Edited press release from Live Oak International
With a lightning-fast time of 34.32 in the jump-off aboard the 9-year-old Ivory TCS (Falaise de Muze x Ukato), Ireland's Daniel Coyle took home the blue ribbon on Saturday in the $37,000 Live Oak International CSI4*-W 1.50m Longines world ranking class. Daniel is a familiar face at Live Oak International having won at the tournament in 2020.
“I was delighted Ivory TCS was able to win today. It’s always brilliant to go to a competition with confidence especially when you are working with animals. I won the World Cup qualifier at Live Oak International in 2020, the last time I was here, so that obviously puts on a little more pressure,” said Daniel Coyle. “I own this horse with Ariel Grange, which is cool for me. When I walked the course at first, I said this isn’t going to be so easy. It’s always tough to beat the clear rounds in front of you, and today that was Bertram. Bertram is always very fast in the jump-off so if he is in the lead, you’ve got to pull something out and do something good.”
Ireland’s Bertram Allen took home the second prize on EmmyLou (Billy Mexico x Lupin Z) with a time of 35.58 and Germany’s Andre Thieme took home third spot with Conacco (Conoglio x Chacco-Blue) with a time of 37.10.