Lake Placid, New York – June 25, 2026 – The international competition kicked off on Thursday at the 2026 Lake Placid Horse Shows (LPHS), sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies, and presented by Sea Shore Stables, with Vasco Flores (PUR) bringing home top honors in the $5,000 Stonehenge Stables Two-Phase CSI 3*. Flores piloted Clover M Sporthorses’ Stena through the timers in 33.05 seconds to best a field of 47 entries representing nine countries.
The LPHS feature two weeks of world-class competition at the North Elba Showgrounds, June 23-July 5, sanctioned by the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) and International Equestrian Federation (FEI).
With their early round, Flores and Stena posted the fastest of many double-clear efforts over Nick Granat’s two-phase course. They ultimately secured victory in 33.05 seconds, over two seconds faster than their fellow competitors.
Ireland’s Philip McGuane (IRL) landed in second place for his 35.15-second time aboard Evergate Stables’ Donvier. Third went to American Schuyler Riley (USA), who stopped the clock in 35.58 seconds aboard Cornet’s Pezi, owned by Wolfstone Stables & Sales Inc.
“Today was fantastic, and I’m very happy to be here,” Flores said. “I’m very fortunate to have Stena right now; she’s a very competitive horse. She felt very comfortable in the ring. She thrives in these speed classes, and that’s why we brought her here. My plan was to set a pretty dominating pace right off the bat and hope for the best that it would stick to the end. I knew we had a pretty good round, so it was just dependent on how many others were going to chase that time. You never know at these big events; when you have a fantastic horse show like Lake Placid, everyone comes to compete.”
Final Results – $5,000 Stonehenge Stables Two-Phase CSI 3*
1) Vasco Flores (PUR) & Stena – 0 / 0 – 33.05
2) Philip McGuane (IRL) & Donvier – 0 / 0 – 35.15
3) Schuyler Riley (USA) & Cornet’s Pezi – 0 / 0 – 35.58
Source: Press Release from by Marty Bauman / Classic Communications for Lake Placid Horse Shows
Photos: © LPHS / KindMedia
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