Maclay Final 2020

Definitely not Tom; he has a student participating today. I think it’s Brian Lookabill.[/QUOTE]

I think you’re right.

I’m interested to see the call back list and which mistakes are forgiven more than others. They’ll need to call back some who had rails. The course is riding really tough.

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I think you’re right[/QUOTE]

Yes, Brian Lookabill. They also just said that Ava was leaving and they’d be having a few guest commentators later on.

Wow that’s a hard course. Should separate the wheat from the chaff. I’ve seen about 10 go so far. Lots of spooks, especially at those purple flowers. Mimi Gochman was definitely the best of what I saw so far.

First standby
36 Gigi Moynihan
53 Mimi Gochman
45 Zayna Rizvi
2 Isabella David
54 Hensley Humphries
18 Aristea Santoro
8 Elli Yeager
46 Layla Kurbanov
60 Molly Canfield
37 Grace Defoe
39 Cara McFadden
30 Ansley Wright

Standby after 65

Gigi Moynihan
Mimi Gochman
Zayna Rizvi
Isabella David
Hensley Humphries
Aristea Santoro
Elli Yeager
Layla K.
Molly Canfield
Grace Defeo
Cara McFadden
Ainsley Wright

Anyone know which trainer has most kids on this list?

I always love Jimmy’s commentary, glad to have him on.

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Yay Jimmy is back!!!

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Cara, Mimi and Isabella all train with Stacia Madden at Beacon Hill, so that would be my guess? Not sure though - it would be nice if they included trainers somewhere with the entry list?

Elli Yeager and Zayna Rizvi are both with Missy Clark at North Run.

I’m not familiar with Brennan Clare but her trip was lovely.

I really appreciate Ava’s positivity in the commentary.

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She’s doing an amazing job. What a smart, sweet girl!

I love when they have the kids/past winners commentate — a lot of the times they know the horses so well, having watched or ridden them for years, and give such thoughtful insight.

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Beautiful round from Sophee Steckbeck (and it’s her birthday today, according to Ava).

Beautiful round from Dominic Gibbs! Such a lovely consistent rider.

Wow, Dominic Gibbs. He made it look easy.

Dominic on top for me at the moment

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Shoot. I got delayed coming home from the gym (drunk man shouting at clouds - literally) and missed Dominic.

Steve’s assumption that any people outside of the horse world are watching this class makes me laugh.

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My husband comes to watch with me when I have USEF Network up! He doesn’t sit through the whole class but he will watch some rounds. He has no idea what’s going on except that every gray horse “looks like Shaino” (my sister’s late, lovely TB, who is very complimented by a comparison, to, say, Uceko :slight_smile: ) and this would be a benefit for him.

Who was Emily Aitken riding? That horse can come home with me.