DERRY’S Jordan Coyle’s winning form continued at the five-star Nations Cup fixture at Spruce Meadows in Canada when he won the 1.50m Telus Cup riding For Gold. Coyle’s time of 57.16 seconds was fastest of the 74 starters in the one-round competition. Jordan was back on top of the podium in Friday’s 1.45m Paramount Resources Cup, this time riding the 11-year-old gelding Action T to a double clear round in a jump-off time of 37.91. Bertram Allen and Huricane De Champloue placed fifth in the class.

The 1.60m BMO Nations Cup took place on Saturday, with 11 teams taking part. Michael Blake had selected his team as Daniel Coyle (Legacy), Bertram Allen (Qonquest De Rigo), Jordan Coyle (Chaccolino) and Tom Wachman (Tabasco De Toxandria Z).

In round one, both Coyle brothers had an unfortunate fence down for four faults apiece, while Allen and Wachman both jumped clear, putting the team on a score of four at the halfway point. Daniel jumped clear in round two, with Allen and Jordan each incurring four penalties, while Wachman kept all the fences intact again for a super double clear. Ireland finished on a score of eight. Britain took the win on a zero score, ahead of Germany in second on four, who were slightly faster than the USA team who had to settle for third place.

On Sunday, Wachman and Do It Easy finished as runners-up in the 1.50m Suncor Cup speed class when riding a clear round in 81.48, just behind class winner Richard Vogel (GER) on Phenyo Van Het Keysersbos, who had a pole down but still finished in 78.16.

$5 million Grand Prix

The 2025 edition of the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament culminated in the third Major of the calendar year, the prestigious CPKC ‘International’, presented by Rolex, which carried a record prize purse of CAD $5 million.

The first round witnessed 11 clears, amongst them the Rolex Grand Slam Live Contender, Martin Fuchs, three-time Major winner, Steve Guerdat, and 2015’s Rolex Grand Slam champion, Scott Brash. Round two proved to be an even tougher challenge for the 12 qualifiers, with none of the riders able to post a clear round. Brash and Kyle King of the USA triggered a jump-off after their aggregate scores were tied on four faults each.

First to go in the jump-off, Brash and Hello Jefferson, navigated the eight-obstacle course faultlessly, crossing the finish line in a time of 46.97. Despite clearing the first six obstacles, King and his 10-year-old bay mare, Kayenne Z, came unstuck at the Canada planks and handed victory to Brash and his 16-year-old bay gelding – a third ‘Masters’ Grand Prix triumph at Spruce Meadows for the Scotsman.

Brash said: “I’m just delighted for the horse to be honest. He deserved a big win, so to do it here at the biggest Grand Prix in the world – I’m just delighted for him, delighted for my owners, and delighted for my team, as they all work really hard and support me.”