Conor Swail aboard โGraftonโ set the early pace with a blazing time of 46.83. Canadian Olympian, Mac Cone (โGasper Van Den Doornโ), was in hot pursuit but was off the pace by nearly two seconds, followed by New Zealander, Sharn Wordley (โBarnettaโ) rounding out the final podium spot in third place.
The night was in Irishman Conor Swailโs pocket from the get-go as he also turned in the fastest time of the night (45.29) aboard his second ride, โDillingerโ, resulting the fastest of the 4 fault performances, landing him in fourth position overall.
Swail will depart Angelstone with a total of $27,720 for his first place International finish with โGrafton’, and an additional $8,400 for โDillinger’.
As Swail, Cone and Wordley stepped up to the podium, they were joined by Ms. Carli Hunchak, the lucky child that was matched up with the winning horse of the night. She will earn a total of $1,000 from Angelstoneโs Commitment to Educate fund.
The International will come to a close on Sunday afternoon, with the completion of the highly contested Canadian Young Horse Finals in the 5, 6 and 7/8 age brackets.
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