In short
Darragh Kenny wins CSI5* 1.50m at Spruce Meadows
Daniel Coyle takes 1 and 2 in CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix
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The ATCO Cup closed out competitions on the International Ring for Friday of the ‘North American’. The track, designed by FEI Course Designer Santiago Varela (ESP), produced five clears into the jump off.
The Irish have been fighting amongst themselves at the top of the leaderboard, and today it was Darragh Kenny aboard Lightning (Kannan x Animo), who produced the fastest clear round in the jump-off with a time of 36.95s. Conor Swail (IRL) finished in second aboard Qoreen van 't Ruytershof (Mosito van het hellehof x Levisto z) . Canada’s Sarah Lottis, rounded out the top three placings with Itoulon S (Etoulon VDL x Contendro i).
This year we’ve heard the Irish National Anthem an astounding 16 times on the International Ring. With such a strong Irish field of riders there’s a good chance we’ll see the colours of Ireland fly again this weekend.
One-Two Finish for Ireland’s Daniel Coyle in the McNerney Family Cup
The McNerney Family Cup 1.45m was the only qualifier for this week’s CSI2* Grand Prix where only the top 30 athletes qualified. Forty-seven horse/rider combinations took to the International Ring and eleven jumped clear to advance to the jump off.
The Irish have been on a roll all summer long and Daniel Coyle (IRL) was determined to continue that streak. Coyle posted fast clear round with both his horses, Daydream (Phin Phin) and Calippo 57 (Casallco), taking first and second place respectively.
On stage, Kara Chad followed as third aboard AES-gelding, Chicago (USA Today).
