Record entries for Kentucky 3DE
Eventing’s HSBC FEI Classics resumes this weekend, alongside tape entries for the tertiary leg, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
With CCI4* competitions having taken house inwards French Republic and, for the starting fourth dimension time Australia, the HSBC FEI Classics has boot the bucket rattling global, prompting the starting fourth dimension as well as third-placed riders inwards the electrical flow standings to wing to Kentucky inwards the hope of maintaining their momentum inwards this series, which carries the close valuable unmarried prize inwards Eventing.
William Fox-Pitt (GB), winner of Pau (France) terminal twelvemonth as well as electrical flow leader inwards the HSBC FEI Classics, is a perennial visitor to Kentucky – he won it ii years agone on Cool Mountain. This fourth dimension the three-time Olympian, who volition locomote wearing the HSBC Rider Rankings armband equally points leader, brings an exciting novel talent inwards Parklane Hawk, the New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred who gave him a tape 6th Burghley victory inwards 2011.
Second inwards the serial is Adelaide (Australia) winner Stuart Tinney, who is non competing inwards Kentucky.
Andrew Nicholson (NZ), shortly inwards tertiary house inwards the HSBC FEI Classics, made it into the overstep 5 cash prizes for the starting fourth dimension time terminal year, inwards tertiary place. He is starting two horses inwards Kentucky: youngsters Qwanza as well as Calico Joe which he suggests could locomote his Olympic reserve horses.
Kentucky represents a pregnant Olympic trial for USA riders, who are out inwards force, headed yesteryear Phillip Dutton (Fernhill Eagle as well as Mighty Nice) as well as Boyd Martin (Ying-Yang-Yo, Otis Barbotiere as well as Remington XXV).
There volition besides locomote non bad involvement surrounding senior USA passenger Karen O’Connor’s CCI4* debut alongside her novel horse, Mr Medicott, previously an Olympic gilded medalist as well as European bronze medallist alongside Germany’s Frank Ostholt.
Australia has ii onetime Kentucky winners entered: Clayton Fredericks, who has his 2007 winner Ben Along Time dorsum inwards action, as well as Andrew Hoy (2006), who is hoping a practiced upshot on Rutherglen volition motion him dorsum into Olympic reckoning.
British riders Oliver Townend (Pepper Anne as well as Sonas Rovatio) as well as Lucy Wiegersma (Grantevka Prince) volition no uncertainty locomote interested to run into their California-based compatriot James Allison, who has been attracting the selectors’ involvement alongside a sensational string of international successes on USA soil. The 26-year-old, who runs Gracelands Equestrian Centre exterior San Francisco, has entered Parker as well as Jumbo’s Jake.
“The line-up of riders as well as horses entered inwards this year’s trial is rattling amazing,” says contest manager Christina Gray. “Adding to the tape champaign of USA entries, nosotros besides hit got a tape disclose of entries from overseas including roughly of our sport’s legendary names. Anyone who follows eventing volition desire to locomote on mitt this twelvemonth for what promises to locomote the close exciting Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event ever!”
Cross Country Course Designer Derek di Grazia (US) says his squad has been working difficult on the course. “I abhor to jinx it, only we’ve had an early on spring, then we’ve already mowed the course of education 5 times. We’ve seat a lot of endeavor into the footing,” he said.
HSBC FEI Classics 2012 Leaderboard (after 2 out of 6 events):
1 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) 15
2 Stuart Tinney (AUS) 15
3 Andrew Nicholson (NZL) 12
four Sonja Johnson (AUS) 12
5 Emma Mason (AUS) 10
6 Mary King (GBR) 8
seven Natalie Blundell (AUS) 8
8 Nicolas Touzaint (FRA) 6
ix Shane Rose (AUS) 6
10 Clayton Fredericks (AUS) 6
HSBC Classics series:
Les Etoiles de Pau CCI 4* (FRA) – 12-16 Oct 2011
Australian International 3 Day Event (AUS) – 18-20 Nov 2011
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (USA) – 26-29 Apr 2012
Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) – 4-7 May 2012
Luhmühlen CCI 4* (GER) – 14-17 June 2012
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR) – xxx August-2 September 2012
Prize money
At the goal of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012 season, the 5 riders alongside the highest disclose of points collected amid the HSBC FEI Classics™ events volition locomote awarded their portion of a total prize fund of US$333,000 dissever equally follows:
1st – US$150,000 (Series Champion)
2d – US$75,000
3rd – US$50,000
quaternary – US$33,000
fifth – US$25,000
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