NOVEMBER 2019 THE RIDER /3 New Olympic Prospect Purchased for Eric Lamaze


Wellington, Florida – Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze has welcomed a new show jumping prospect for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to his barn. Idalville d’Esprit, an 11-year-old bay Belgian Warm- blood gelding (Carabas v/d Watering- hoeve x Nabab de Reve), was purchased for Lamaze by Chris and Thea Stinnett of Heathman Farm and will be owned in partnership with Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable. Idalville d’Esprit was cam-


paigned for three seasons by Swiss amateur Aurélie Rytz, now 20, includ- ing at the 2018 European Young Rider Championship. Professional rider Alain Jufer, also of Switzerland, took over the reins this spring and the pair recently jumped double clear to place seventh in the €275,000 1.60m Grand Prix at CSI5* Ascona, Switzerland. The horse was purchased for Lamaze through well-known Swiss horse dealer Gian-Battista Lutta. After meeting through associates


of global real estate giant, Engel & Völkers, Chris and Thea Stinnett stepped forward to support Lamaze.


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the most wins for Phillips since he began riding Quarter Horses in 2004. “It’s been an amazing season,”


said Phillips. “All those people who had my back this year and previous years, I stuck with them and it paid off. I really thank everyone for the support.” Ed Walton, also a winner on the


final day of racing, won 25 races over Brian Bell and Ramiro Castillo who


The purchase of Idalville d’Esprit fur- ther strengthens Lamaze’s string of in- ternational contenders, with the horse being aimed towards next summer’s Tokyo Olympics. “I can’t thank Chris and his wife,


Thea, enough for purchasing this horse for me as a prospect for the Olympic Games in Tokyo,” said Lamaze, 51. “He has truly done this out of the kindness of his heart and I will do my best to repay his belief in me.”


Having seen Idalville d’Esprit


compete under Jufer, Lamaze said, “It is a horse that is extra-careful, and will be fresh at the international grand prix level.


“Tokyo could very well be my


final competitive appearance and I have every intention of going out on top,” continued Lamaze. “My focus would then turn to our Torrey Pines horse sales operation, and I would also like to have time to focus on teaching others so that they can achieve their dreams the same way I have.” Lamaze claimed the individual gold medal as well as team silver at


each had 21. Jason Pascoe led all trainers with


35 wins and Christine Tavares topped the owners list with 17 wins. The last race of the season went


to EYE AM THE EAGLE, who is owned by the First Line Racing Syn- dicate, a group of more than a dozen people who bought into the 4-year-old gelding last year and have watched him win five races, four in 2019. The syndicate, organized by the


Quarter Racing Owners of Ontario, Inc., is open to anyone who wants to purchase and affordable share in a Quarter Horse.


the 2008 Beijing Olympics riding the legendary Hickstead. In 2016, he won an individual bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics riding Fine Lady 5 and led the Canadian team to a


fourth-place finish follow- ing a jump-off with Ger- many for the bronze medal.


Lamaze owns and op-


erates Torrey Pines Stable with bases in Wellington,


FL, and Brussels, Belgium. For more information, visit www.ericlamaze.com.


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Canadian Olympic Champion


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