The final Grand Prix of the Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments saw twenty-seven horse/rider combinations take on the 615m track designed by FEI Course Designer Santiago Varela.

The top twelve placed riders from the first round then challenged a second track in hopes a combined score would leave them at the top or force a jump-off.

Amongst the top twelve returning for the second round were some of the week’s previous winners, Kyle King (USA), Daniel Coyle and Jordan Coyle – who won the AKITA Drilling Cup earlier in the day.

They were joined by Abdulrahman Alrajhi (KSA) who also finished on zero faults over the two rounds to create a four horse jump-off.

Coyle’s big win

Daniel Coyle was ready for a big win. After two rounds of jumping, a jump-off was required to determine the winner.

Jordan Coyle held the lead briefly with a clear jump off time of 35.86 seconds but younger brother Daniel piloting the brilliant, Incredible, crossed the finish line clear in a time of 35.21 seconds.

American Kyle King came close to topping Daniel’s time but finished second with a clear round time of 35.29 seconds. A rail in the jump-off kept Alrajhi off the podium.

A delighted Daniel Coyle spoke after his major win, stating:

“I like to come here for the summer because every horse gets a little better, even the horses at the top of the game. But not only that, we also have some six, some seven year-olds here, and, they are the future, so we have to bring them along as well.”

Ireland’s Paul O’Shea was tenth with Imerald Van’T Voorhof.

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The winning round format competition had 33 horse/rider combinations challenge the first track and the 10 top results from that round qualified for the winning round.

Five of the riders returning for the winning round carried the Irish flag, a dominant force this 2025 Summer Tournament Season.

It was another victory for Jordan Coyle riding, For Gold, in the AKITA Drilling Cup. The pair delivered the fastest clear ride in the winning round with a time of 51.79 seconds.

Briton Charlie Jones with Capitale 6 took the second step on the podium, as they went clear in 53.33 seconds.

Mexico’s Eugenio Garza Perez, riding Chalouries PS took third, stopping the clock in 58.13 seconds.

Daniel Coyle and Farrel were next best of the Irish in fifth.

James Chawke, riding Daido Van’t Ruytershof Z, were eighth, following by Darragh Kenny with Zero K in ninth.

Conor Swail and Clonterm Obolensky rounded out the top-10.

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In the competition (where faults are converted to time) Coyle came through the finish line in 75.59 seconds.

Coyle and For Gold have won six FEI competitions this season at Spruce Meadows, Calgary, and won three-out-of-four of the Speed Competitions – only to be second in the Canadian Utilities Cup during the ‘Continental’.

Another Irish rider, James Chawke, was runner-up with Daido Van’t Ruytershof Z in 79.20 seconds.

Mexico’s Eugenio Garza Perez and Victer Finn DH Z took the third spot on the podium, in a time of 81.46 seconds.

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The ATCO Cup was contested over the track designed by FEI course builder Santiago Varela of Spain.

Darragh Kenny aboard Lightning produced the fastest clear round in the five combination jump-off with a time of 36.95 seconds.

Conor Swail finished in second with Qoreen Van’t Ruyershof in a time of 42.33 seconds.

Canadian Sarah Lottis, rounded out the top three placings, as she and Itoulon S finished third, with four faults, in 40.25 seconds.

Daniel Coyle and Legacy finished in in fifth place, after eight faults in the jump-off round.

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In the only qualifier for this week’s CSI2* Grand Prix, forty-seven horse/rider combinations took to the International Ring and eleven jumped clear to advance to the jump off.

The Irish have been on a roll all summer long at Spruce Meadows and Daniel Coyle was determined to continue that streak.

Coyle posted a fast clear round with both his horses, Daydream and Calippo 57, taking first with the former in a time of 43.15 seconds. He claimed the runner-up position with Calippo 57, as they stopped the timers in 43.88 seconds.

Kara Chad of Canada was third aboard Chicago, while Offaly rider Darragh Kenny also made the top-10. He finished in seventh place in 44.76 seconds, having had four faults.

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It is a fifth 5* victory of the summer at the Canadian venue for the Irish rider, as he and King Kannan GP took the 5* competition in the International Ring.

With ten combinations jumping clear in the opening round to advance to the jump-off, the Irish combination won with a clear in 40.35 seconds.

USA’s Kyle King took second place on the rostrum with SIG Chiari. They were runners-up with a clear round in 40.85 seconds.

Conor Swail took third for Ireland, riding Qoreen Van’t Ruytershof, as they stopped the timers with a clear round in 41.36 seconds.

Daniel Coyle, brother of the class winner, Jordan, came home in fifth position aboard Farrel, while Conor Swail was seventh on his second horse in the competition, One Edition.

Darragh Kenny and Genial De B’Nevill rounded out a successful class for the Irish combinations as they claimed tenth spot.

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He topped the $32,000 CSI3* Speed aboard Narcotique v/h Dingenshof to kick off the 11th season of GLEF and top show jumping at Flintfields Horse Park.

The mid-summer series features six weeks of FEI competition running until August 10, showcasing an FEI Nations Cup CSIO3*, the FEI North American Youth Championships and the return of Major League Show Jumping CSI5* competition to Traverse City.

Twenty-nine year-old McCarthy set the pace as the first to enter the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring, leaving the rest of the field to chase him over Mauricio Garcia’s  course.

The only competitor to come close to his time of 60.60 seconds was American Charlotte Jacobs riding 10-year-old Irish-bred gelding Thomascourt Ballypatrick.

Jacobs clocked 60.68 seconds to take second. Fellow American Daisy Farish and Etonemoi del Cabalero finished third in 62.37 seconds.

McCarthy, who with Narcotique v/h Dingenshof has notched 14 international victories, more than half being over speed tracks, said:

“She’s very fast at this level, so even going first didn’t affect us too much. I stick to my own plan with her and I’m very grateful for the results she has given me.”

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Spanish FEI course builder Santiago Varela’s course featured 14 obstacles and 17 jumping efforts over a 650m track in the International Ring.

Forty-seven combinations took on the Derby-style track, with nine combinations successfully clearing the first round and advancing to the jump-off.

In a very fast jump-off round, Jordan Coyle, and King Kannan GP, held top spot with a clear round in 34.40 seconds – but only until his younger brother Daniel and Calippo 57 challenged, as the last jump-off combination into the Ring.

Daniel Coyle aboard his new mount, Calippo 57, took all the risks and came away rewarded. The pair crossed the finishing line in a time 34.16 seconds to win the Canada Cup Derby.

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The Irish rider/horse combination were one of seven, from thirty-three competitors, to jump clear in the first round and advance to the jump-off.

The course built by FEI Course Designer Anderson Lima of Mexico featured 13 obstacles, and a total of 16 jumping efforts.

Aboard For Gold, Coyle triggered the finish line at 38.64 seconds, over two seconds faster than Mexican Patricio Pasquel who finished in second with a time of 40.75 seconds.

Ireland’s Conor Swail claimed the third podium spot with Qoreen Van ‘T Ruytershof, going clear in the jump-off round in 40.81 seconds.

Daniel Coyle and Farrel were seventh in 42.28 seconds, having eight faults in their jump-off round.

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In the feature competition for the ‘Pan American’ CSI5*, twenty-six combinations stepped through the Clock Tower to challenge FEI Course Designer Anderson Lima’s strong, 1.60m course.

It featured 14 obstacles, 17 efforts, that included the open water and a triple combination towards the end of the course.

Briton Matthew Sampson was one of four horse/rider combinations to advance to the jump off. Ireland’s Daniel Coyle, Jordan Coyle and Darragh Kenny were hoping to see the colours of Ireland atop the flag pole but unfortunately it did not happen.

Sampson aboard his grey stallion, Daniel, bested Daniel Coyle’s quick jump-off time of 43.86 seconds by six one-hundredths of a second and stopping the clock at 43.72 seconds for the victory.

Jordan Coyle and Chaccolino came third, clear in 44.26 seconds, while Darragh Kenny with Diaroubet were fourth after eight faults in the jump-off round, as they stopped the timers in 43.17 seconds.

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