Highlighting Santa Anita Park’s continued relevance for equestrian sport, the 5-star Split Rock horse show at the vintage California track glittered with a $400,000 Longines FEI World Cup qualifier last month.
The brooding multi-hued San Gabriel mountains preside over a 90-year-old facility set on 320 acres. The venue enjoys an invigorated equestrian charisma following its selection in April as the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics’ venue for show jumping, dressage and eventing.
An overview of the grand prix arena for the Split Rock shows.
McLain Ward, who won the 5-star grand prix, called Santa Anita “a brilliant location; it’s busy enough but at the same time, a little bit more peaceful area than downtown LA. It’s an exciting venue for the Olympics.”
But Santa Anita’s significance also stems from history. It is where the equestrian competition (with the exception of eventing’s cross-country) was held at the last Los Angeles Olympics, in 1984.
That was an incredible moment, especially for the U.S., which decisively won show jumping team gold, as well as that discipline’s individual gold and silver, in addition to eventing team gold and individual silver. Coming four years after the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics, the ’84 LA Games were seen as a celebration of America, and its place not only in sport, but also in the world.
It was the first time since 1932 that the Olympics was staged in the U.S. Those Games, where the U.S. medaled in all three disciplines, also were in LA, with show jumping featured right before the closing ceremonies at the Memorial Coliseum, while dressage was held at a country club and eventing in LA’s Westchester neighborhood.
The athletes who competed in 1932 are long gone, but many of the riders from 1984 are still very much with us.
One of them, American show jumping team gold medalist Melanie Smith Taylor, was at the 5-star watching the action and renewing old friendships. The field of play, however, didn’t look the same as it had when she rode there in 1984.
At that time, the track’s Art Deco-esque main building in its traditional colors of Persian green and chiffon yellow was the focal point, and the jumps were on the track.
Now the arenas are set across the infield tor the Split Rock show, which has a contract to run at Santa Anita through 2027. The horses stay in temporary stalls a short hack from the action, rather than in racetrack stalls, as they did at the last Games.
Several times, Melanie was asked if being at Santa Anita brought back memories of 1984.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it’s definitely a different scene because the ring is in a different place, so that didn’t really ring a bell,” she replied.
“But when an American won a class and they played the national anthem, and I’m looking at the flag and out over the mountains, it definitely brought a tear to my eye and brought me back to ’84, standing on the podium and thinking about all that we had accomplished as a team.”
That was the USA’s first Olympic team gold in the discipline, a landmark.
Eric Navet, who competed for France in show jumping 41 years ago, also was back for the Split Rock show, helping U.S. rider Karl Cook, who won the Split Rock grand prix in 2024.
While he didn’t medal in LA, Eric had a wide range of memories about competing at Santa Anita.
“I was very young, I was 25 years old. What I remember is that there were very, very big temporary (grand)stands; very high, it was huge. They were full, full, full.
“This is the only Olympics where we were at the Olympic Village,” he recalled.
Since then, many nations, including the U.S., put up their equestrians in hotels. That means they don’t have the benefit of mingling with non-equestrian participants on a daily basis.
“We had this experience to share with other athletes from all the sports from all over the world. That was fantastic,” recounted Eric of his time in the athletes’ village. He went on after the Games to become world champion, European champion and also win team bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Santa Anita has been identified with glamour since its inception. The location in Arcadia, practically within cantering distance of Hollywood, meant it once was frequented by stars such as Cary Grant, Esther Williams, Lana Turner and a host of other big names for whom racing was their recreation of choice.
That Hollywood aura was captured at the 5-star, where statuesque women, some adorned in show girl feathers, others in glittery cowgirl outfits, brightened the VIP area. The food there was equally awesome; everything from beef Wellington and seafood towers to abundant champagne and captivating desserts .At Santa Anita, it’s all about the guest experience, and they know how to do it well.
A touch of Hollywood in the ringside hospitality area at Santa Anita.
The innate character of the venue derives not only from its history, but also its future beyond the Games. The vision of 1/ST (pronounced First), which runs the track belonging to the Stronach Group, involves consideration of non-racing horse-related activities beyond the Split Rock series and even the Olympics. The grands prix have ratcheted up every year, and in 2026, that will mean two 5-stars (2025 had a 3-star week and a 5-star week).
The idea of having show jumping at Santa Anita was “all Nikki,” according to Derek Braun, founder of the Split Rock Jumping Tour, who was referring to Nikki Walker, a member of the Canadian show jumping team and daughter of Belinda Stronach, president and chairman of the Stronach Group.
Nikki Walker and her mother, Belinda Stronach, with 5-star grand prix winner McLain Ward.
Nikki, vice president of 1/ST, said she had “no expectations” when the concept was undertaken, but the wisdom of putting it forward was soon obvious.
“Our goal was to make it one of the biggest events on tour all year from the beginning,” commented Derek, saying it was a “natural fit” for the venue. It’s a great partnership.”
It also works well for him because Split Rock is putting on the 2026 World Cup finals in Fort Worth next April.
Nikki of course is delighted with the way show jumping clicked at the track. She began focusing toward 2026 immediately after the 2025 event, as the 1/ST team continues to “grow and elevate this event even further.”
The main arena used for the Split Rock featured classes is too small for Olympic competition, and while other areas in the infield are available, no announcement has been made as to where the Games arena will be built. Eric Navet hopes it will have a view of the mountains, noting how successful the 2024 Paris Olympics setting at Versailles was with the palace as a backdrop.
Most classes for the Split Rock shows don’t start before 10:30 a.m., giving space for thoroughbreds working out on the track. Karl took advantage of the opportunity to breeze a racehorse himself, happily calling it a “wild experience.”
Ashlyn Moore, vice president of equestrian operations for 1/ST, is a former member of the track’s racing team. Following inception of the partnership with Split Rock and hosting the Longines FEI World Cup qualifier, Ashlyn transitioned more into the equestrian sport aspect. There are 1,500 horses at the track 11 months of the year (all the horses head south to Del Mar for August), but racing goes on for 10 months annually.
“We pride ourselves on the ability to keep horses safe at this facility, and I think that shows on the equestrian side,” Ashlyn said, noting there has been a major investment in top line ESI footing that has held up, even in heavy rain.
“We’re always looking to see how we can continue to grow the sport in California. Our goal is to introduce new shows,” she said, whether that involves show jumping, dressage, saddle seat or western pleasure, just one element of including the quarter horse contingent.
“We want to continue to bring horse sport to Santa Anita. It’s part of a larger process to invigorate and make this an equestrian ecosystem,” she said.
Next year, the back-to-back Split Rock shows are the only competitions scheduled, but she noted, “We’ll see what happens in ’27 (the year of the Olympic test event.)
“We never say no. The racing ecosystem, trainers and owners, have really adopted it and been really supportive of just keeping this as a year-round facility.”
What is now an area with secondary rings with a view from the grandstand may be the place where the Olympic arena will be built, but no announcement has been made about that.
While such big names as the world’s number one-ranked show jumper Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut and McLain are in the spotlight along with the VIPs at the grands prix, Santa Anita also has an eye on the average horse lover.
World Number One-ranked Kent Farrington was among the high level competitors at Santa Anita.
“We have over 2,000 people who have signed up for general admission,” Ashlyn said before the grand prix, talking about who wanted to come to the property for the horse show. The demand was such that the section where they were located was standing room only when all the seats were quickly filled for the grand prix evening.
“We’ve done outreach to equestrian barns. Not everybody knows, because it is a new facility, what is available. So we try to make that outreach and develop those partnerships. The regional market is also very important,” she emphasized.
“We talk a lot when we look at show jumping about the international scale. But the regional circuits are a new generation of sport and they’re looking up to the Karl Cooks, the Laura Krauts. It’s important to foster those programs as well.”
The concept of non-racing competition has been on the table for awhile.
Ashlyn noted, “We started thinking about this long before LA28,” made its announcement about coming to Santa Anita.
“When we were looking at what we could do with the facility, show jumping seemed like the natural thing. It’s just a great way to relight the spark.”
Celebrated stablemates Valegro — who set a new standard for dressage performance at the 2012 Olympics — and Uthopia, who was his London Games gold medal teammate, have been euthanized. Valegro was 23; Uthopia 24.
Carl Hester, who trained both horses, explained, “As life as old boys advanced, so, too, did the health challenges, so allowing them to leave this world together was the final act of loyalty and dignity I felt I could give them, honoring a partnership that had never been separated in life,” he stated on social media.
The Dutch warmbloods were stars on a team that put Great Britain on the dressage map in the biggest way possible, with team gold and an individual gold for Valegro’s rider, Charlotte Dujardin, in front of a home crowd in 2012.
Charlotte wrote a farewell message to her famous mount, saying, “Dear Blueberry (the horse’s nickname), I love you. I don’t know how to start this with any other words. I knew, of course, this day would come, but I don’t think I could ever be ready for it.”
She added, “You have been my constant, my rock. Through the highest highs and the lowest lows, your gentle presence, your steady heartbeat, the silent moments we shared together have been my everything, the place I could always go to.
“In those quiet moments we had so many conversations without words; you loved me completely, as I am. You saw my heart and I yours. I’ve never sat on a horse like you, Blueberry. It was always your heart and your mind that made you the best. We grew together, learned together, believed together. You would enter the arena and just know how special you were – I could feel you grow.
“The hush of the crowd as everyone turned to look at you. It would make me sit a little taller, shoulders back, head up – I just wanted to do you proud, to show the world what you were capable of; I could feel every muscle in your body move, every breath you took, every shiver of excitement and we would just melt into each other, it was like you could hear my heart speak and I yours.
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro in London with one of their gold medals.
“A partnership that everyone talks about, but you can’t really know until you’ve experienced it. And we danced Blueberry, didn’t we dance?”
In the process, there were record scores, a second Olympic individual gold medal in 2016, world championships, two World Cup titles and two European championships.
“You transformed our sport, yes,” Charlotte stated.
“The London Olympics was the greatest stage and we had no idea how our worlds would change, just a girl and a horse, trying our best. But the biggest gift of all was the amount of joy you brought to this world. You made people smile every single day of your life.”
Valegro did that again at the 2016 London International Horse Show, where he offered his final formal bow in an emotional retirement ceremony, though he did make a few appearances after that.
Valegro kept his cool when he was mobbed by the crowd at the 2016 Central Park Horse Show.
“Our story is one that anyone who’s ever loved a horse can relate to – far beyond the medals and the talent, the reason to keep going, the reason we get up in the morning and do what we do, for the simple love of a horse,” Charlotte wrote.
“You have been, and always will be, my one in a million and it has been the honour of my life to be not only your dance partner, but best friend. The magic we had, no one can take from us, and we will dance again one day.”
As Carl noted about the two special horses who were traveling companions and pasturemates, “They leave behind a huge void, and the yard has changed forever and so have we. They were our family and I will love and miss them always. The impact they had will remain but sadly, we don’t get to keep horses forever.”
Valegro and Uthopia (Rose Lewis photo.)
“We only get to carry what they leave inside us. And these two left us so much.”
Dickie Waygood, the dressage chef d’equipe for the British teams at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, analyzed the abilities and style of the two horses.
“Valegro was an exceptionally talented athlete and when coupled with his amazing character and happy expression, he was the total package. He was technically so correct and had an almost indescribable brilliance, but it was his brain that made him what he was. He knew exactly when to perform and when to switch off. I once referred to him as a ‘dressage genius’ which he absolutely was.
“In Uthopia, Carl found a horse which typified is own riding style. Soft, natural, relaxed; they were a great partnership. At the 2011 Europeans, it was so rewarding to see Carl on the podium individually having led the team to a historic first gold medal and it was the quiet, unassuming ‘Uti’ who gave him that special moment.”
Carl had a final wish for the pair of extraordinary equine athletes: “Sleep well Blueberry and Uti, two of the greatest horses of our generation.”
Nearly two hours before the Essex Fox Hounds moved off through the countryside Thursday morning, tailgaters were streaming into the big field at Ellistan, the Peapack, N.J., estate that has hosted the hunt’s Thanksgiving meet for generations.
There’s always a crowd at the Essex Fox Hounds’ Thanksgiving meet.
It’s a turkey day tradition (like the Macy’s parade), except quieter and more refined, of course. Meredith Whaley remembers being at the meet as a child, 40 years ago. It was quite different then.
“There were very few people. You stood and you watched. There wasn’t the tailgating.”
Hundreds of spectators began coming when Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was riding with Essex. She may have been the initial attraction, but the occasion’s appeal continues long after her passing.
Most of those in attendance are from the Somerset Hills or Hunterdon County. There’s no price of admission, no tickets. The gathering is informal and spontaneous.
Everyone is appreciative not only of the well turned-out riders on mounts with neatly braided manes, but also of the magnificent surroundings, offering scenic vistas in the USA’s most densely populated state.
It is a cherished occasion, but this year, the celebration was tinged with uncertainty. The hunt has met at Ellistan through rain, snow and even during Covid — though no spectators were permitted that year.
There was a special glitter to the 2014 Thanksgiving meet when snow fell.
The estate, listed at $14 million, is under contract in the process of being sold, and people question whether the new owner will want to host the hunt and the crowd that comes with it next Thanksgiving.
“It’s such a beautiful tradition for everybody. There’s nothing like it, nothing to replace it,” said Dana Sendro of Fox River Farm in Stockton. She’s a Thanksgiving regular who presided over two tables, one for champagne and the like, the other for food.
“Every year we look forward to it,” she emphasized about the meet.
Her friend, Nancy Spatz of Pittstown, seconded that sentiment, saying if it didn’t happen again, “I would be so sad.”
The name of the buyer hasn’t been revealed, since the closing on the more than 77-acre property is yet to come, but I have it on good authority that he is a resident of the Somerset Hills who was at the meet. Those with inside knowledge are optimistic that Thanksgiving 2026 will be at the same location.
Tucker Johnson, an honorary board member of Essex, carried out the custom of having a four-in-hand at the meet. He was driving a stunning team of black Andalusians imported from Spain.
A world championships medalist in combined driving, Tucker is now competing in coaching instead, at Royal Windsor in 2026 and perhaps Ascot when he goes to England.
Tucker Johnson and his team.
But Tucker, who has been involved with Essex for half a century, doesn’t forget his roots in the area, despite his travels abroad. When asked whether he thinks the Thanksgiving meet will be held again at Ellistan, he said, “I would think this would probably continue.”
Hank Slack, who has been the gracious host of the Thanksgiving meet for decades.
That assessment was borne out when I talked to Hank Slack, the current owner of Ellistan, whose wife, Sarah, is a joint master of foxhounds for Essex. I asked him the same question, “Do you think this tradition will continue?
He replied, “Of course. It’s been going since 1930. It can’t stop now. I think the new owner will do it, that’s my guess.”
All six of the couple’s children came to Ellistan earlier this month for “a last weekend together. Emotional but fun,” he recounted.
The Slacks, now empty nesters, will be moving to a house in Oldwick and another in England.
Hank noted for 40 years, his home at Ellistan “has been absolutely wonderful; a happy, happy chapter of my life and my children’s. We’ve had a really good time. But for two people to live in a house with nine bedrooms…” he said with a little smile that was easy to interpret.
(Click on the video below to learn more about Ellistan.)
Asked for her perspective not only on the Thanksgiving meet, but on the larger picture in the area, Jazz Johnson, another joint master of foxhounds for Essex, commented, “We’re hoping that we can try to continue good will among the neighbors and share in a mutual appreciation for the countryside and allowing countryside sports.
There was a good turn out for the hunt.
“I’m hoping for the best and hoping people who move into the neighborhood at large have a sensibility for the kind of land stewardship that surrounds hunting, which created the beautiful feel of all those properties.”
She added, “It’s ultimately the preservation of countryside sports, like fox hunting and foot basseting, (that) helped keep the space open. It is a challenge that faces many hunts today.”
Homeowners greeted the hounds and hunt staff as they came through.
After the hunt departed, tailgaters gathered up their buffets and got ready to leave, either following the horses by car or going home to get ready for their family dinner.
As Dana Sendro said goodbye, she told me, “Fingers crossed, we’ll see you next year.”
The mentor and his protege battled it out in the $400,000 Longines FEI World Cup qualifier at Santa Anita Saturday night, with only the narrowest of margins separating them in the standings.
While U.S. Olympic multi-medalist and World Cup champion McLain Ward finished on top at the Split Rock show in Arcadia, Calif., European Champion Richie Vogel of Germany was happy to have come so close, noting how important his friend has been to his performance.
“He’s always there for me. He always has a wise thought on the struggles I have,” said Richie, then added with a smile, “I’ll try to beat him next time.”
McLain was aboard High Star Hero, a 12-year-old Belgian sport horse, with whom he has had some ups and downs. After his top horse, Imperial HBF, was sidelined with an injury earlier this season, it was time for Hero to step up.
McLain Ward on his way to a win with High Star Her.
In the seven-horse tiebreaker, the partnership showed how well it is working now, finishing in 33.99 seconds after a time-saving sharp turn to the third fence, a vertical.
An extra stride may have cost Richie the title on Gangster Mondesir, a slick-looking bay 9-year-old Selle Francais, who finished so close behind the leader in 34.39 seconds. It was a pretty remarkable performance, since it was only their fourth class together and the first World Cup the horse had ever jumped.
The stallion has been getting better at each show, and as Richie pointed out, “every question we asked him, he has an answer to.”
After his ride, Richie generously shared some insights about the course with McLain before he went in the ring.
“It was great sport tonight and I’m happy for him,” said Richie.
“Unfortunately, I was too slow.”
Richie Vogel and Gangster Montdesir.
Third place went to Nina Mallavaey of France, number one in the world Under 25 rankings. She finished in the same range as the top two riders, clocked in 34.73 seconds with Dynastie de Beaufour. The USA’s Laura Kraut was further back with a time of 36.02 seconds on Bisquetta to finish fourth.
Although it might be intimidating for some young riders to be facing off against so many of the world’s best riders, Nina goes for it.
“I think I’m just surrounded by amazing people and horses and that gives me a lot of confidence. I’m really grateful to be here right now. I’ve been watching McLain since I was a kid, so to be a part of this now is a dream,” she said.
Nina Mallavaey and Dynastie de Beaufour
McLain called Hero “a very talented horse, incredibly sensitive.”
When Imperial was injured, McLain turned to Hero and told himself, “This is the best horse and he’s got a lot of good qualities and we’re going to dig in here.”
Hero had been getting “a bit tense in small arenas. This is probably the smallest arena and he performed well so I think he’s getting better.”
McLain is the leading U.S. rider in the North American standings for the 2026 Longines FEI World Cup Finals in Ft. Worth, which also will be presented by Split Rock. The North American qualifying list is headed by Conor Swail, who is from Ireland but based in North America.
Santa Anita will host the equestrian portion of the 2028 Olympics, which adds extra excitement to the competition there.
McLain walked the course with successful race horse trainer Bob Baffert, who was impressed by what he saw.
“I didn’t know what they were doing,” he said about the walk.
McLain Ward gives racehorse trainer Bob Baffert a course walk guided tour.
“I thought they were looking for holes in the surface, or something,” Bob revealed.
“He showed me how they step it off. It’s pretty intimidating when you get that close to see how high the jumps are And the timing and everything that goes into it. They’re like jockeys, but they really have to think out their strategy. Watching these horses, they’re all sizes and different shapes. The athleticism they have to get over that high. It’s pretty remarkable.”
Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet “came to California to get the sun.”
Instead, he got rain; cold, pouring rain in Arcadia Thursday night during the 1/ST Split Rock show at Santa Anita Racetrack. But Gregory also got $30,000 for winning the $100,000 qualifier for Saturday night’s featured $400,000 World Cup qualifier.
A determined Gregory Wathelet had no problem going first in the class and the jump-off.
There were 57 starters over the course designed by Anderson Lima of Mexico, with Gregory being the first to go on Argentina La Machette. His clean round with the clever gray mare was replicated by nine other competitors in the class, despite the adverse weather conditions at the facility that will host the equestrian events of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
However, three Americans — Karl Cook with Caracole de la Roque, Laura Kraut (Bisquetta) and world number one Kent Farrington (Toulayna) declined to return for the tiebreaker. They obviously were saving their horses for the big class on the weekend, but Gregory has a different mount, Ace of Hearts, for that assignment. Since Ace is 15 years old and had been busy competing this autumn on the East Coast, his rider gave him a break from the Thursday outing. And he was not about to follow the lead of the U.S. trio and bow out of the jump-off.
“The ground, even with the rain was amazing. I didn’t see any reason except to be wet (for) not riding,” he said, adding that the weather conditions at the 5-star show reminded him of weather in Belgium.
In the jump-off, Gregory said he “didn’t do crazy,” but he was sharp-focused on the clock and his time of 36.59 seconds was impossible to beat. Going first meant he could ride to his plan, without being influenced by what other riders did.
France’s Nina Mallavey with Dynastie de Beaufor came close in 37.08 to finish second, just ahead of Irish rider Michael Duffy on BE Skyhawk (37.13). The top U.S. competitor was McLain Ward on First Lady (37.35).
Nina Mallavey and Dynastie de Beaufor.
Gregory is pointing toward being in Ft. Worth during April for the Longines FEI World Cup Final, for which Saturday’s class is a qualifier. And he has an ambition beyond that to return to Santa Anita.
“It’s a really nice venue. We all know it’s going to be the Olympics in two years, I hope I can be part of it,” he said.
Ben Ebeling scored a personal best with Bellena to win the Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday night at the inaugural US Open of Dressage. He came oh-so-close to the treasured 80 percent mark with a score of 79.930 percent. Two judges actually gave him more than 80 percent, but that wasn’t enough to make the 80 percent mark with the entire panel.
Ben Ebeling and Bellena (Terri Miller/Desert International Horse Park)
His ride to music that offered a take-off on the famous Fiddler on the Roof song, redone as “If I Were a Wealthy Girl,” was executed with style and some daring, as in his canter pirouette to a piaffe fan.
“This freestyle really highlights [Bellena] as a sort of a diva mare and really a strong, powerful woman with artists such as Beyonce, Gwen Stefani and Rihanna,” Ebeling said.
“Honestly, I don’t think that anybody does it better than a mare…I do feel like it’s a new freestyle for Bellena, but it feels like home for me.”
Ben was emotional after his victory at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, Calif.
“It’s just been incredible,” the American said.
“I really do feel that this series has opened dressage…to a wider audience that can appreciate horse dancing. Who the heck doesn’t like that? I’m just so happy to be here at this final,” said the rider, who relocated from California to Florida, where he is based now.
Ben Ebeling takes his victory lap. (US Equestrian/Devon Trethewey)
“I’m really happy to be back in my home state. The first 5-star on the West Coast. It means a lot.”
Speaking about his Hanoverian mare, Ben said that to him, she means, “Everything. There’s not a lot of words; she’s spectacular. Every time I’ve asked her to come into the clutch, she always comes through for me. She’s a special mare.”
Ben Ebeling and US Open trophy. (Terri Miller photo/Desert International Horse Park)
He got eight marks of 9 or more for choreography, degree of difficulty and music and interpretation of the music.
It was a big night for the Ebeling family, as Ben’s father, Jan, finished fifth on Jubi’s Tenacity. Jan rode Bellena until Ben took over the mare this year.
German rider Felicitas Hendricks was the runner-up on Drombusch OLD, with 78.260 percent.
“He gave his all today,” she said of her mount.
“Drombusch was on fire in the most positive way he could have been. The crowd was amazing. For the final piaffe/passage, where they all started clapping and cheering, that’s what it’s all about, right?
“I love when the crowd gets going and likes the music we picked. I know Drombusch loves it,” said Hendricks, who, like Ben, is trained by Germany’s Christoph Koschel.
The USA’s Anna Marek, who won the qualifying series and Friday night’s Grand Prix on Fayvel, finished third on 77.830 percent. Her horse stepped in perfect rhythm to the X Ambassadors’ “Boom Boom Boom,” a song seemingly made for doing a freestyle.
Some big names were missing from the final. Marcus Orlob, the top-ranked U.S. dressage rider in thirtieth place in the world, has been taking his time working on training with Jane. Olympic medalist Adrienne Lyle and her student, Christian Simonson, had other priorities. Kevin Kohmann, a perennial representative for the U.S. at the World Cup finals, decided to focus on last weekend’s World Cup qualifier in Mexico where he was fourth on Dunensee.
The final wrapped up the first year for the US Open concept of championships in the Olympic disciplines, put together under the auspices of the U.S. Equestrian Federation. Germany’s individual Olympic gold medalist Christian Kukuk won the first leg in show jumping on Checker 47 last March, while the USA’s Boyd Martin took the eventing competition on Miks Master C in October.
