Wellington, Florida, USA – December 23, 2019 – Santiago Lambre (MEX) continued his winning streak last Sunday, guiding Cetano Van Aspergem Z to claim top honors in the $25,000 Semican National Grand Prix during the third week of the ESP Holiday Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC).

Out of the 25 trips that entered the course designed by Jasen Shelly, only eight competitors returned to contest the second round, and the top three were the only horse-and-rider combinations to put in a double-clear performance.

This time, the brazilian-born rider who represents Mexico steered the 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding (Clinton x Ahorn Z) towards registering the fastest time of 42.063 seconds and no penalties in the jump-off.

Ian Millar (CAN) and Future Adventures’ Christiano (Canoso x Compliment) after the pair completed the jump-off time of 44.041 seconds to claim second place.

Lambre returned for the yellow ribbon aboard his entry, Diathago (Diamant de Semilly x Carthago Z) after their jump-off effort in 45.707 seconds.

Santiago Lambre (MEX) & Cetano Van Aspergem Z

“In the first round, I think the line at the beginning gave a lot of people trouble,” commented Lambre. “It was in between seven or eight strides, so if you weren’t on the distance you could’ve had some trouble. Then when a triple combination at the end of the course is always difficult too.”

Cetano van Aspergem Z is one of Lambre’s own horses, with which he has a very successful track record with: “I’m very happy with how he went. He’s not green, usually competes at the five-star level, but I’m still working to get him fit for season. So the track for him the track was a bit easier for him and he’s very fast.” When asked about holiday plans, Lambre mentioned that he’ll just take three days off before they’re all back work and competing at ESP’s New Year’s Show on December 27.