![]() Ryan, who operates River Run Stables, is competing at the Vermont Summer Festival for the fifth year in a row. “It is good for the breeders, and I think it is important to keep horses here in the States,” said Ryan, 29, who prefers to buy his horses young and do all of the training himself. Interestingly, all three of Ryan’s top mounts are American-bred. Calissandro placed eighth in that competition. He is a big puppy dog.” Roman Saluut also jumped double clear in Friday’s $10,000 Vermont Bird Place Open Welcome Stake to place third behind winning stablemate, No Worries. He is super sweet on the ground you wouldn’t even know he is a stallion. “He is very brave and confident in himself. “He thinks he can do anything,” said Ryan of the eight-year-old grey American Holsteiner breeding stallion he purchased as a three-year-old from Blair and Karen Cudmore in Omaha, Nebraska. Roman Saluut, who only began jumping at the grand prix level earlier this year, now has two grand prix victories to his credit in one week’s time. ![]() One week earlier, the pair won the $30,000 Grand Prix at Hunter Farms in Princeton, New Jersey. The win marked the second week in a row that Ryan and Roman Saluut celebrated a Grand Prix victory. Ryan also had the fastest four fault round of the day to take sixth place with No Worries. My horse has a big stride, so it was a matter of tightening up the turns everywhere.” For the victory, Ryan earned $9,000 in prize money. “I figured the only way I was going to catch him was if I turned back tighter to the jumps. “I really didn’t think I could catch him,” said Ryan of following Kerins in the jump-off. ![]() When the final challenger, Caitlin Venezia of Marston Mills, Massachusetts, riding Okapi de Ste Hermelle, had a rail at 8a, the victory went to Ryan. Ryan and Roman Saluut set out to catch Kerins, and managed to shave more than a full second off the leading time, crossing the timers in 43.07 seconds. Samantha Schaefer, 18, of Westminster, Maryland, saw her hopes for victory dashed at the first fence when Canute took down a rail, and had another fence down later on course for a total of eight faults. Ireland’s Darragh Kerins then guided Hot Wheels to a clear round in a time of 44.66 seconds for owner Miranda Fischer to move into the lead. Lauderdale, Florida, had a stop at the second fence on course with Katina to put her out of the running. A total of 16 horses tackled the test set by Irish course designer Alan Wade with five successfully advancing to the jump-off. On Sunday, it was Roman Saluut’s turn to visit to the winner’s circle after winning the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, presented by The Equinox Resort and Spa. ![]() Friday saw Ryan top an 11-horse jump-off to win the $10,000 Vermont Bird Place Open Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, riding No Worries for owner and breeder Barbara Rowland. On Wednesday, he guided Calissandro, a seven-year-old gelding he owns in partnership with Barbara Drake, to victory in the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumper. Ryan of Long Valley, New Jersey, made a clean sweep of the Open Jumper division on the first week of the Vermont Summer Festival. East Dorset, Vermont - Devin Ryan and Roman Saluut won the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, presented by The Equinox Resort and Spa, on Sunday, July 10, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont.
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