Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar wins $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix

OTTAWA — Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar won the $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix on Saturday at the Ottawa National Horse Show.

After nine of the 33 contenders jumped clear to advance to the jump-off, the Perth, Ont., native was the seventh rider to return for the tie-breaking jump-off aboard Teddy du Bosquetiau, a 13-year-old Belgian sport horse gelding.

The pair made easy work of the jump-off track, leaving all the rails in place and coming home in a time of 42.43 seconds.

“This was definitely the fastest I’ve ever ridden Teddy,” said Millar. “He’s really, really fast, but what happens to him sometimes is that his feet get going faster than his brain. Then rails can come down because of that. So as you’re riding him, you try to keep the two in sync. It’s about knowing your horse, and I was quite thrilled with him today because this was a fast jump-off.

“I knew my time would be hard to beat.”

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Montreal’s Melissandre Lincourt, riding Just Stella L, finished second in 43.79. Jonathon Millar, Ian’s son, rode Dutch Warmblood and placed third in 43.87.

Competition at the Ottawa National Horse Show concludes on Sunday with the feature event, the $10,000 Canadian Hunter Derby.

The Canadian Press