Daniel Coyle and Incredible lifted the $1m ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows on Saturday night.
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.
