Jessica Mongeau was kind enough to send us a few photos from Saturday at Millbrook including photos of the EN jump. Jessica told me that her main motivation was to watch Peter and Henny, but she got a ton of great photos as well. Check out the photos here, and a shout out to Jessica’s blog as well.
Since Millbrook is a move-up event for many horses at all levels, a Bughley prep for a few advanced horses, and a Riichland prep for several Pan Am hopefuls, I think the cross-country results yesterday are much more important than the show jumping results. Nonetheless, after a great day of cross-country at Millbrook, the show jumping course rewarded the riders with many clear rounds.
In the advanced A division, Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen picked up right where they left off at the Bromont CCI3* in June by picking up the win. Boyd Martin and Remington jumped a clean round to move up to 2nd, while Neville dropped from 2nd to 4th with a rail. Buck Davidson and Absolute Liberty moved up three places to finish in 3rd and they have another great result to put on their Pan Am resume. Michael Pollard and Icarus finished in 5th with one rail down.
Advanced A Results:
1. Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen +0 38.6
2. Boyd Martin and Remington +0 40.1
3. Buck Davidson and Absolute Liberty +0 42.0
4. Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos +4 43.4
5. Michael Pollard and Icarus +4 45.1
6. Sara Kozumplik and Manolo Blahnik +4 45.6
Buck Davidson and Ballynoecastle went into the show jumping in the advanced B division with a huge lead and they ended up winning by 10 points. The rest of the division saw big changes to the leader board. Kyle Carter and Madison Park show jumped a clean round to move up from 7th to 2nd, proving that miracles are still possible in New York. Phillip Dutton moved up from 9th to finish in 3rd. Phillip’s vet, Kevin Keane was one place back in 4th, and Buck rounded out the top 5 with Titanium.
Advanced B Results:
1. Buck Davidson and Ballynoecastle RM +4 33.1
2. Kyle Carter and Madison Park +0 43.4
3. Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice +1 46.8
4. Kevin Keane and Fernhill Flutter +4 47.2
5. Buck Davidson and Titanium +4 48.7
6. Boyd Martin and Ying Yang Yo +8 50.4
7. Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz +12 53.3
Caroline Martin was the only intermediate young rider to finish on her dressage score and she won the young riders intermediate division by an impressive 13 points with Petite Flower. Claire Kelley and Orion XII finished in second and Madeline Blackman took home the bronze with Gordonstown.
Mara DePuy and Fun Maker won the open intermediate B division by 6 points with a clear show jumping round. Jon Holling finished in second with Downtown Harrison and Peter Atkins was third with HJ Hampton. Liza Horan finished 4th with Obama and Eliza Farren was 5th with Bantry Bay’s Dublin. Stephen Bradley was 7th in that division with his new ride Leyland.
Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda won the open intermediate A division with Cambalda, which should be a nice confidence boost for them. In a world where we jump all over riders for moving up too fast, it’s worth giving Jennie credit for taking a step back to figure things out after Luhmuhlen. Tatton Winter, ridden by Sara Kozumplik was second, and Senith ISF was third with Leslie Law.
Like Clark and Loughan Glen, Will Coleman and Zipp followed up their Bromont 1* win with a win at Millbrook. They won the open preliminary leading wire to wire and finishing on a 31.7. Michael Pollard was 4th in that division with his new horse, the very promising Jude’s Law.
As promised, a photo of the EN jump:
Go eventing.
