Australia’s David Cameron Concludes Spring Series with $30,000 Grand Prix Victory Aboard Escobar Ww
31 MAY 26 Wilmington, OH
Wilmington, Ohio – The $30,000 Grand Prix concluded featured competition for the World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) 2026 Spring Series Sunday morning. Twenty-two athletes contested Catsy Cruz’s track, and 10 returned for the jump-off in pursuit of the top prize.
With one round faster than the next, it was ultimately David Cameron aboard Team Land Syndicate I LLC’s Escobar Ww (Etoulon x Pretty Woman) who set the blazing pace.
Recently catching the ride on Escobar Ww for Taylor Land, Cameron shared, “A couple of weeks ago, Taylor asked me to jump him a few times because she’s had a concussion, so I have just been helping her out and riding the horses a bit. We’ve shown them at a couple of shows now, so I know them pretty well. The main aim was to get them feeling good for when she’s back.”
Cameron laughed, “I didn’t think I was going to win anything! I was just cruising around and getting them fit. But it’s been really fun, and to end up winning was a bonus.”
Canada’s Campbell Kahn was the first to go with her own 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding, Kendrick 4 (Kannan x Queen 107), jumping a quick clear in 33.011 seconds and remained untouched until Cameron came to challenge.
Cameron spoke about the one less stride that won him the class: “When I walked the course, I thought there could be a six to the double if you got the right angle. I had planned to do seven, like everyone else, but I ended up doing the six, and he did it really easily. That’s the beauty of riding a horse like that — he’s got unbelievable quality and scope, and he’s a real fighter.”
Aboard the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding Escobar Ww, Cameron stopped the clock in 31.449 seconds to move Kahn into second and cap off his two weeks in Wilmington with a win.
“Wilmington is one of the best-kept secrets in American horse sport,” he added. “The facilities are unbelievable, the people are friendly, and the course design is always really good at both WEC venues. We use it as a bit of a building stop for some of the horses. We’ll definitely be back — it’s always on our calendar.”
Belgium’s Loïc Cannaert rounded out the top three aboard Katherine Kaneb’s consistent 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, One And Only (Diktator Van De Boslandhoeve x Bellefleur), in 33.597 seconds.