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Grand prix double for Irish talent

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Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI5*, WEF, Florida

BERTRAM ALLEN’S self-confident jump-off ride on Pacino Amiro in the Winter Equestrian Festival’s (WEF) $401,000 (£288,082) Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix CSI5* set a standard for stylish speed that deserved a standing-room-only crowd to cheer the Irishman’s victory.

But standing to watch any competition at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) is prohibited under a protocol that also calls for social distancing and mask-wearing by everyone except a mounted rider. The strict mandates are overseen at the Florida showgrounds by roving enforcers in yellow vests.

In the pre-Covid era, the venues would have

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