Traverse City, Michigan, USA – September 16, 2021 – The 51st American Gold Cup CSI 5* is on this week, the highlight event of the 2021 edition of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) at Flintfields Horse Park. The event has attracted top riders from the Americas and even equestrians from other parts of the world, all looking to win the $230,000 American Gold Cup Grand Prix CSI 5* next Sunday.

Margie Engle (USA), Beat Mandli (SUI), Shane Sweetnam (IRL), Lauren Hough (USA), Kristen Vanderveen (USA), Adrienne Sternlicht (USA), Paul O’Shea (IRL), Karl Cook (USA), and Santiago Lambre (BRA) are just some of the stellar names set to compete this week there. The competition starts today but the list of riders and horses participating in the CSI 5* classes has already been confirmed as stated on the list below:

ARGENTINA

1) Gustavo Prato – Luke Skywalker 70, King van het Keizershof

AUSTRALIA

2) Matt Williams –  Yandoo Pennsylvania

BRAZIL

3) Santiago Lambre – Easy Girl, Comtess 202

CANADA

4) Eric Krawitt –  Cactus De Cosniere

5) Jacqueline Steffens –  Freaky, Cat Ninja

6) Sam Walker – Hermelien Vd Hooghoeve, Evita

COLOMBIA

7) Roberto Teran Tafur – Cinderella Z

IRELAND

8) Cormac Hanley –  RMF Chacco Top

9) Paul O’Shea – Squirt Gun, Skara Glen’s Machu Picchu

10) Richie Moloney – Rocksy Music, Coco Beach

11) Shane Sweetnam – Karlin Van ‘t Vennehof, Indra Van De Oude Heihoef

12) Simon Mccarthy –  Gotcha

GERMANY

13) Christian Heineking – Nkh Cento Blue

14) Wilhelm Genn –  Bugatti

GREAT BRITAIN

15) Grace Debney – Faro

PUERTO RICO

16) Freddie Vazquez –  Kirschwasser Scf, Dontez

17) Vasco Flores – Deauville Van Overis Z

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

18) Liubov Kochetova –  Paganini 170

SWITZERLAND

19) Beat Mändli – Dijon Terdoorn Z

USA

20) Adrienne Sternlicht – Lafayette Van Overis, Bennys Legacy

21) Andrew Welles –  Idol H&h, And Action

22) Alessandra Volpi –  Berlinda, Absolute Du Mio

23) Alex Matz – Ibbo Van T Keldertje, Cashew Cr

24) Brianne Goutal-Marteau – Viva Colombia, Tanael Des Bonnes

25) Cara Raether Carey – Little Magic D’asschaut, Cedric

26) Catherine Tyree –  Bokai, Bec Lorenzo

27) Chandler Meadows – Zamia 3, Koddac Van Het Indihof

28) Erin Davis-Heineking –  Leonie

29) Georgina Bloomberg –  Manhattan, Tulara Colmine

30) Jonathan McCrea – Gazelle Es, Fantasy Bb

31) Karl Cook –  Kalinka Van’t Zorgvliet, Caillou 24

32) Kristen Vanderveen – Bull Run’s Risen, Bull Run’s Prince Of Peace

33) Katherine A. Dinan –  Dougie Douglas, Athos D’elle

34) Kelly Arani – Valmont De Vizy

35) Lacey Gilbertson – Byzance Mail

36) Lauren Hough –  Paloma, Canamera 

37) Margie Goldstein-Engle – Royce, Aston Des Etisses

38) Michael Morrissey – Massimo

39) Molly Ashe Cawley – Berdien, Cappuccino 194

40) Nicholas Dello Joio – Chess, Centuria 7

41) Peter Leone –  Donner, Cedric 84

42) Quentin Judge – HH Zorro Z

43) Samantha Schaefer – Frasier

44) Shawn Casady – Lyranta Van ‘t Gebroekt, Captain Jack

45) Sydney Shulman –  Villamoura, A Toi De Prim’

46) Vanessa Hood – Santauer, Lou Lou Vls

Source: FEI – Fédération Equestre International

*Subject to late entries and withdrawals

Photo: © Andrew Ryback Photography