It doesn't get any more exciting than today's competition in the CN Performance World Cup where the winners were only .01 seconds apart. Eleven horse/rider combinations went forward to the jump-off and England's Nick Skelton was first back and set what seemed an impossibly fast pace, not taking back at all on the jump-off course aboard his stallion, Russell.

One by one they tried to catch him and speedster Richard Spooner of the United States and Robinson did in fact catch his time but not the clear round. It was the last rider in, Bernardo Alves of Brazil aboard Canturo that skimmed just .01 seconds of Skelton's time for the win.

Canada's Jill Henselwood also put in a double clear and finished third, a full second behind the two leaders but a very impressive performance on her Oldenburg gelding, Special Ed.

While many parts of Calgary are still on flood watch as the Elbow and Bow Rivers are cresting and flooding many neighborhoods, the sun did shine this afternoon. The footing held up very well on the Meadows on the Green course, although there were definitely some "sticky" parts of the course that backed some of the horses off a bit.

This CN Performance World Cup draws to a close the second week of the Summer Tour. The Spruce Meadows "Canada One" Tournament will take place June 29 - July 3.

For full results and tournament schedules, please go to: www.sprucemeadows.com