BRAZILIAN rider Rodrigo Lambre pipped Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam to the top place on the podium in the $214,000 Premier Equestrian Grand Prix during the CSIO4* week at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida to conclude week eight.

With the Nations Cup competition taking the Grand Prix’s traditional ‘Saturday Night Lights’ slot on the schedule, the Grand Prix took place under blazing sunshine on Sunday afternoon. Fifty competitors started over Ken Krome’s course and just eight qualified for the jump-off against the clock.