Nicole Walker Claims the $70,000 Brookstreet Winning Round CSI 5* at Ottawa

By Jumper News on 2025-08-17

Ottawa, Ontario – August 16, 2025 – Nicole Walker (CAN) ensured the Canadian anthem rang out over Wesley Clover Parks by winning the $70,000 Winning Round CSI 5* – 1.50m, presented by Brookstreet, on Saturday during the 2025 RBC Ottawa International CSI 5* & CSI 2*.

Saturday’s five-star competition was held in a winning round format with the top 10 riders in the standings following the opening round, regardless of faults, returning for an all-deciding second round. Starting from a clean slate, Walker and Darragh Kenny (IRL) were the only two riders to jump clear in the second round and both incurred time faults for exceeding the time allowed of 45 seconds set by Brazilian course designer Marina Azevedo (BRA).

Walker proved to be the fastest, stopping the timers in 45.48 seconds compared to Kenny’s time of 47.57 to take the win.

**Darragh** **Kenny** (IRL) & **Diaroubet**

Darragh Kenny (IRL) settled for second with Diaroubet, a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Diarado x Baloubet du Rouet) that he has been paired with since May.

**Alessandra Volpi** (USA) & **Glamour**

Alessandra Volpi (USA) had the fastest time by a large margin, 41.53 seconds, but a rail down with Glamour, her 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Numero Uno x Iroko), placed her third in the final standings.

“He’s pretty careful and always very quick, so I try not to interfere with him and keep it as smooth as possible and he covers the ground nicely,” said Walker of her winning mount, Atout des Trambles, a 15-year-old Selle Francais gelding (Nectar des Forets x Apache d’Adriers). “I didn’t think that I would have a time fault, so I thought I was out of the contention after that, but the winning round format worked in my favour today. My horse jumped amazing. He always gives it his all when he’s in the ring. I’m so proud of him.”

Better known as “Tito” around the barn, Atout des Trambles came as part of a package deal when Walker purchased him. His therapy companion, Mimosa, is a miniature pony who is always at his side except when he is being ridden.

“‘Tito’ has been my partner of five years now and he is a 1.50m specialist,” continued Walker, who came to Ottawa directly from competing at CSIO 5* Dublin as a member of the Canadian Show Jumping Team with two other horses. “He’s naturally so quick and he’s always been very good on the grass. We’ve always had great luck at Ottawa with him so I wanted to leave him nice and fresh for this event. It was just so much fun out there and he always jumps very well on this field.”