Farrington Scores Two Wins at Spruce Meadows ‘National’ Presented by Rolex

Kent Farrington and Jasper captured the PwC Cup 1.50m event on day two of the Spruce Meadows ’National’ presented by Rolex. A perfect jump-off performance and a time that bested the only other clear rider, Mexico’s Enrique Gonzalez, qualified Farrington for Saturday’s CSI5*RBC $500,000 Grand Prix, where Farrington also scored first place with Gazelle. 

During Saturday’s 1.60m class in Calgary, Farrington held off Canada’s Lisa Carlsen and Japan’s Karen Polle for his fourth win at the marquee Grand Prix event. Carlsen, who was first to tackle the jump-off track, laid down a clean ride with a time of 54.72 seconds. Polle followed with a time of 48.52 but hit a rail in the combination, leaving the door open for Farrington who took home the win with a perfect run in 49.94. Carlsen and horse Parette placed second while Polle and With Wings finished third.

“I’m very happy to be here. Very happy to have a couple of wins under my belt and the horses to be in good form,” said Farrington, who only recently returned to high-level competition following a broken leg in February. Previously, Farrington won the RBC Grand Prix in 2012, 2013 and 2015 on two different horses, Voyeur and Uceko.

Source: Spruce Meadows Press Release