Boyd Martin leads dressage at Kentucky 3DE
US passenger Boyd Martin on Remington XXV leads later the starting fourth dimension solar daytime of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, amongst a score of 45.3. All 3 judges placed him first.
He is followed past times Karen O’Connor (US) on Veronica with 47.8, in addition to New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson is 3rd on Calico Joe with 48.7. Next inward the lineup is Becky Holder (US) in addition to Courageous Comet, with 48.8.
All only i Equus caballus was cleared to stimulate down at the starting fourth dimension veterinarian inspection on Midweek afternoon, with Llewellyn, ridden past times Brittany Kart, rejected past times the ground jury of Anne-Mette Binder (Denmark), Michel Assaray (France) in addition to Nick Burton (Great Britain).
The jury held 2 other horses in addition to hence accepted them when presented again. This agency at that topographic point are 57 starters from five nations represented — the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand in addition to Great Britain. Team selectors from all 5 nations are inward Kentucky to evaluate their Olympic candidates.
Martin, 32, of West Grove, Pennsylvania, said that Remington XXV, 16, was i of the starting fourth dimension horses he competed when he moved from his native Commonwealth of Australia vii years ago. The Hanoverian gelding, owned past times Henley House Stables, had solely foxhunted earlier Martin began working amongst him.
“He’s a adept quondam horse,” said Martin amongst a grin. “He’s taken me all or hence the basis now, in addition to it was wonderful to ride a exam on a Equus caballus who knows what he’s doing.”
Martin, who rode on his starting fourth dimension US squad at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, is straightaway aiming for his starting fourth dimension Olympic team.
O’Connor, 54, is pleased to hold upwards inward such a contending seat on the less experienced of her 2 horses. Rolex Kentucky is the starting fourth dimension four-star stimulate down for Veronica, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned past times Team Rebecca LLC. Tomorrow she’ll ride Mr. Medicott.
O’Connor scored the starting fourth dimension of her 3 Rolex Kentucky victories inward 1991, in addition to straightaway her destination is to ride on her 5th Olympic team. She said that final autumn she seat herself on a demanding do plan to hold upwards certain she was equally jibe equally her horses.
“This contest is extremely of import to me, in addition to I owe it to myself in addition to everybody who’s seat a lot of fourth dimension in addition to endeavor into me to hold upwards arrive at for it in addition to for whatever may hold upwards beyond,” said O’Connor. “If I don’t reach it 110 percent, hence shame on me.”
Nicholson, 50, has had an international career equally long in addition to successful equally O’Connor’s, only he said that the 2 horses he’s brought to Rolex Kentucky are in all likelihood non his Olympic candidates this year. Both Calico Joe, 10, in addition to Qwanza, 9, are making their starting fourth dimension four-start starts.
“We wanted to run into if they’re arrive at for the Olympics, in addition to this is upwards to four-star standards, hence we’ll run into what happens,” he said.
“Calico Joe has been real consistent all throughout his career inward the dressage, only he’s done meliorate than I expected today,” Nicholson added.
Tomorrow, Martin volition ride Otis Barbotiere in addition to Nicholson volition ride Qwanza.
The passenger whom all the others volition hold upwards watching nigh is William Fox-Pitt of Great Britain, who won inward 2010. Fox-Pitt won the Burghley Three-Day Event inward England final September, making him the solely passenger inward the basis who tin win the $250,000 Rolex Grand Slam. This coveted prize goes to a passenger who tin win the Rolex Kentucky, Badminton (England) in addition to Burghley four-star three-day events consecutively. Only i other passenger — Pippa Funnell of Great U.K. inward 2003 — has always won the Rolex Grand Slam.
Fox-Pitt is 3rd to become on Burghley winner Parklane Hawk on the minute solar daytime of dressage.
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