Paget eyes eventing’s Grand Slam
Winning both the Badminton Horse Trials too Burghley Horse Trials this season, Jonathan Paget is directly inward the enviable rank of beingness able to compete for the $US350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing Prize.
To consummate this rich bonus, Paget volition involve to consummate the 3rd too finally challenge of winning the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
A win inward Kentucky would brand him exclusively the minute somebody to win the Grand Slam, afterwards Pippa Funnell inward 2003.
The New Zealander said he was directly looking to brand a conception for Kentucky, too would “work dorsum too endeavor too larn in that location too blast it.”
The passenger said 2013 had been a large twelvemonth for him. “It is a really exceptional twelvemonth – I’m plainly never going to forget this twelvemonth – I simply hope I tin live consistent too proceed improving.”
He likewise paid tribute to Clifton Promise. “He’s an incredible Equus caballus too ever has been. He’s a total New Zealand thoroughbred, he does non bad dressage, he’s a king of beasts cross-country too doesn’t desire to touching on a pole inward the present jumping! He’s everything y'all could wishing for inward an termination Equus caballus too he’s tough.”
Paget’s erstwhile mentor Andrew Nicholson was second, 3rd too 8th inward the finally standings. He said Paget’s Badminton-Burghley double was a non bad achievement, “and what a fabulous horse”.
Clifton Promise is a 14-year-old gelding, past times Engagement (by Alydar) too out of Darn Style (Cautious Style x Darnley Flight). His racing cite was Bachelor Boy, too he was unplaced inward 5 starts.
He was bought past times role possessor Frances Stead equally a three-year-old from leading New Zealand showjumper John Cottle.
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