In the 1.50m main class, the United States dominated the podium, sweeping the top three spots in a fiercely contested jump-off. World number two Kent Farrington proved once again why he is among the fastest riders on the circuit. Piloting the 9-year-old Oldenburg gelding Rexton (s. Diaron x Chacco-Blue, breeder: Gestüt Lewitz), Farrington stopped the jump-off clock at a blistering 32.96 seconds to secure the win.

Compatriot Alex Matz came agonizingly close to upsetting the world number two. Aboard the 13-year-old KWPN stallion Ikigai (s. Elvis ter Putte x Iroko, breeder: F.A.M.M. Burgers & M.C.J.M. Burgers), Matz crossed the finish line in 33.06 seconds—just a tenth of a second shy of Farrington—to settle for second place. McKayla Langmeier rounded out the all-American podium in third, steering the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding Gangster WW (s. Grand Slam x Kannan, breeder: W. Winkeler) through a clear jump-off in 34.84 seconds.

Just outside the top three, Rodrigo Pessoa piloted the 11-year-old BWP gelding Prins van 't Eigenlo (s. Vigo d'Arsouilles Stx x Zandor) to a double-clear finish in 35.51 seconds for fourth place, ahead of Colombia's Roberto Teran Tafur in fifth with the 14-year-old DSP mare DSP Callas (s. Casskeni II x Levistano).

Pessoa strikes in the 1.50m Speed Class

Earlier in the evening, Rodrigo Pessoa claimed top honors in the CSI5* 1.50m speed class. Teaming up with the 9-year-old Selle Français gelding Hard'rock AF (s. Lauterbach x Coolcorran Cool Diamond, breeder: C. Baron & S.A.R.L. Horse Jumping Et Distribution), Pessoa laid down an untouchable clear round in 53.06 seconds.

Irish riders claimed the remaining spots on the speed podium. Conor Swail pushed Pessoa all the way to the wire aboard the 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding Casturano (s. Castelan x Canturo, breeder: Reimer Detlef Hennings), finishing just eighteen-hundredths of a second behind in 53.24 seconds for second place. Daniel Coyle followed in third with the 9-year-old KWPN gelding VDL Mourinho (s. Etoulon x Classe VDL, breeder: A. De Boer), stopping the clock at 54.35 seconds.

American rider Aaron Vale secured fourth place with the 8-year-old Zangersheide gelding Hulu (s. Untouchable x Canturo) in 55.03 seconds, while Great Britain's Jessica Mendoza completed the top five aboard the 10-year-old Zangersheide mare Ascadina PP Z (s. Asca Z x Ginus) with a clear round in 60.85 seconds.

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