On the final day of the Lake Placid Horse Show Sunday evening, Moggre, of Flower Mound, Texas, rode his horse MTM Vivre Le Reve to a first place victory in the $75,000 Lake Placid Horse Show Grand Prix at the North Elba Show Grounds.

“It’s always great to win a Grand Prix, but its even more special at place you’ve never been before,” Moggre said. “Going into this, I had great recommendations on the ground and how the horse show ran. It’s a bit quiter this year, but I’m really glad that I fit it into my schedule.”

Moggre, 22, was one of the four competitors — and seven horses — who made it through the opening round with a fault-free performance. In the eight-jump tiebreaker round, he came through with another clean ride, while recording a winning time of 35.576 seconds.

Laura Chapot, who has won seven grands prix in Lake Placid, placed second on Chandon Blue with a clean ride in 36.614 seconds. Mia Bagnato, 18, was the only other rider with a clean round in the jump-off placing third in in 37.336 seconds on Ballyoskill Big Bucks.

Chapot’s second horse C&C Willow made it through the tiebreaker round, but placed eighth. Veteran rider Schyler Riley also had two entries in the jump-off, with Corbawido PS placing fifth and Garance De Vains earning sixth.

Moggre, who described Chapot and Riley as two of the fastest riders out there, said competing against veteran riders has helped make him a better competitor.

“I think the best part about moving up the ranks and jumping in these bigger classes is wanting to beat the people that you’ve always looked up to,” Moggre said. “Not only wanting to beat them, but become one of them. It’s always great to have good competition and I think it brings out the best in both horses and riders.”

Caitlin Boyle and her horse, Prianti Van Het Mikkenhof, were the other horse-and-rider combination to reach the jump off and placed fourth.

Prior to Sunday’s day of competition, it was announced that all competitions on the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field would be held on the combined Hunter Rings because of the rain. This meant that all riders would have to compete on a dirt field rather than the typical grass course.

But for Mogree, who has been riding Vivre Le Reve for around eight years, the changing of the course didn’t seem to be an issue.

“Whether it’s grass, sand or turf on a grade, I know him so well that I know the adjustments to make with him,” he said. “I think this is a very unique grass field with a bit of a slant to it. My horse loves jumping on the grass, so I knew that wouldn’t be a problem for him. But he’s also a great sand jumper. I think for younger horses there’s more thought that goes into it, but the best thing about Viva Le Reve is that I know him so well and you can really put either of us into any scenario and I know I can really rely on him.”

Vivre Le Reve is a 15-year-old horse, and while Moggre said he’s on the older side, he made it clear that he didn’t push his horse beyonds his means and ability during the jump-off.

“It worked out in my favor that he was fast enough,” he said. “Giving him the best ride that I can is most important. Of course the other fast riders added pressure, but today he was game and he felt amazing. It worked out for us.”

Sunday’s opening round included 15 entries who were chasing down the prize money. The top 12 finishers earned paychecks, with Moggre collecting $22,500 for first place, second place was awarded $16,500 and third won $9,750.

Moggre said he’ll be competing in the I Love New York Horse Show, which started today. He added that he plans on coming back to Lake Placid next year to defend his grand prix crown.