Sweetnam Kanns a second American Gold Cup

Five-star success too for Swail as Chawke dominates Thunderbird and McCarthy also on target The world number 13 ranked show jumper, Shane Sweetnam and the 15th-ranked Conor Swail bagged an Irish five-star double as the Major League Show Jumping leg at Traverse City came to a conclusion in thrilling fashion on Sunday night. Castlemagner man Sweetnam and his Olympic partner James Kann Cruz (ISH) were the big winners, landing the €112,200 first prize in the American Gold Cup for Gizmo Partners at the Michigan venue. It was a second triumph in the prestigious competition for the Cork pilot and the gorgeous grey bred in Co Galway by Patrick Connolly, the combination having also done the business in 2022. James Kann Cruz was only a nine-year-old then and the excitement surrounding his future was palpable, with Sweetnam describing him as a horse you waited your whole career to find. He certainly […]