Devon, Pa. — As Boyd Martin walks into the press conference after winning the $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing, he’s flanked by sons Nox and Leo Martin, as well as an entourage of their friends, all giddy from the excitement of Boyd’s win and the sugar high that comes from the lemon sticks they’re toting. There aren’t enough chairs to accommodate all the kids, so they’re goofing off and giggling throughout the meeting, with Boyd occasionally gently—and unsuccessfully—admonishing them to be serious just for a few minutes.

But who can blame them for catching the excitement of the packed crowd at Devon, which includes lots of horsemen, but also Main Line locals who have made the show a staple on their calendar year after year.

“I love coming here, just because a lot of our personal friends would never, ever come watch an event, you know, and we have a huge circle of friends in our community that are outside horses,” Boyd said. “I kind of like being a bit anonymous amongst them. There are lots of kids, parents and their friends, and this is sort of one event that they can come see what we do, so it’s kind of nice. It’s a great event. There are not many events where we sort of ride at night in front of a crowd. So it’s a real privilege and honor to be here at Devon. It’s got so much history and such an aura about it.”

This marks Boyd’s third time winning here, his second year running that he’s piloted Miss Lulu Herself to the top of the class. This year he also took third on Shanroe Cooley, with Shannon Lilley and Ideal HX sandwiched between in second.

Read the rest of the story about Lulu’s night in the spotlight here.