McLain Ward on High Star Hero won the 5*, $500,000 Grand Prix at WEF
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WELLINGTON, Fla.--World No. 10 Mclain Ward 0n High Star Hero led wire to wire to win the $500,000, CSI5* Grand Prix during Saturday Night Lights on Feb. 21 at the Winter Equestrian Festival.
McLain Ward on High Star Hero (Photo by Sportfot)Over the 1.60m course set by Anthony d’Ambrosio, six-time U.S. Olympian Ward was the first of the five that went clean from a starting field of 31.
Ward, knowing the four after him were fast, rode to planin the jump-off and set a fast time to beat of 39.14 seconds.
"Going first wasn't the worst spot for me," aid Ward. "I could ride my plan and let the others come after me."
“You always feel pressure, you want to compete well," said Ward. "But as those guys behind me went clean, it made my decision easier. All these guys are super fast riders with very fast horses. I knew they were going to risk everything to win. I had to do what I thought was the winning plan, and the horse responded beautifully. He’s been jumping great for the last six months, and I couldn’t ask for more. Tonight, it was inches. It was phenomenal competition, and once in a while you end up on the top end.”
Richie Vogel of Germany on Gangster Montdesir was second to go in the jump-off, and he showed why Ward's plan worked, because, while he took almost two seconds off Ward's time, he had a rail down trying to do it to ultimately finish fourth.
Mark Bluman of Columbia on Landon de Nyze finished second in 39.71 seconds, a half second back, and Irish Olympian Shane Sweetnam on James Kann Cruz was third in 39.91 seconds.
Nina Mallevaey of Frace on Dynastie de Beaufour was fifth with four faults in 39.53.
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