Boyd Martin and Miss Lulu Herself. Photo by Sally Spickard.
En route to their respective fall goals, a strong field of 19 horses and riders are heading north of the border this weekend to contest the August Bromont CCI4*-S in Canada. This event, situated just to the east of Montreal, also offers FEI divisions from CCI1*-S up, as well as Canadian national level EV100 on their omnibus.
Featuring on the CCI4*-S roster this weekend are Olympic riders for the U.S., Boyd Martin and Caroline Pamukcu. Boyd is bringing a handful of horses, including two in the 4*-S in Barney Rubble and Miss Lulu Herself. Fans of Maryland 5 Star winner On Cue will also be pleased to see the 18-year-old Anglo European mare entered in the CCI3*-S.
Bonnie Stedt’s Miss Lulu Herself has found much success at this venue, winning the CCI3*-L in 2022 and following that up with a podium finish in the CCI4*-L earlier this year. The Barney Rubble Syndicate’s Barney Rubble is another horse Boyd’s been keen on for his potential at this level and beyond, and he’ll be stepping up to his first CCI4*-S this weekend in Canada.
Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Double Sixteen. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography.
Caroline Pamukcu’s also got a few horses at Bromont, including the 9-year-old HSH Double Sixteen in the 4*-S, who is owned by Alvaro Baltodano Monroy, Sherrie Martin, and Caroline.
Adding to the Olympic flavor in this field are Canadian pair Colleen Loach and FE Golden Eye, who were Traveling Reserve in Paris and were not activated to take part in any part of the competition there.
Colleen Loach and FE Golden Eye. Photo by Sally Spickard.
U.S. one-to-watch young rider Cassie Sanger also features on the roster, bringing her top two horses, Fernhill Zoro and Redfield Fyre, with whom she finished in second and fourth, respectively, in the notoriously tough U25 CCI4*-L at Bramham earlier this year. You definitely have to think a CCI5* debut is on the horizon for Cassie, who’s taken advantage of several opportunities to compete overseas as she’s produced these two incredible horses to this point.
Cassie Sanger and Fernhill Zoro. Photo by Sally Spickard.
Other names of note on the 4*-S entry list include Burghley-bound Hannah Sue Hollberg, who’s taking Capitol H I M to England in just under a month’s time but will first make a stop to compete Christa Schmidt’s and Ms. Jacqueline Mars’ Hachi and Carsonstown at Bromont. Also riding for Ms. Jacqueline Mars is Lauren Nicholson with Larcot Z, who at 11 years old is lighter on experience at this level but is an exciting horse for Lauren as he continues to gain mileage to step up.
Lauren Nicholson (USA) and Larcot Z earned the win of The Estates at TerraNova CCI3*-S. Shannon Brinkman Photo
You can view the full field of entries, as well as eventual live scores, at Bromont here. Unfortunately, there will not be a live stream hosted this time around, but we’ll keep you abreast of the happenings throughout the weekend.
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