Alex Matz and Cashew CR Take US$63,000 Toronto Royal Winning Round
Win Comes Month After Major League Show Jumping Team Victory
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 PMBy k.braddick
Alex Matz and Cashew CR Take US$63,000 Toronto Royal 1.50m Winning Round
Alex Matz and Cashew CR won the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair 1.50-meter Winning Round, a month after Major League Show Jumping team event victory.
Alex of USA and the 17-year-old gelding went clear on 36.96 seconds.
Mark Bluman of Colombia on Phelina de Septon placed second on 39.37 secs. His placing comes after a victory for the pair in the International Challenge and on Ubilic in the Mad Big Ben Challenge at Toronto.
Germany's Rene Dittmer on Echo vh Gerendal Z placed third on 41.06 secs.
Results:
1 Cashew CR - Alex Matz USA 0 penalties 36.96 sec
2 Phelina de Septon - Mark Bluman COL 0 pen. 39.37
3 Echo vh Gerendal Z - Rene Dittmer GER 0, 41.06
4 Citoki - Skylar Wireman USA 0. 41.26
5 Calippo 57 - Vaclav Stanek CZE 0, 41.99
6 Los Angeles de la Cense - Adrienne Sternlicht USA 0, 43.15
7 Helios du Moulin - Aaron Vale USA 0, 43.20
8 Cosm Hesed - Kaitlin Campbell USA 4, 39.96
9 Farrel - Daniel Coyle IRL 4, 39.97
10 Gemma W - Daniel Bluman ISR WD
11 Iron Maiden - Mimi Gochman USA 4, 63.73
12 Let's Fly - Erynn Ballard CAN 4, 64.14
13 Grande Dame DK - Sean Jobin CAN 4, 64.91
14 Snapchat van de Broekkant Z - McLain Ward USA 4, 65.08
15 Atomica des Sequoias Z - Kyle Timm CAN 12, 65.24
16 Casadimo - David S. Pegg CAN 13, 66.16
Destine to Be - Nina Mallevaey FRA. RET
Photo: Alex Matz and Cashew CR. by Kind Media
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