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Calgary, Alberta – Canadian Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, topped a starting field of 55 entries to win the $32,000 RSA Cup during the Spruce Meadows ‘Continental tournament on Thursday, June 14, in Calgary, AB. Patrick Willis Elite Jersey . Riding Coriana van Klapscheut, Lamaze posted a time of 68.25 seconds, stopping the clock almost three seconds faster than his closest rival to take his first victory of the season at Spruce Meadows.  Tim Gredley of Great Britain came the closest to catching Lamazes time, crossing the timers in 71.08 seconds riding Unex Chamberlain Z while Katie Dinan of the United States took third place with a time of 71.93 riding Nougat du Vallet. In an event where speed is the name of the game, Lamaze and Coriana van Klapscheut are hard to beat. “When shes on like she was today, you can take all of the options and shes really dependable about doing it,” said Lamaze of the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Darco x Heartbreaker) owned by the Ziegler familys Artisan Farms and Lamazes Torrey Pines Stable.  “You never worry that youll turn too tight to the fences and she wont see them.  Today she was fast and jumped really well.” Lamazes win comes during the second week of competition during the Spruce Meadows summer tournaments, which is rated a CSI4*-W competition by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).  Lamaze felt that Coriana van Klapscheut took the first week of competition at Spruce Meadows to get back into top competitive form, having not competed since CSIO5* Madrid, Spain, held May 17-20. “Normally she would do Rome and then come here, but her last show was Madrid and that was a little too much time off for her,” explained Lamaze of the mares competition schedule.  “She took last week here to settle down, and I think she is going to have a good week.” Lamaze will continue to compete with Coriana van Klapscheut in the 1.50m division throughout the ‘Continental tournament.  He will ride Verdi, his other entry in Thursdays $32,000 RSA Cup, in the $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix on Saturday, June 16.  A 10-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood gelding (Heartbreaker x Mr. Blue) owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable, Verdi is one of the horses Lamaze is considering for this summers Olympic Games.  One week earlier, on June 9, Lamaze placed second in the $200,000 CN Reliability Grand Prix riding Derly Chin de Muze. Lamaze will continue competing throughout the summer tournaments at Spruce Meadows in Calgary before returning to his European base in Vrasene, Belgium. 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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Milos Raonic lost for the second straight week in an ATP quarter-final, falling to Stanislas Wawrinka on Friday at the Western & Southern Open. Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., now heads to the U.S. Open after losing his first meeting with Wawrinka 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4. The 21-year-old came to the court leading the tournament with 54 aces and added 17 in his losing effort over nearly two and a half hours. Raonic ended with 36 winners and 38 unforced errors, converting on only two of his six break chances. "I would have done a lot different," said the disappointed Raonic. I started well but I was waiting for him to lose the match instead of me winning it. "It hurts to lose like that, it went by fast at the end. I was too passive in the second set. I needed to create more chances for myself." Raonic dominated in the 33-minute first set as Wawrinka struggled to find his rhythm. But once the Swiss player got comfortable his heavy shots bbegan to fall against Raonic, who was playing Cincinnati for the first time. Aldon Smith Jersey Hall of Fame 50th. Raonic played level throughout the second set, which went into a tiebreaks. Wawrinka then levelled the sets at one apiece after more than an hour. In the third set, Wawrinka went up after an early break and finished off the victory on a second match point after missing an overhead on his first. Raonic, who is ranked 19th and will be seeded when the U.S. Open begins a week from Monday, also lost in the quarters last week in Toronto at the Rogers Cup to American John Isner in straight sets. Raonic stands 33-14 on the season with titles at Chennai and San Jose in the first two months of the year. He remains optimistic head to New York. "Im on the right track, Im playing good tennis, I have some things to change but they are not that big. "I feel like I can do something at the Open. 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