LAKE PLACID, N.Y.--Samuel Hutton of Great Britain on Etincelle D’Ellipse won the $32,000, FEI 3* Speed Class on Friday, July 3 at the I Love New York Horse Show, the second week of the Lake Placid Horse Shows

Samuel Hutton on Etincelle D'Ellipse (Photo by KindMedia)On the same day, Lillie Keenan on For Kicks won the 1.55m Cup, the final qualifying event for the $1 million Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows in Alberta, Canada.

Hutton won over a field of 25 at Lake Placid.

Eight-time Olympic veteran Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil on Ziggy Stardust was the first to go in the speed class over a course course designed by Alan Wade, course designer for the 2028 Olympic Games, and he set a tough time to beat with a clean round in 66.94 seconds.

Pessoa’s lead held for half the class until Hutton finished clean in 66.70 seconds.

None of the remaining 12 entries could match Hutton’s clean time, with the closest being Vasco Flores of Puerto Rico on Stena, who finished clean in 67.79 seconds on Stena to place third, with Pessoa's time holding on to place second..

 

“I WAS getting on my horse when Rodrigo went so I didn’t see his round, but I had someone watching and she told me he was really fast,” Hutton said. “I had a plan when I walked, and I know my horse really well and I knew what she could do. She’s really fast, and I know where I can take risks. I stuck to the plan and I wasn’t chasing anybody. Luckily, we were a split second faster than Rodrigo.

Earlier in the day, Laura Chapot on Ciego won the $5,000, 1.25m Jumper Classic.

At Spruce Meadows, 64 entries competed in the 1.55 Cup over the course set by Santiago Varela of Spain, and 17 went clean to make the jump-off.

For the first time this season, the American national anthem played across the International Ring as Keenan on Kick On captured the victory .

Keenan was clean in the jump-off, stopping the clock in 40.84 seconds to win.

Mark Bluman of Israel on Landon de Nyze was second, and Arturo Parada Vallejo of Mexico on Laretto was third.

“I always try to come to Spruce Meadows it’s one of my favorite shows.” said Keenan. “I always liked coming here because I feel like my horses left better than when we first arrived. I think jumping on grass is one of the best thing you can do for a horse’s fitness and health. They really grow here".