Valmy, Salty, and Banzai, oh my — “an old winner, all over again” gave a great start to what will be a cutthroat British eventing season as Emily King and Valmy Biats took their second consecutive Grantham Cup win at Thoresby’s Spring Carnival of Eventing. Maryland’s reigning heroes Austin O’Connor and Colorado Blue set themselves up nicely in second place, with current World Champions Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir clinching an extremely close third.
Meanwhile, some of our U.S. faves have been conquering some 4*-S of their own on both coasts at Galway and TerraNova, where Tamie Smith and Alyssa Phillips cleaned house this weekend. If the past few months have felt like the longest winter on record for you too, you’ll probably share my enthusiasm in welcoming our world’s biggest players back into the scene!
U.S. Weekend Action
Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. (Fairburn, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]
Galway Downs International H.T. (Temecula, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring] [Live Stream]
Jumping Branch Farm Spring H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Morven Park Spring H.T. (Leesburg, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
The Event at TerraNova (Myakka City, FL) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring] [Live Stream]
International Events
BEDE Events’ Thoresby Eventing Spring Carnival (UK) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream]
Links to Start Your Sunday:
Rats and human urine to blame in recent positive dope tests
Libby Seed: From the Operating Theatre to the 5* Stage
Now On Course: Bondi Beach Brings Tyler Hope During Her Darkest Days
What Is It About Spring Grass That Makes My Horse’s Body Grumble?
Morning Viewing: Here’s a bit of deja vu for you on this fine Sunday morning — Emily and Valmy take to the track, but from one year ago! Catch their 2022 winning round here, and take notes to compare with this year’s epic back-to-back champion run.
