For the second week in a row, Ireland’s Daniel Coyle and his mount, Farona, stood in the winner’s circle following the $35,500 CSI2* Grand Prix, presented by Case IH, on Sunday, May 27, at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Caledon, ON. The pair had won the $35,500 CSI2* Grand Prix, presented by Horseware Ireland, one week earlier during the Caledon National tournament on Sunday, May 20.
Returning for the second week of back-to-back international show jumping competition at the Caledon Equestrian Park, Coyle and Farona again emerged victorious. Course designer Michel Vaillancourt, who earned rave reviews for his tracks at the Caledon Equestrian Park during the 2015 Pan American Games, set a demanding test for the $35,500 CSI2* Grand Prix, presented by Case IH. Featuring an open water, related distances, and a snug time allowed of 82 seconds, the course yielded three clear rounds to set the stage for a thrilling jump-off.
First back to challenge the shortened jump-off track was 10-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar, 71, of Perth, ON. Partnered with Vittorio 8, a 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Valentino DDH x Ramiro’s Bube) owned by Future Adventures, Millar left all the rails in place in an efficient time of 42.68 seconds to put the pressure on the two young riders still to come.