LAKE PLACID, N.Y.--Jordan Coyle of Ireland on Ariso won the $45,000 FEI 3* Jump-off Class on Friday, June 26 at the Lake Placid Horse Shows.

Jordan Coyle on Ariso (Photo by KindMedia)Coyle also placed second on For Gold against a field of 43,14 of which went clean to make the jump-off.

Going first in the jump-off, Coyle on Ariso was clean in a blazing time of 35.77 seconds.

None of the remaining entries could catch his time, with the closest being Coyle on his other mount, For Gold, on whom he took second place with a clean round in 35.99 seconds.

Nick Dello Joio finished third, clean in 36.14 seconds on Elvis De L’Othain, and six-time U.S. Olympic veteran McLain Ward on First Lady was fourth, clean in 36.49 seconds.

The top four were only separated by seven-tenths of a second.

 

“WITH A horse like Ariso, there really is only one plan for the jump-offs,” Coyle said, “so it doesn’t really matter what number you go. Today, he had a really big advantage over everyone else with the long distances between the jumps. He has a massive stride, and I was able to leave a few strides out. It was his stride that made the difference in the class."

“This is my first time back here since For Gold won the Grand Prix on the grass field in 2023, so it’s my first time in this new arena, and it’s outstanding. Even with the rain we had this morning, it held up super well.”

Also in the winner’s circle Friday was Grace McMahon on New Journey in the $1,000 Children’s Hunter Classic.

McMahon finished with a score of 173 points, and placing second with a score of 171 points was Lilly Ward on Golden Ticket, while third went to Hilton Westcott, who had a score of 170 points on Family Affaire.