Top Finish for Phillips at Spruce Meadows

October 31, 2025

(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The final competition of the 2010 Spruce Meadows indoor season and “Oktoberfest” Tournament was the Van Wielingen Cup. There were 17 horse/rider combinations closing out the 35th Anniversary Season, each hoping to end the year with a win. It was Strathmore’s Tamie Phillips who earned that honour with her seven year-old Hannoverian gelding, Dressman.

The course was designed by Chris Brandt (CAN) and featured 14 jumping efforts over 388 metres, with a time allowed of 67 seconds. Only six answered the questions of the first round course to move onto the jump-off.

Last to go in the jump-off was Tamie Phillips, having seen Carla Diewert (CAN) set the time to beat of 35.06 seconds, Phillips knew where to cut corners. The corners were cut and the jumps left up, as Phillips crossed the finish line in 32.91 seconds to win the Van Wielingen Cup.

Van Wielingen Cup top 10 –

1- Tamie Phillips CAN Dressman

2- Carla Diewert CAN Vaquero

3- Carly Kist CAN Chavez

4- Tamie Phillips CAN Santos

5- Femke Van Den Bosch CAN Senorita

6- Bretton Chad CAN Calle 11

7- Jim Ifko CAN Charon de Borvo Z

8- John Anderson CAN Ashtin’s Sevita

9- Julia Stanley CAN London Beat

10- John Anderson CAN Aspen LS

The 35th Anniversary Season has been one to remember at Spruce Meadows. With the final indoor competition now complete, Spruce Meadows looks forward to what will be a great season in 2011. Competition will begin again indoors at Spruce Meadows in January with the “January Classic” Tournament.

Written by Meghan Chevrette-McIvor · Filed Under Canada, Meghan Chevrette-McIvor, Spruce Meadows
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