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Norman Picov Derby Showdown/Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on 10 Race Card

Norman Picov Derby Showdown/Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on 10 Race Card

AJAX DOWNS, SEPTEMBER 8 2026 - MY ROYAL SWINGER, one of the most exciting Quarter Horses in Canada in 2026, will be going for his sixth straight win when he takes on nine fellow 3-year-olds in the important NORMAN PICOV DERBY at Ajax Downs on Wednesday, September 9.

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2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI Crowns Its Final Winners

2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI Crowns Its Final Winners

September 7, 2026 - BROMONT, QC - The 2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI concluded Sunday at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, with Edward Ewbank (NZL) and his own Damsel BFF, a 2014 Hanoverian mare by Donarweiss GGF, taking the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle, the final performance of the event.

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Sweetnam Wins Toronto Showdown To Open MLSJ Season 6

Sweetnam Wins Toronto Showdown To Open MLSJ Season 6

Sept 5, 2026 - TORONTO, ON — The first Grand Prix of Major League Show Jumping Season 6 took center stage under the lights Saturday night in Toronto, with Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Coriaan Van Klapscheut Z taking the win in the $500,000 5* Grand Prix presented by Kubota.

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Saturday Wrap Up at 2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI

Saturday Wrap Up at 2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI

September 5, 2026 - BROMONT, QC - The 2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI held at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park concludes its second day with the victory of Tom Dvorak (ON) aboard Sue Schramayr’s Hernando, a 2012 KWPN gelding by Bretton Woods in the CDI3* Grand Prix Special.

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Norman Picov Derby Showdown/Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on 10 Race Card

Norman Picov Derby Showdown/Ontario Sires Stakes Futurity on 10 Race Card

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles

AJAX DOWNS, SEPTEMBER 8 2026 - MY ROYAL SWINGER, one of the most exciting Quarter Horses in Canada in 2026, will be going for his sixth straight win when he takes on nine fellow 3-year-olds in the important NORMAN PICOV DERBY at Ajax Downs on Wednesday, September 9.

Read more

2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI Crowns Its Final Winners

2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI Crowns Its Final Winners

Posted in English riding, Equestrian News, Home Page articles

September 7, 2026 - BROMONT, QC - The 2026 Bromont Fall Classic CDI concluded Sunday at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, with Edward Ewbank (NZL) and his own Damsel BFF, a 2014 Hanoverian mare by Donarweiss GGF, taking the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle, the final performance of the event.

Read more


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