to be headed to France for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. He then plans to come back to Calgary for the 'Masters' Tournament in September. Final Results: $85,000 TD Cup 1.50m 1 HH CARLOS Z: Zangersheide/G/Bay/12 Chellano Z x Voltaire MCLAIN WARD (USA), Double H Farm: 0/0/44.58 2 MATADOR: Dutch Warmblood/S/Chestnut/12 Indoctro x Corland JAIME AZCARRAGA (MEX), Jaime Azcarraga: 2/0/46.26 3 ZILVERSPRINGS: Dutch Warmblood/G/Grey/10 Silverstone x Emilion ELIZABETH GINGRAS (CAN), B Gingras Equestrian Ltd: 1/0/46.56 4 FORTIN: Zangersheide/G/Bay/9 Forsyth x Quinar Z ANTONIO CHEDRAUI (MEX), Antonio Chedraui: 2/0/46.64 5 STAR POWER: Dutch Warmblood/G/Bay/13 Quick Star x Calvados IAN MILLAR (CAN), Team Works: 1/0/49.61 6 FINE LADY 5: Hanoverian/M/Bay/11 Forsyth x Hauptstutbuch ERIC LAMAZE (CAN), Artisan Farms, LLC: 0/4/43.21 7 HH DONNATELLA: Belgian Warmblood/M/Bay/11 Toulon x Mr. Blue QUENTIN JUDGE (USA), Double H Farm: 0/4/43.36 8 VICTOR: Dutch Warmblood/G/Bay/12 Elmshorn x Grandeur TIFFANY FOSTER (CAN), Torrey Pines & Artisan Farms: 4/4/44.98 9 SAMSON II: Swedish Warmblood/G/Bay/10 Cardento x Bellini KIRSTEN COE (USA), Lovsta Stuteri: 1/4/49.07 10 FINEMAN: Swedish Warmblood/G/Bay/11 Feliciano x Beach Boy SHANE SWEETNAM (IRL), Sweet Oak Farm: 4/12/47.52
