THE current Olympic silver medallists USA conquered the Underwriting Exchange Aga Khan Nations Cup on Friday at the RDS Dublin Horse Show, winning the class for the first time since 2017.

Chef d’equipe Robert Ridland made the brave decision to leave superstar rider Laura Kraut off the team, but he needn’t have worried when Spencer Smith, Lucy Davis, Aaron Vale and McLain Ward stepped up to win in emphatic style on a final score of four faults. Ireland, for the second year in-a-row, finished in second place, while Britain took the final step on the podium.