The pair’s 221.5 score was good—but Swales didn’t know if her lead would hold. “There were so many good horses in [the open finals],” she shared. “I marked well in the fence work, and I marked decent overall. But there were nice horses coming in that were ahead of me going into the fence work. I didn’t actually think that I was going to walk away with it until it was all said and done.” Read more here: https://www.quarterhorsenews.com/2024/04/spanish-nights-and-veronica-swales-sweep-nrcha-stallion-stakes-open-championship/