![Eregast Van't Kiezelhof was ridden by Ireland's Shane Sweetnam to a third place finish. "It's his first grand prix of any sort. It's his first grand prix here and WEF was his first 1.45m and last week was his first 1.50m ... He was very green in the jump-off. I wish I could have gone quicker because he can be a very fast horse, but the music and the crowd and everything was making him fairly high-strung," commented Sweetnam.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/fa/96/fa965a9648334f1d080cdac43b10988e.JPG?itok=W28Er7Vg "Eregast Van't Kiezelhof was ridden by Ireland's Shane Sweetnam to a third place finish. "It's his first grand prix of any sort. It's his first grand prix here and WEF was his first 1.45m and last week was his first 1.50m ... He was very green in the jump-off. I wish I could have gone quicker because he can be a very fast horse, but the music and the crowd and everything was making him fairly high-strung," commented Sweetnam."){kind=small}
![Urico was ridden by Great Britain's Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher to a second place finish. "I couldn't be happier. He was fantastic and I’m never complain being second in a grand prix especially to a great rider," said Maher.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/a6/69/a66934963301a7098c342b1fea7c3023.JPG?itok=4wx1zSOp "Urico was ridden by Great Britain's Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher to a second place finish. "I couldn't be happier. He was fantastic and I’m never complain being second in a grand prix especially to a great rider," said Maher."){kind=small}
![Espyrante, ridden by Japanese rider Eiken Sato (JPN) was the winner of the $82,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, in Wellington, FL. "My horse always jumps very good. Two weeks ago in Hong Kong she had one down in the jump-off but she always jumps amazing. Tonight she was also amazing and I’m really happy," commented Sato after his victory ride.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/52/57/5257e2f6cae0e1c34a87f7f2ab531cc5.JPG?itok=LzAw2NvK "Espyrante, ridden by Japanese rider Eiken Sato (JPN) was the winner of the $82,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, in Wellington, FL. "My horse always jumps very good. Two weeks ago in Hong Kong she had one down in the jump-off but she always jumps amazing. Tonight she was also amazing and I’m really happy," commented Sato after his victory ride."){kind=small}
The $82,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3*took place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Saturday night March 16. Those who had clean first rounds returned for a jump-off against the clock. The top four finished on double clear rounds with time deciding the ultimate winner. Each of the top finishers represented a different country, which made this event truly international. The results were as follows.
1. Espyrante, 2004 Belgian Warmblood mare by Obourg x Pauillac De Meia Lua, Eiken Sato (JPN), Stephex Stables: 0/0/42.79
2. Urico: 2001 KWPN gelding by Zandor Z x Fedor, Ben Maher (GBR), Jane F. Clark: 0/0/44.27
3. Eregast Van't Kiezelhof: 2004 Belgian Warmblood gelding by Thunder van de Zuuthoeve x Latano, Shane Sweetnam (IRL), Spy Coast Farm, LLC: 0/0/47.61
4. Zara Leandra: 2004 KWPN mare by Metropole x Ahorn, Pablo Barrios (VEN), ZL Group, Inc: 0/0/48.27
5. Tuxedo: 2001 KWPN gelding by Gentleman x Hamilcar, Todd Minikus (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/4/46.81
![Espyrante, ridden by Japanese rider Eiken Sato (JPN) was the winner of the $82,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, in Wellington, FL. "My horse always jumps very good. Two weeks ago in Hong Kong she had one down in the jump-off but she always jumps amazing. Tonight she was also amazing and I’m really happy," commented Sato after his victory ride.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/0a/67/0a67a9f4a8ae48d475034e87e0866962.JPG?itok=x-6E6lN3 "Espyrante, ridden by Japanese rider Eiken Sato (JPN) was the winner of the $82,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, in Wellington, FL. "My horse always jumps very good. Two weeks ago in Hong Kong she had one down in the jump-off but she always jumps amazing. Tonight she was also amazing and I’m really happy," commented Sato after his victory ride.")
![Urico was ridden by Great Britain's Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher to a second place finish. "I couldn't be happier. He was fantastic and I’m never complain being second in a grand prix especially to a great rider," said Maher.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/e2/8e/e28ed3e10ba17227fb1aabafa396db10.JPG?itok=Ag2srVUK "Urico was ridden by Great Britain's Olympic gold medalist Ben Maher to a second place finish. "I couldn't be happier. He was fantastic and I’m never complain being second in a grand prix especially to a great rider," said Maher.")
![Eregast Van't Kiezelhof was ridden by Ireland's Shane Sweetnam to a third place finish. "It's his first grand prix of any sort. It's his first grand prix here and WEF was his first 1.45m and last week was his first 1.50m ... He was very green in the jump-off. I wish I could have gone quicker because he can be a very fast horse, but the music and the crowd and everything was making him fairly high-strung," commented Sweetnam.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/d2/a3/d2a3e59617107b5b51ae6e6d1810f9a8.JPG?itok=M33qDkZ7 "Eregast Van't Kiezelhof was ridden by Ireland's Shane Sweetnam to a third place finish. "It's his first grand prix of any sort. It's his first grand prix here and WEF was his first 1.45m and last week was his first 1.50m ... He was very green in the jump-off. I wish I could have gone quicker because he can be a very fast horse, but the music and the crowd and everything was making him fairly high-strung," commented Sweetnam.")
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