June 4, 2010–Call it the luck of the Irish: An impending thunderstorm did not begin last night until moments after the trophy presentation for the $100,000 Grand Prix of Devon, witnessed by the usual overflow crowd whose enthusiastic presence makes this show jumping competition unique in the U.S.
But luck had nothing to do with a fabulous finish for one of the country’s landmark show jumping events.
Course designer Alan Wade of Ireland skillfully devised a clever route that handled a light field of 21 starters who had varying degrees of expertise. He produced a nine-horse jump-off that made the evening just long enough, as Peter Leone rode off with the $30,000 first prize on Select.
Read the rest of Nancy Jaffer’s Postcard from the 2010 Devon Horse Show.
