For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Marty Bauman – 508-878-2394, Marty@Classic-Communications.com
Lake Placid, NY – June 28, 2026 – Jordan Coyle of Ireland rode Ariso to victory in the $100,000 FEI 3* Grand Prix of Lake Placid to conclude Week 1 of the Lake Placid Horse Shows (LPHS), Sponsored by The Bainbridge Companies and Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Coyle topped a field of 35 horses at the North Elba Showgrounds, home to two weeks of world-class competition, sanctioned by the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) and International Equestrian Federation (FEI), running June 23-July 5.
Coyle was one of nine entries to reach the jump-off by going clean over the 16-effort, first-round course designed by Nick Granat. Six-time U.S. Olympic veteran McLain Ward was the second to try the 9-effort tiebreaker course and he set the mark to beat with a clean ride in 41.80 seconds on First Lady, owned by Robin Parsky.
Ward’s lead held until Coyle returned on Ariso, a 15-year-old, Swedish Warmblood owned by Elan Farm. The winning combination of Friday’s $45,000 Wölffer Estate 3* Jump-off, they turned in what proved to be the winning ride, finishing clean in 41.23 seconds. Ward’s time held up for second with third going to Pieter De Brabandere of Belgium, who finished clean in 42.15 seconds on Dothraki Warlord, owned by Maarten Huygens.
“You never know in this sport, everything is such fine margins that you never actually know till it’s over what’s going to happen,” Coyle said. “If you can beat McLain, then that’s always a good gauge that you were pretty fast.
“This is for sure the form of his life at the moment,” Coyle said of his longtime partner. “He won some big classes for me in his younger days, but then he had a few years of not much pressure and not much being asked of him. In the past year, he’s come back to being probably better and more consistent than he ever has been. It’s really quite exciting.”
Jordan Coyle and Ariso © Kind Media
Sunday morning featured two classes on the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series. First, JJ Torano rode Mr. Worldwide to the win in the $10,000 Mirror Lake Inn/The Cottage Café 1.35m SJHOF Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic, and then Jole Kosloske rode Crystal Claire to victory in the $15,000 FarmVet 1.45m SJHOF Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic.
JJ Torano and Mr. Worldwide © Kind Media Jole Kosloske and Crystal Claire
Baylee Rowan was honored as the winner of the Kathy Scholl Equitation Challenge, awarded to the top overall accumulated points-earner in all equitation classes 3’6″ and above; and Holland McDonough was presented the Hollow Brook Wealth Management Junior Sportsmanship Award, given to the junior rider who best personifies the highest standards of integrity, sportsmanship, honor, kindness and generosity throughout the 2026 Lake Placid Horse Shows.
Baylee Rowan © Kind Media Holland McDonough
Other Sunday winners included Eva Tucci on Princip F. Damaard in The Hooker Family 1.15m Junior Jumper Classic, Jennifer Schechter on Can Can De San Isidro in the Higher Ground Farm 1.15m Amateur Jumper Classic, Kendall Casaccio on Freya D’Ambel in the Northland NAL Adult Amateur Hunter Classic, and Grace Wilson on Ocean Road in the Dr. Tracie Glicker Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic.
Sunday also featured the Lead Line Class presented by McLain Ward, Inc. and the Saratoga Horseworks Parade of Champions which honored division champions from the week.
Leadliners had their time in the ring. © Kind Media
Lori Sawyer-Lyons had two horses in the Saratoga Horseworks Parade of Champions © Kind Media
Following an off-day on Monday, the I Love New York Horse Show starts on Tuesday and runs through Sunday, July 5. Highlights include Wednesday’s $5,000 CSI3* Two-Phase presented by North Star Equine Sports Medicine, Thursday’s $45,000 CSI3* Welcome Stake presented by Brianne Goutal LLC, Friday’s $32,000 CSI3* Speed Derby presented by Purina Animal Nutrition and $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby presented by Perfect Products, and Saturday’s The Clothes Horse Parade of Champions leading up to the main event, the $100,000 CSI3* Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix presented by Friends of the Lake Placid Horse Shows. More hunter and jumper classics also take place on Sunday, including the $25,000 Knockers Field 1.45m Jumper Classic presented by the Postage Stamp Farm Foundation.
Located in the historic Olympic town of Lake Placid, NY, the annual Lake Placid Horse Shows offer two weeks of exciting equestrian competition in a setting no other horse show can match that helps make the Lake Placid Horse Shows, “The Best Two Weeks of a Horseman’s Summer!” LPHS hosts competitions for riders of all levels and ages ranging from young children on polished ponies, to glistening hunters and Olympic veterans aboard their grand prix mounts. Competition starts at 8:00 a.m. daily and features classes running simultaneously in four spectacular show rings.
Tickets for the horse shows are available at the gate. Admission is free each Tuesday, $8 each Wednesday-Friday, and $12 each Saturday-Sunday. Veterans get 1/2 off daily, and children 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.
The Lake Placid Horse Shows can be watched via live streaming available at ClipMyHorse.TV. The live streaming is sponsored by Hollow Brook Wealth Management, who is also sponsoring the Hollow Brook Wealth Management Junior Sportsmanship Award. This award recognizes the junior rider who best personifies the highest standards of integrity, sportsmanship, honor, kindness and generosity throughout the 2026 Lake Placid Horse Shows.
LPHSA, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization that runs the Lake Placid Horse Show, a hallmark of the summer equestrian season which presents two weeks of world-class competition at the historic North Elba Showgrounds in Lake Placid, New York. Attracting top riders and horses from across the globe, the shows feature prestigious hunter, jumper, and equitation classes, including FEI-rated events. Steeped in tradition and set against the stunning backdrop of the Adirondack Mountains, the Lake Placid Horse Show, a USEF Heritage competition, offers a unique blend of high-level equestrian sport and family-friendly entertainment, contributing significantly to the region’s economy and community spirit. All donations are tax-deductible (TIN: 82-5074078). Further information for exhibitors, spectators, sponsors, and donors is available at www.lakeplacidhorseshows.org or by calling 518-523-9625.
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors!
Many sponsors and supporters have joined with the Lake Placid Horse Shows (LPHS) to undertake this significant effort to upgrade the showgrounds and invest in the future of the LPHS. This joint effort of dedicated equestrians, the Town of North Elba, and local Lake Placid supporters will continue to foster equestrian excellence, family fun and community bonds in the heart of the picturesque Adirondacks. LPHS would like to thank our partners who have joined us in this effort, including The Bainbridge Companies LLC, Sea Shore Stables LLC, 1800 Tequila/Empire Merchants North, Alorian Saddlery, AS Stables, Brianne Goutal LLC, Camp Treetops, Charles Ancona, Dalman Jump Co., Eastern Hay Corp., Essex Classics, FarmVet, Grandview Lake Placid, Great American Insurance Group, Hampton Inn, High Peaks Resort, Higher Ground Farm, Highport Stables, Hollow Brook Wealth Management, Horseflight, IGEA, Lukens Horse Transportation, Lutz Manfredi, McLain Ward, Inc., Merrill L. Thomas, Inc., Mirror Lake Inn/The Cottage Café, Mobile Tack, Mrs. Pastures Cookies, NGP Future’s Program, North Country School, North Star Equine Sports Medicine, Northland, Pepsico, Perfect Products, Postage Stamp Farm Foundation, Purina Animal Nutrition, Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST), Rood & Riddle, Saratoga Horseworks, Stonehenge Stables, The Caristo Family, The Clothes Horse, The Hooker Family, Trelawny Farm, Whipstick Farm, Whiteface Lodge, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, and Wolfstone Stables.
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