Tryon Summer 5 Midweek Update: Tryon Summer Series presented by The Farm House
Michael Walton and Lancelot RW Gallop to Victory in $32,000 LeMieux Welcome Stake CSI 2*
Park Avenue with Grace Gallo Shine During the $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby presented by Fabbri Boots
Rosalie Midyette Aboard Fernet MH Soar to Win $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*
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Mill Spring, NC - July 10, 2025 - The $32,000 LeMieux Welcome Stake CSI 2* saw 33 trips tour the Andy Christiansen course, with seven pairs qualifying for the jump off. Michael Walton (USA) qualified two of his three mounts for the jump off, and emerged victorious with Mia Marano’s 2016 Dutch Warmblood gelding, Lancelot RW (Carrera VDL x Numero Uno). Ciaran Flynn (IRL) had a successful 42.37 second ride aboard Calvin Harris 3 (Calatos x Gloster), the 2015 Oldenburg gelding owned by Apex Equestrian Center, for reserve. Nicolette Hirt (USA) riding Balia Silvia (Balou Du Rouet x Unknown), a 2015 Oldenburg mare owned by Chatwood Farms LLC, earned third place with 42.90 seconds on the clock.
Michael Walton and Lancelot RW
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Posting a clear first round and the fastest jump off time of 40.93 seconds, Walton detailed his rides. “I thought he was quite nice in the first round and handled it fine, and then for the jump off we didn't know what we had, because we've never really jumped him off before, so we kind of just let him go. He was really brilliant today!”
Ciaran Flynn and Calvin Harris 3
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Of their partnership thus far, Walton shared, “he's [Lancelot RW] a new horse for us; we've only had him six weeks. This was his first 1.45 meter FEI class with us, but he’s pretty straightforward. He's brave, fast, and careful, so he's pretty much everything we wanted! We hope he continues on like this.”
Nicollete Hirt and Balia Silvia
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Michael Walton plans to compete under the lights in Saturday's $70,000 The Farm House Grand Prix CSI 2*. Competing for their third week at Tryon International, Walton concluded, “This is our third week here, and we love Tryon!”
For full results from the $32,000 LeMieux Welcome Stake CSI 2*, click here.
Park Avenue with Grace Gallo Shine During the $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby presented by Fabbri Boots
Thursday Afternoon’s $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby presented by Fabbri Boots proved a shining round for Grace Gallo (Virginia Beach, VA) aboard Park Avenue (Cusop Jovial x Maple Side Demitasse), the 2016 Crossbred Pony mare owned by MC&G Equestrian LLC, who earned a total score of 158 across their two rounds. Reserve honors with a combined score of 151.5 went to Morgan Ross (Lookout Mountain, GA) riding her own 2009 Welsh Pony Cross gelding, Dorian Grey (Blackwood Mountain Kauakash x Hot Authority). Tinsley Saunder (Knoxville, TN) rode her own The Keys Calypso, (The Keys x Unknown), the 2019 Welsh Pony Cross gelding, to 149.5 points to round out the podium.
Grace Gallo and Park Avenue
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For full results from the $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby presented by Fabbri Boots, click here.
Rosalie Midyette Aboard Fernet MH Soar to Win $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*
July 9, 2025 - Kicking off Summer 5 FEI competition, the $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2* saw 26 entries tackle the course set by Andy Christiansen. Rosalie Midyette (USA) aboard her own 2015 Selle Francais gelding, Fernet MH (Kannan x Quidam De Revel) took the win with two clear rounds and the fastest second phase time of 30.01 seconds. Hudson (Arezzo VDL x Contender), the 2012 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned and ridden by Amanda Flint (USA), earned reserve honors with their 32.43 second jump-off time. Third place and 33.95 seconds on the clock went to Sayre Happy (USA) riding Vanessa King’s Cornetty VH Scheefkasteel Z (Cornet Obolensky x Lamm De Fetan), the 2016 Zangersheide mare.
Rosalie Midyette and Park Avenue
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For full results from the $6,000 Two Phase CSI 2*, click here.
The Tryon Summer Series presented by The Farm House will continue through July 20, and Prize Lists and entry information can be found at www.Tryon.com/compete. Enjoy Saturday Night Lights presented by Skyla Credit Union July 12, including Hobby Horse competition presented by Chick-fil-A Forest City, free carousel rides, and pop-up vendors. Join us in the Tryon Stadium at 8:15pm for the $70,000 The Farm House Grand Prix CSI 2* and enjoy watching top horses and riders soar around the course! More details available at www.Tryon.com/snl.
Photos ©Natalie Suto Photography (Bailey Beck, Natalie Suto, and Renee Lipski, as noted) unless otherwise noted. These photos may only be used once, in relation to this press release. Competitors may view and purchase competition photos at www.nataliesutophotography.com. With questions regarding photography at TIEC, contact media@tryon.com.