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Eric Lamaze Wins $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows


July 7, 2018 – Calgary, Alberta – Three- time Olympic medalist Eric Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 won the $500,000 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Saturday, July 7, at the CSI5* Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ tournament, presented by Rolex, in Calgary, AB. The victory marked the third one of


the week for Lamaze and the second for Fine Lady 5, a 15-year-old Hanoverian mare (Forsyth x Drosselklang II) owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Artisan Farms and Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable. Having won Thursday evening’s demanding $131,600 1.55m Progress Energy Cup, the pair were poised for another win. They did not disappoint their legion of fans and were the only horse-rider combination to suc- cessfully jump the two-round track set by Spanish course designer Santiago Varela without fault. “I really respect this fantastic mare,”


said Lamaze of his 2016 Olympic individ- ual bronze medal partner. “She gives me everything she has and really understands the competition. We had a few rattles in the first round, and it made her that much better for the second round.” Eight riders jumped clear in the first


round, but Lamaze was the first to repeat his faultless performance in the second round. There was only one competitor still to come who could potentially match his clear scorecard to force a jump-off, the for- midable Kent Farrington of the United States aboard Creedance. When a rail fell, the cheer went up from the crowd for a Canadian victory. “It really begins in the second round,”


Lamaze said of the format that sees the top 12 riders following the opening round of competition move forward, carrying their faults with them. “I’m not going to lie; I wasn’t happy with who was coming behind me! Fortunately, I was sitting on my best horse with the most experience. I know this arena very well, I’ve jumped in it many times, and that gives you an advantage when it comes to the second round.” Currently ranked number four in the


World Rider Rankings, Lamaze’s win in the $500,000 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup capped a tremendous four weeks of compe- tition comprising the Spruce Meadows ‘Summer Series’. The 2008 Olympic champion claimed no fewer than six victo- ries with four different horses, namely Fine Lady 5, Chacco Kid, Chesney, and Saura de Fondombe. “It’s a long, grueling four weeks of


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competition but every win at Spruce Meadows in the In- ternational Ring is special to me,” said Lamaze, 50, who is the all-time leading money winner at the renowned Cal- gary show jumping venue with earnings in excess of $5.6 million. “Spruce Mead-


ows makes great riders and horses. I will never change my mind on that.” Lamaze, who divides


his time between training bases in Wellington, FL, and Brussels, Belgium, said, “Every sport in the world is about confidence. Any win


at a five-star competition with these types of jumps does tremendous things for your confidence.” For more information


on Eric Lamaze, please visit www.ericlamaze.com.


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