Olivia Chowdry and Balkana du Tillard Bring Home $36,600 Welcome Stake CSI3* Victory
Traverse City, Mich. – Aug. 13, 2021 – Friday’s $36,600 Welcome Stake CSI3* featured 30 world-class athletes from nine nations competing during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF), presented by CaptiveOne Advisors. Three combinations produced double clear efforts in the Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel International Ring ahead of Saturday’s $137,000 CaptiveOne Advisors Grand Prix CSI3*, but it was Olivia Chowdry (USA) who scored the victory with Balkana du Tillard. Schuyler Riley (USA) piloted Sandilot PS to second place, while Ireland’s Simon McCarthy and Gotcha earned the third place honors.