It was the tightest of margins, but Cambridge rider Lisa Cubitt pulled off the double at the weekend in the Bay's big equestrian event of the year.
On Thursday evening, with the grounds of Mills Reef Winery as the backdrop, she rode Bates Amaretto MVNZ to victory in the showcase event of the four-day Bayleys Tauranga Show Jumping Championship.
Yesterday she repeated the dose in the Bayleys Grand Prix, this time on Mon Deja Vue.
But it was the tightest of margins, with her winning time less than a second quicker than runner-up Bridget Hansen, from Hawke's Bay, on Shakespeare NZPH.
Of the 30 combinations, five made it through the first round by going clear, Cubitt twice on Mon Deja Vue and Bates Amaretto MVNZ, Hansen matching the feat on Shakespeare NZPH and Toulon NZPH with Helen McNaught on Carnutelabryere.