JULY 2021 THE RIDER /25 Section 2


Amy Millar Wins $20,000


Topline Trailers Grand Prix at Ottawa’s Wesley Clover Parks


Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, won the $20,000 Topline Trailers Grand Prix held on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. With equestrian com-


petition having recently been given the green light to resume in Ontario, athletes and their mounts flocked to Wesley Clover Parks for the Ottawa Welcome tourna- ment, held June 23 to 27, and highlighted by Saturday afternoon’s $20,000 Topline Trailers Grand Prix. The absence of specta-


tors due to current health re- strictions didn’t stop the riders from putting on great performances. A total of five competitors jumped clear over the first-round track set by course designer Pierre Burch in the all-weather ring to qualify for the jump-off. Three others also jumped clear but incurred a single time fault for exceeding the 87-second time allowed. Millar qualified both of her entries, Christiano and Eric-


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Canadian Olympian Amy Millar of Perth, ON, and Christiano won the $20,000 Topline Trailers Grand Prix on June 26, 2021, at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. Photo by Sunkist Media


clear round in 35.37 sec- onds, forcing those who fol- lowed to chase their time. Thibault was next in the ring with Chacco Prime, her 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Chacco Blue x Le Primeur). When two rails fell on course, Millar re-


x Lys de Darmen), who had won the last grand prix event of the 2020 season at Wesley Clover Parks. The pair gave it their all but crossed the timers in 35.50 seconds, falling just short of Millar’s leading time. Still leading with


won the grand prix at Angel- stone last week and now he’s won again here this week,” said Millar of Christiano, owned by Future Adven- tures. “He is a horse that was originally for my dad, Ian. He rode Christiano for a couple of years and did a beautiful job of training him. I started showing him at Wesley Clover Parks last fall and then rode him all winter. We’ve built a great partner- ship and I couldn’t be more pleased with how he’s come along. “Kelley was second;


she was hot on my tail!” said Millar, 44, of how the jump- off unfolded. “I went first on Christiano and there was a line where I could have done one less stride, so I probably left one second on the table. I didn’t get to see Kelley go because I was warming up my next horse, but she must have done it all because she was right on my time.” Millar is one of three


Amy Millar and Christiano are presented as the winners of the $20,000 Topline Trailers Grand Prix. Photo by Sunkist Media


son, for the jump-off where she was joined by Alexandre Thibault of Boucherville, QC; David Arcand of Mon- treal, QC; and Kelley Robin- son of Russell, ON. Millar was the first


competitor back to contest the shortened jump-off track with Christiano, an 11-year- old Brandenburg gelding (Canoso x Compliment). The pair produced a second


mained at the top of the leaderboard. Arcand then took his best shot with Dol- lar Del Colle, his eight-year- old French-bred mare (Kannan x Clinton), leaving all the rails in place but in a slower time of 36.87 sec- onds.


Robinson was next on


course with her 13-year-old Canadian-bred gelding, Blue’s Yer Daddy (Mr. Blue


Christiano, Millar had an op- portunity to outdo herself with Ericson, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Padinus x Iroko) owned by Millar Brooke Farm Ltd. and Partners. A clear round in a time of 39.24 seconds would leave them fourth in the final standings, and Mil- lar had sealed the victory with Christiano. “He’s been amazing; he


athletes who have been nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for the individual show jumping events at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Having represented Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Millar is continuing the family legacy. Her father, Ian, holds the world record for most Olympic appearances by any athlete in any sport with a total of 10. The Millar family is


based at Millar Brooke Farm in nearby Perth, ON, making for an easy commute to


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