An embryo by top showjumping sire Chacco-Blue sold for €90,000 (£78,824) to a buyer from the Emirates, who also snapped up a full sibling to H&M All In. The embryo by the same sire as Ben Maher’s Olympic champion Explosion W, out of Nabab De Reve mare Kirby De Muze, was the subject of a […]
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Beezie Madden, of the United States, riding Darry Lou during the CP International competition at the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. Spruce Meadows is cancelling its summer show jumping series a second straight year because of the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh March 01, 2021 - 9:05 AM
CALGARY - Spruce Meadows is cancelling its summer show jumping series for a second straight year because of the pandemic.
The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary draws dozens of the world s top riders to its annual summer and fall tournaments, but those competitions were wiped out in 2020.
The summer series is four tournaments over five weeks starting in June, and would have been important preparation for international riders for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo starting in July.