Eduardo Menezes Rises Above in $38,500 CAD CSI5* Winning Round

Eduardo Menezes (BRA) wasn’t going to let his student, Carlos Hank Guerreiro (MEX), win so easily a second week in a row. While Menezes didn’t have the last word, he did put in just quick enough of a jump-off round to secure the win and put Hank Guerreiro into second as the $38,500CAD Morning Star Sporthorses CSI5* Winning Round came to a close on Thursday of Desert Holiday 2, presented by Visit Greater Palm Springs.Aboard Calypso des Matis, owned by E2 Stables LLC, Menezes was one of 14 clears over Peter Grant’s (CAN) first-round track. Though two opted to not return for the jump-off, he still had to go up against 12 five-star athletes. 

Through footspeed and an extremely tight turn back to the second to last fence, Menezes set a new time to beat, with just Hank Guerreiro to come. The final time put in by Hank Guerreiro was .08 seconds off the time, so he claimed second and let his coach have the spotlight. Mimi Gochman (USA) and Inclen BH, owned by DG Sport Horse LLC, took third.“This is a horse I got when he was 8 years old,” Menezes said of Calypso des Matis, an 11-year-old Selle Francais gelding (Paddock du Plessis x Tresor de Cheux). “He’s really fun. He’s super, ultra careful and fast. In general it’s [rare] he goes through the show and doesn’t do something good for me. So it’s really fun to have him. It’s been three years, almost four, of our partnership. He’s one horse that every rider would like to have in the stable.”

While Menezes has a powerful string, this horse can be called on for a variety of classes at any show. “He’s my speed horse, and he’s a horse that can jump up to 1.55m. He’s the horse I can use in almost every single class, other than the five-star grand prix.”

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Desert International Horse Park press release | Eduardo Menezes (BRA) and Calypso des Matis. Photo by High Desert Sport Photo

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