DECEMBER 2019 THE RIDER /25 Section 2
Ben Maher Victorious Over Eric Lamaze in Battle of
Olympic Gold Medalists at Royal Horse Show
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Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Tic Tac won the $85,000 Big Ben International Challenge on Thursday evening, November 7, at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography
Toronto, ON – It was a true battle of excellence as Olympic team gold medal- ist Ben Maher of Great Britain nudged Canadian Olympic individual gold medalist Eric Lamaze for victory in the $85,000 Big Ben International Chal- lenge on Thursday night, November 7, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the 97th Royal Agricul- tural Winter Fair
in
Toronto, ON. Canadian course de-
signer Michel Vaillancourt set a testing track that al- lowed the best horses and riders in the world to showcase their skills in front of a packed house in the Coca-Cola Coliseum. A total of 15 riders quali- fied for the jump-off, set- ting the stage for a battle of epic proportions. As the 10th rider
back for the jump-off, Lamaze set a blistering pace in front of the home crowd, slicing and dicing around the shortened track before galloping through the timers in 37.17 sec-
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Canadian Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze finished in second in Thursday night’s $85,000 Big Ben International Challenge. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography
onds. Next to challenge, Maher used Tic Tac’s huge stride to his advantage. When the clock flashed 36.75 seconds, Maher moved to the top of the leaderboard and remained there to take the win for owner Jane Clark.
“I think a lot of peo-
ple didn’t like me in the stadium here this evening to beat Eric, but it’s sport; I always try my best!” said Maher, 34, who won a team gold medal as a member of the British team at the 2012 London
this win,”
Olympics. “[Tic Tac] deserved continued
Maher of the 16-year-old Belgian Sport Horse stal- lion. “He’s been knocking at the door. He didn’t jump many shows, but he had a
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