Clark passing Leslie on his way into the arena for the win
Leslie Law and Rehy Lux jumped a beautiful clean round to put the pressure on Clark and Loughan Glen, who entered the arena with just a rail in hand. Clark and “Glenny,” as he is affectionately known around Team Montgomery, knocked the 4th fence rail down with a big rub and I though to myself “ok, now we’ll see what Clark is made of.” Clark stepped up to all the the pressure of a CCI3* and jumped the rest of the course beautifully to win the Bromont CCI3*. Clark has been putting together quality rides on quality horses for several years, and it’s great to see his talent translating to wins at the top level this year.
Bromont CCI3* Results:
1. Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen +4 47.0
2. Leslie Law and Rehy Lux +0 50.7
3. Phillip Dutton and William Penn +0 59.3
4. Buck Davidson and Absolute Liberty +0 60.3
5. Sharon White and Rafferty’s Rules +4 61.0
6. Becky Holder and Can’t Fire Me +0 65.1
–Leslie Law and Rehy Lux truly jumped a great round and I love seeing Leslie have a fabulous upper level horse for the future. Rehy is owned by Troy Glaus, the former Atlanta Braves baseball player.
–Phillip has to be really pleased with William Penn. That pair has struggled in the show jumping this year but Nina Gardner’s big bay gelding got big cheers from the crowd by completing a great clear round today.
–Buck and “Libby” had another one of the quality show jumping rides in the 3*. They finished in 4th place with a 60.3
–I also want to give a big shout out to grooms Shannon, Ashley, and Emma for handling bunches of horses by themselves this weekend for their respective riders–great jog guys. They worked hard all weekend and got some great support from everyone in the barns. Together they had at least 10 horses to deal with.
–The ‘save of the day’ award goes to Can’t Fire Me who saved the day out of a really deep spot without touching a very tall vertical. Other than that moment, Becky and Can’t Fire Me had a good clean round.
–The Show Me The Money team (aptly named) won as part of the Alan Shinton team challenge, helping to raise $28,000 for Ryan, Caitlin, and Lillian to help them recover from the loss of their apartment in the True Prospect Fire.
–The Bromont show jumping went considerably longer than expected so it’s a rush to get out of here for everyone except the horses and riders who are staying for the Canadian and US vet checks for Pan Am and other consideration.
That’s all from Bromont for now. Thanks to the organizers, volunteers, officials, riders, horses, and everyone else who helped put together an absolutely exquisite weekend of eventing. Now, more than ever, go eventing.
