IRISH eyes were certainly smiling in Florida over the weekend, when Irish riders secured the top three places in the highlight of the first of four five-star weeks at the Winter Equestrian Festival at Wellington, the $385,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI5* Grand Prix.

After nearly two years without a five-star Grand Prix victory, Offaly’s Darragh Kenny rode Amsterdam 27 into the top spot during ‘Saturday Night Lights’ at the Florida venue.