Press release from Lake Placid Horse Shows, edited by World of Showjumping

Jordan Coyle (IRL) rode Ariso (Casall x Contender) to victory Friday in the $45,000 Wölffer Estate Vineyard CSI3* jump-off class at the 2026 Lake Placid Horse Shows (LPHS), sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies and presented by Sea Shore Stables. Coyle also placed second on For Gold (For Fashion x Heraldik xx) as he topped a field of 43 horses at the North Elba Showgrounds. 

The horse shows feature two weeks of world-class competition, June 23-July 5, sanctioned by the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) and International Equestrian Federation (FEI). 

Second to try the 16-effort, first-round course designed by Nick Granat, Coyle turned in the first of 14 clean rounds on Ariso. Riding first over the eight-effort tiebreaker course, he turned in another clean round 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 (USA) finished third with a clean ride in 36.14 seconds on Elvis De L’Othain (Elvis Ter Putte x Quidam de Revel), and fourth went to six-time U.S. Olympic veteran McLain Ward, who finished clean in 36.49 seconds on First Lady (Don Diarado x Lordanos).

“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.”