Less than three seconds separated the top five horses over Olympic course designer Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) speed track. Larrazabal and his 8-year-old Zangersheide mare (Asca Z x Lordanos) stopped the clock at an uncatchable 60.72 seconds to take the win. 

“I've been developing this mare over the past two and a half years—she's been wonderful since day one,” said Larrazabal of the mare that stepped up to the international level with him this year. “She has such a big heart. She’s very small, but she doesn’t care about the jumps; she just tries her best every time. Because she's so small, it's easy for her to go fast. It’s tricky with young horses sometimes to go fast, but we managed to do it today.”

As Larrazabal continues to step his young mare up the levels, he has set a goal to see her under the glow of Saturday Night Lights grand prix during the winter season at WEF. “She hasn't told me yet what her limit is, so I'm going to keep going and keep her happy,” concluded Larrazabal.

USA’s Chloe Reid was Larrazabal’s closest challenger, finishing in 61.27 seconds riding Chelsea 179 for owner Live Oak Plantation. After an opening-day win, Michael Murphy (USA) continued a run of top placings with Kaida CM, owned by South Coast, by jumping to another podium finish in 61.34 seconds for third. 

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