Within a 15 minute period on Friday morning at the TSHA National Titles at Stonewall Equestrian on Thursday morning we saw three elite sprinters that accumulated over $13million in prizemoney take their first baby steps in the showjumping world and it was enough to bring a tear to the eye.

The future looks bright for the 3-year-old Shamus Award gelding Odegaard, who made a winning career debut in the competitive Blakes Marine Provincial Maiden Hcp (1300m) at Hawkesbury on Thursday.