October 11, 2025 – Mill Spring, NC – Capping off an action-packed evening of Show Jumping $120,000 Skyla Credit Union Grand Prix CSI 3*, Rupert Carl Winkelmann (GER) emerged as the top competitor in a field of 40 teams. Paired with his own Imodo (Bessemeind’s Quasimodo Z x Broere VDL Corland), Winkelmann produced one of only two double clear rounds of the night, finishing the short track in 42.70 seconds. Owner and rider of Flagship De Hus (Windows VH Costersveld x Fergar Mail), Alejandro Leonardo Winkler (MEX) slotted into second place, recording 44.11 seconds in the jump off with the 2015 Selle Francais mare. Keeping the poles up but incurring two time faults to land in third, David Blake (IRL) piloted Conblue (Conthargos x Chacco-Blue), Pine Hollow Farm’s 2014 Oldenburg gelding, to a 53.06 second jump off. 

October 10, 2025 – Mill Spring, NC – Hunter action returned to the lights of Tryon Stadium on Friday evening with the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby taking centerstage. Kelli Cruciotti Vanderveen (USA) partnered with Ratino KN Ter Beuken (Gino H x Extreme From The Breeder D 09) to put 361 points on the board to take the win. Classic round high scorer Ethan Maye (USA) piloted his own Uno Dinero (Unknown x Unknown), the 2011 Holsteiner gelding, to second place on a total of 340 points. Past derby winner Victoria Free (USA) and Andrea Block’s 2016 Hanoverian gelding Step Up (Cabana x Speak Up) collected 339 points to slot into third place. 

Mill Spring, NC – October 9, 2025 – An international podium took over Tryon Stadium after the conclusion of Thursday’s $32,000 LeMieux Welcome Stake CSI 3*. The top spot was awarded to Tanner Korotkin (USA) who piloted Cardozo 4 (Colestus x Falkenhof’s Lancer) to the win. The 2012 Danish Warmblood stallion Wannabe CS (Warrant x Pythagoras), owned by Brooke Peterson and ridden by Peter Petschenig (AUT), received reserve honors. Luis Sabino Goncalves (POR) rode the Sigma Stables, LLC mount Scoop De Septon Z (Hunters Scendro x Echo Van T Spieveld), the 2014 Zangersheide mare, to third place. 

Nayel Nassar (EGY) and longtime mount Coronado were the sole horse-and-rider pair to go double clear in Tryon Stadium as part of Saturday Night Lights presented by Tryon Horse & Home, scoring the winning payday in the 328’000 CHF Land Rover Asheville Grand Prix CSI 4* in a time of 45.24 seconds. Dropping one rail and posting a time of 43.45 seconds, Paul O’Shea (IRL) and Imerald Van’t Voorhof, the 2008 Belgian Warmblood gelding (Emerald x Bacardi Orange De Muze) owned by Imerald Partners LLC, rode to reserve honors.

In a thrilling evening class under the lights of Tryon Stadium, Amanda Derbyshire (GBR) and Otto BH (Norton D’eole x Toulon) were crowned the winners of the 112’500 CHF ProElite Welcome Stake CSI 4* in a jump off time of 41.17 seconds. Just a breath behind to take reserve was Conor Swail (IRL) and Vital Chance (Diamant De Semilly x Rivage Du Poncel), the 2009 Selle Français gelding owned by Mannon Farm, recording a time of 41.18 seconds. Rounding out the Welcome Stake podium with a time of 41.46 seconds was Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and James Kann Cruz (Kannan x Cruising), the 2013 Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Gizmo Partners, LLC.