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Conor Swail wins $150,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Vancouver at Thunderbird Show Park in 91原创

Kassidy Keith and Havana take $25,000 U25 final
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Conor Swail (IRL) and Vital Chance de la Roque won the $150,000 W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Vancouver at Thunderbird Show Park in 91原创 on Sunday, Sept. 26. (tbird/Quinn Saunders)

Conor Swail finished the Harvest Celebration at Thunderbird Show Park in 91原创 the way he began it鈥攚ith a win.

The Irish rider earned his third international victory of the week by topping the event鈥檚 feature class on Sunday, Sept. 26, the $150,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Vancouver, with Vital Chance de la Roque.

鈥淚鈥檓 extremely proud [of my horse],鈥 Swail said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 had a wonderful week. [He鈥檚 been] first, second and first. He jumped so well today, I suppose he deserved [the win] for being so good.鈥

Swail and the 12-year-old Selle Francais gelding, also known as 鈥淰inny,鈥 won the $75,000 W Welcome on Thursday at tbird and finished second in Friday鈥檚 $75,000 tbird Cup.

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On Sunday, they added the week鈥檚 feature to their tally, the bay鈥檚 fourth international grand prix event since June 20. Swail鈥檚 student, Vanessa Mannix finished second, with World No. 13 Kent Farrington, taking third.

鈥淚 could feel him a little more nervous [today],鈥 Swail said of his mount. 鈥淗e had a bit more nervous energy in the warm-up and, in the ring, he was a little more aggressive than in the beginning of the week. But he knows where his legs and feet are, and he鈥檚 so careful and has so much quality.鈥

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Swail has only been partnered with 鈥淰inny,鈥 whom he owns in partnership with Adeline Hecart, since the beginning of the year.

鈥淚 got him at the start of January, and I found him a little bit tricky in the beginning, but we鈥檙e really figuring each other out,鈥 Swail said. 鈥淲e seem to have found the right way to go. He鈥檚 such a wonderful horse, and his last five, six, seven shows have been exceptional.鈥

Goal Achieved for Kassidy Keith in $25,000 U25 League Final Powered by Grant Productions

Kassidy Keith and Havana topped the $25,000 A MarBill Hill U25 League Final at Thunderbird Show Park in 91原创 on Sunday, Sept. 26. (tbird/Quinn Saunders)
Kassidy Keith and Havana topped the $25,000 A MarBill Hill U25 League Final at Thunderbird Show Park in 91原创 on Sunday, Sept. 26. (tbird/Quinn Saunders)

Kassidy Keith has had her eyes on the CSIU25-A MarBill Hill U25 League Final for quite some time.

A previous winner of the series with former mount Crackerjack, she dreamed of reclaiming the title with Havana, a 9-year-old mare she has developed since she was just four years old.

Mission accomplished.

Keith secured the Series with a Sunday morning victory at Thunderbird Show Park, topping a four-horse jump-off aboard her longtime mount. Her winning time over Peter Holmes鈥 short course was 34.13 seconds. Reid Pankewicz finished second with Barack), with Nyah Chernoff and Causality Z third.

鈥淭his series win for me with Havana means a lot, because I brought her up from such a young age,鈥 said Keith, 23.

鈥淪he鈥檚 really near and dear to my heart, and I think she鈥檚 just going to get better. Today she tried really, really hard. She knows when it鈥檚 a special day, and she tried her heart out for me.鈥


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