Tracy Fenney Scores Fourth of July Victory in the $85,000 Budweiser Grand Prix CSI2*
A packed crowd gathered under the lights of the WEC Grand Arena on Independence Day to watch the $85,000 Budweiser Grand Prix CSI2* during Week IV of the 2026 Summer Series. Twenty-six horse-and-rider combinations representing 12 nations battled for the top spot, but it was Tracy Fenney who delivered a victory for the United States on the Fourth of July while also celebrating her wedding anniversary aboard Davenport Farms’ MTM Pablo (Perigueux x Contendro I).
Meghan Rawlins (CAN) designed the winding 1.45m track that featured 16 jumping efforts. Eight combinations answered all the questions, producing fault-free first rounds to secure a spot in the jump-off.
Jenna Friedman-Lopez (ISR) was first to return for the short course and set the pace with an efficient clear round in 43.96 seconds aboard Diamond RBC Z. Lauren Murphy (USA) followed with her first of two mounts, Qinaki van den Dael (Iron Man van’t Meulenhof x Eros Platiere). Fresh off a victory in Wednesday’s $32,000 Budweiser 1.45m Speed CSI2*, Murphy and the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare continued their winning form, stopping the clock in 42.09 seconds to move into the lead.
Fenney returned next aboard MTM Can Talk To Me and immediately put pressure on Murphy, producing another clear effort in 42.16 seconds to slot into second place.
With one horse already on the podium, Fenney returned aboard MTM Pablo determined to better her own time. “I didn’t really get to watch anybody go because I was third and fourth in the order, so it was a quick turnaround,” she shared. “I knew from my first horse that the jumps came up faster than I thought they did.”
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