Kent Farrington and Jasper Take First in the 1.50m Friends of the Meadows Cup

Kent Farrington and Jasper won the $36,100 Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI5* during the ‘Pan American‘ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada.

Warm weather greeted horses and riders for the first class of the second day of competition at the Meadows on the Green. Forty-six horse/rider combinations stepped through the portal to challenge the 1.50m track set by FEI Course Designer Alan Wade (IRL). Twelve partnerships delivered penalty-free rides in the first round and advanced to the decisive phase over the shortened track, riders were asked to take risks in an attempt to secure their place in the winner’s circle and for some the risk paid off.

Farrington and the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion Jasper (Heartbreaker x Wega van’T Gestelhof) completed their jump-off performance flawlessly, going through the timers in 32.36 seconds for the victory.

The eventual winners were almost two seconds faster than Rodrigo Lambre (BRA) and J’Adore van het Klinkhof, timed in 34.30 seconds. Diego Vivero (ECU) and Zambia Mystic Rose completed the podium with no penalties, crossing through the final timers in 35.59 seconds during the tiebreaker.

Farrington owns Jasper with the Tanma Corp. and the pair have shared several victories together at Spruce Meadows.

Source: Press Release from Spruce Meadows Media