The first leg of the Triple Crown at Angelstone kicked off Saturday night with the $86,600 Kubota Grand Prix.
The star-studded field of 21 riders from 5 countries produced 5 clear rounds in round one, with Captain Canada Ian Millar guiding Dixon, who will represent Canada in Spruce Meadows in September leading the charge. His teammate in Spruce and local favorite Keean White joined the Jump off with Corette, along with Leslie Howard and Erynn Ballard.
Leslie Howard amazed the crowd as she flew through the jump-off, but knocked down the last fence to eventually finish second. Ian Millar, as he always does, rode a calculated clear, slicing inside to the Carol Sollak wall, and producing the only double clear to win the event. Keean White also had the time to win, but an unfortunate rail placed him third.
The second leg of the triple crown will kick off Saturday night at 8:00 PM under the lights at Angelstone!
Angelstone The Champions $86,600 Kubota Grand Prix FEI [Photo by Ben Radvanyi]
View full results at: http://showgroundslive.com/angelstone/classes/Detail/cid/5957