Local riders excel at Tournament of Champions

On the local scene at the recent Tournament of Champions, held at the Caledon Equestrian Park, riders from the region occupied significant time and space in the winner's circle.

The four-day tournament, with $300,000 in prize money, attracted the top riders from across Canada, many of whom hail from the premiere equestrian communities of Caledon, King, Hockley Valley and Halton Hills.

For those who missed attending this major international show jumping event, TSN will be carrying primetime coverage this fall including the $175,000 John Deere Canada Cup, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m., Long Run Speed Classic, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. and the crowd-pleasing Celebrity Ride 'n Drive to benefit the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada Nov. 4 at 2:30 p.m..

The Tournament of Champions continues its tradition of supporting worthwhile charities including the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada, CARD (Community Association for Riding for the Disabled) and, new for this year, the Caledon based Kids & Horses Foundation.

1.35 m Welcome

1st, Redefin, owned by Sue Grange (Caledon); 2nd Top Gun, owned by Iron Horse Farm (Caledon); 4th Take Off, ridden by Eric Lamaze (King); 5th Casper, owned by Kingridge Stables (King); 9th Carolla Z, ridden by Yann Candele (King).

Combined Hunter

1st Year Over Fences

1st All Talk owned by North Ridge (Orangeville), ridden by Lauren Hayes (Orangeville); 2nd Courvoisier, ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon); 5th Tyme Flies, ridden by Jackie Tattersall (Caledon); 8th Edward Be Good, ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 9th Quel Honneur, owned by Elizabeth Breen (Caledon), ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon).

Combined Hunter

1st Year Over Fences

1st Edward Be Good, ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 2nd Courvoisier, ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon); 3rd Quel Honneur, owned by Elizabeth Breen (Caledon), ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon); 4th All Talk, owned by North Ridge (Orangeville), ridden by Lauren Hayes (Orangeville); 6th Sangria, ridden by Jackie Tattersall (Caledon); 7th Tyme Flies, ridden by Jackie Tattersall (Caledon).

Combined Hunter

1st Year Under Saddle

3rd All Talk, owned by North Ridge (Orangeville), ridden by Lauren Hayes (Orangeville); 4th Sangria, ridden by Jackie Tattersall (Caledon); 5th Courvoisier, ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon); 6th Tyme Flies, ridden by Jackie Tattersall; 7th Quel Honneur, owned by Elizabeth Breen (Caledon), ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon).

Combined Hunter

2nd and Reg Over Fences

1st Unicon, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 2nd Cabardino, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 3rd Bayview, owned by Doug Bannister (Schomberg), ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 4th Hello Elektro, owned by Forest Hill Farm (Schomberg), ridden by Dee Dee Walker (Schomberg); 5th Celano, ridden by Martien van de Hoeven (Caledon); 9th Odeara, ridden by Ryan Roy (King).

Combined Hunter

2nd and Reg Over Fences

1st Bayview, owned by Doug Bannister (Schomberg), ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 3rd Canardino, ridden be Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 4th Paul, ridden by Martien can der Hoeven (Caledon); 5th Odeara, ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 6th Napoleon, owned by Jenny Stephenson (King), ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh).

Combined Hunter 2nd

and Reg Under Saddle

2nd Unicon ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 3rd Paul, ridden by Martien van der Hoeven (Caledon); 4th Cabardino, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 5th Bayview, owned by Doug Bannister (Schomberg), ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 6th Celano, ridden by Martien van de Hoeven (Caledon); 7th Napoleon, owned by Jenny Stephenson (King), ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh).

Pre-Green Hunter

Over Fences

1st Vizcaija, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 4th Tosca, ridden by Dee Dee Walker (Schomberg); 6th Aristid, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 7th Rio's Blizzard, ridden by Martien van de Hoeven (Caledon); 9th Andora, owned by Torrey Pines Stables (Schomberg), ridden by Tiffany Foster (King).

Pre-Green Hunter

Over Fences

1st Andora, owned by Torrey Pines Stable (Schomberg); 6th Vizcaija, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 7th Sundance Kid, ridden by Rob Carey (King); 8th Aristid, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 9th Rio's Blizzard, ridden by Martien van der Hoeven, (Caledon).

Pre-Green Hunter

Under Saddle

1st Andora, owned by Torrey Pines Stable (Schomberg), ridden by Tiffany Foster (King); 2nd Tosca, ridden by Dee Dee Walker (Schomberg); 5th Aristid, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 7th Vizcaija, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh).

Baby Green Hunter

Over Fences

1st Athena B, owned by Dori-Ann Robinson (Schomberg), ridden by Tiffany Foster (King); 3rd Ashby, ridden by Jackie Tattersall (Caledon); 5th Clicquot, owned by Liz Campbell and Carsten Esser (King), ridden by Ryan Roy (King); 8th Ludacris, ridden by Greg Kuti (Schomberg).

Baby Green Hunter

Over Fences

1st Ludacris, ridden by Greg Kuti (Schomberg); 2nd Otherwise, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 4th Ashby, ridden by Jackie Tattersall (Caledon); 5th Clicquot, owned by Liz Campbell and Carsten Esser (King), ridden by Ryan Roy (King).

Adult Amateur

18-35 Over Fences

1st Enterprise, ridden by Randy Roy (King); 3rd Gold Edition, owned and ridden by Kathleen Selke (Caledon); 4th Sundance Kid, owned and ridden by Liana Mastracci (Caledon East); 6th Steve McQueen, owned and ridden by Kathleen Selke (Caledon); 7th Gold Edition, owned and ridden by Kathleen Selke (Caledon).

Adult Amateur

36+ Over Fences

4th Colorado, owned and ridden by Julie Featherstone- Kuti (King); 7th Spartacus, owned and ridden by Debbie Weir (King); 7th Bal Harbour, owned and ridden by Penny Chamberlin (King).

1.35m Speed

2nd Sorbette, owned by Uplands Farm, Jennifer Rogers (Caledon), ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 6th Double Diamond, owned by Kingridge Stables (King), ridden by Roberto Teran (King); 7th Distant Star 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Roberto Teran (King); 8th Casper, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Hugh Graham (King); 9th Trocadero, owned and ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh).

4 Year Old

Eastern Canadian Final

1st Riga, ridden by Yann Candele (King); 2nd Rio's Lovestory W, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 3rd Holiday 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by High Graham (King); 4th Viking Ferro, ridden by Chris Sorensen (Caledon); 5th High Star 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Hugh Graham (King); 6th Heads Up 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Roberto Teran (King); 7th Holy Smoke 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Roberto Teran (King); 8th Futi's Calypso W, ridden by Erynn Ballard (Hillsburgh); 9th Bale Par, ridden by Yann Candele (King).

5 Year Old

Eastern Canadian Final

1st Venlo, owned by Sue Grange (Caledon), ridden by Yann Candele (King); 4th Grand Slam 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Roberto Teran (King); 5th Granite 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Hugh Graham (King); 6th Taboo's Charlie Brown, ridden by Robert Sharpe (Erin); 7th J. R., owned by Paige and Gord Munro (Erin).

6 Year Old

Eastern Canadian Final

2nd Ariana owned by Sue Grange (Caledon), ridden by Yann Candele (King); 3rd Unanimous, ridden by Mac Cone (King); 5th Sacramento Cant Paradijs, ridden by Chris Sorensen (Caledon); 8th Quizical Kid, owned by Sue Grange (Caledon), ridden by Yann Candele (King); 10th Feature Attraction 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Hugh Graham (King).

7/8 Year Old

Eastern Canadian Final

2nd Triton, owned by Sher-al Farms, Orangeville, ridden by Frankie Chesler- Ortiz (Orangeville); 3rd Baron, owned by Mark Hayes (Schomberg), ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon); 5th Kinsale, ridden by Yann Candele (King); 6th Executive Privilege 3E, owned by King Ridge Stables (King), ridden by Roberto Teran (King); 7th Game Ready, owned by Sue Grange (Caledon), ridden by Yann Candele (King); 8th Brooklyn, owned by Sue Grange (Caledon), ridden by Yann Candele (King); 9th Atlanta can de Padenborre, owned by Mark Hayes (Schomberg), ridden by Hyde Moffatt (Caledon); 10th Split Decision, owned by Sue Grange (Caledon), ridden by Yann Candele (King).