“A great man is always willing to be little.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson on William Fox-Pitt. Image via Bramham Park Twitter.
The USA swept Bromont, WFP won some three-star divisions, Team Canada’s been named, a Bob Baffert horse ran second again—it’s been a crazy weekend in horse sports, and Olympic Fever’s only just starting to heat up (Team USA’s announcement is expected today). Scroll down for lots more from Bromont, and check Samantha’s blog for all things Bramham.
Elsewhere in Eventing USA:
At Aspen Farm, Kristi Nunnink and R-Star won the intermediate, and Devin Robel and Manxome moved from third to first in the Open Preliminary, adding no jumping penalties to their score. [Scores]
Julie Wolfert and Buenos Dias topped Queeny Park’s preliminary; Laurel Bond and Legend won Training A, and Madeline Johnson and Royal Frenchman took Training B. [Scores]
Avery Klunick’s In It To Win It certainly was, topping the Texas Rose OI. [Scores]
At Spring Run, Selena Pape and Vanity jumped clean to top the I/P, and Jordan Coy and McPherson won the OP. [Scores]
Barb Crabo and Over Easy won Copper Meadows’ OI, and Tamra Smith and Boomerang were the OP winners. [Scores]
Christian Eagles and Gisele led Arrowhead’s prelim, while Mindy Groth-Hussey and Oso Mighty won convincingly at training. [Scores]
At Valinor, Alison Eastman-Lawler and Otto Rocket topped the prelim/training; Alysson Siopes and Collector’s Edition won Training A, and Barbara Cassani and Red Hot/Herold Training B. [Scores]
Jenny Caras and Fernhill Stowaway, Courtney Cooper and Who’s A Star, and Jason Racey and The Dodger all topped prelim divisions at Plantation. [Scores]
Special EN shout-out to the Derbyshire winners. You’re all awesome. [Website]
After top-five CIC*** finishes at Bramham, Andrew Nicholson and Caroline Powell’s London chances are looking good. “Lenamore felt fantastic,” Powell told the Otago Daily Times. “We are one step closer to Greenwich and he absolutely adored this weekend. [ODT]
Olympic dressage selection trials are underway in New Jersey, where Steffen Peters leads the field on second-choice mount Legolas (Ravel was given special permission to skip the trials). [Equisearch Postcard]
Reed Kessler, 17, won the Spectra Energy Cup at Spruce Meadows aboard Cylana, furthering her own Olympic ambitions. [Toronto Sun]
“After I’ll Have Another returned to his barn and his trainer, Doug O’Neill, to his seats, the stage belonged to the 11 horses that were left to try to endure Belmont’s mile-and-a-half marathon. The race is not for the faint of heart — human or horse — and there was a suspicion that one of the co-favorites, Union Rags, boasted better press clippings than speed figures.” [New York Times]
Best of the Blogs: Ying Yang Yo in Germany [Boyd]
