Royal International Horse Show Results 2013: Highlighting the Winners of Day 5

This week's events at Hickstead are nearing an end, and Shane Breen was one of the weekend's biggest winners after his performance at the 2013 Royal International Horse Show on Saturday.

With a full slate of events on Day 5, there will be many competitors walking away content. 

Months of training have been put to the test this week. The rigorous competitions challenge both the horses and the riders.

The weekend will feature the best competitions of the week as the best battle the best. Day 5 had its moments, and here are some of the most spectacular performances of the day.

Shane Breen and Zarnita

The Templant Events Queen Elizabeth II Cup is arguably the biggest event of the day, so all eyes were on this competition.

For the second time in his career, Shane Breen came away on top. As the event's official Twitter account noted, Breen had to change things up this time around.

Breen's second victory came while riding Zarnita. The pair was expected to do well, and it did not disappoint.

Breen and Zarnita went last, so they knew what they had to do in order to win. With a time of 47.64 seconds, the team had the fastest time.

Zarnita is known for good jumping ability, and it was the difference in the jump-off. 

It was a historic win for Breen. He became the first male rider to win the Queen Elizabeth II Cup twice.

Robert Whitaker, who was on Asterix EZ, finished second, and Louise Saywell finished third while riding Hello Winner. 

Here are the full results of the jump-off, courtesy of LoginesTiming.com.

Rank	Horse	Rider	Country	Time (sec)
1	Zarnita	Shane Breen	IRL	47.64
2	Asterix EZ	Robert Whitaker	GBR	48.25
3	Hello Winner	Louise Saywell	GBR	49.76
4	Billy Balou	William Funnell	GBR	51.02
5	Aiyetoro	Joseph Clayton	GBR	53.62

Laura Renwick and Beluga

After the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the Sky Sports Speed Classic was ready to go. Breen was looking for another win, this time on Ominerale Courcelle, but he couldn't get the job done.

Despite being among the favorites again, Breen had to settle for fourth place. His disappointing finish allowed Laura Renwick to take the title. 

Renwick's victory was even more special as it came on Ladies' Day at Hickstead, which the event's official Twitter account acknowledged.

Beluga also came in as one of the favorites, so this wasn't a huge surprise. The horse was able to outrun the other competitors. Speed was a big factor, but the ability to avoid penalties may have sealed the victory.

Breen was unable to have a clean run, which was costly. Renwick was perfect on the course and came away in first.

Here are how the top riders finished in the Sky Sports Speed Classic, courtesy of LonginesTiming.com.

Rank	Horse	Rider	Country	Time (sec)
1	Beluga	Laura Renwick	GBR	74.61
2	Bijou van de Vilfhelde	Guy Williams	GBR	76.66
3	Mcb Sommerwind	Katharina Offel	UKR	77.34
4	Ominerale Courcelle	Shane Breen	IRL	78.20
5	Osiris du Goyen	Werner Muff	SUI	79.41
6	Caretol 2	Richard Spooner	USA	82.20
7	Cecilia	Robert Smith	GBR	82.21
8	Upperclass	William Whitaker	GBR	83.05
9	Qurint	Olivier Philippaerts	BEL	83.26
10	Chianti H Fvd	Phillip Miller	GBR	83.57
11	Master Daragh	Trevor Breen	IRL	84.38
12	Billy Onslow	William Funnell	GBR	84.40

*For more information, visit the Royal International Horse Show's official site.