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An impressive cross country round put Michael Jung and fischerRocana FST just one second over the optimum time at 11:04. They sit on a score of 27.5 headed into Stadium Jumping tomorrow. Will Jung continue his winning streak? He’ll need to have nerves of steel. Yesterday’s leader, Marilynn Little, dropped to 6th place after racking […]
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It’s hardly surprising that after the first day of dressage at the event formerly known as Rolex, Michael Jung and fischerRocana FST took the lead with a dressage score of 27.1. Jung has racked up three consecutive wins at this event. Will he pull it off a fourth time? It’s early days but at least […]
Read MoreToday was the first day of dressage of Burghley 2017. Friday is another day of dressage and Cross Country takes place on Saturday. Don’t forget that Burghley will be live streamed, so you can enjoy a front row seat!
Read MoreMichael Jung and “Roxie” came into the show jumping ring with one rail in hand. Turned out they needed it when they pulled a rail in the middle element of the triple combination, but they still pulled it off, becoming the first rider/horse combination to win Rolex in three consecutive years, finishing with a final […]
Read MoreAfter two days of dressage, Clark Montgomery on Loughan is firmly in the lead with an impressive 33.6%. Michel Jung and FischerRocana sits in second place with 37.1%. Kim Severson and Cooley Cross Border are in third place with 41.0%. Perhaps stealing the show was the retirement ride by Allison Springer and Arthur. Sprenger chose […]
Read MoreLast week, Michael Jung won Rolex riding Fischerrocana FST. This week he won Badminton on Le Biosthetique-Sam FBW. But that’s not all. He also picked up a cool $350,000 for winning the Rolex Grand Slam — which means he won Rolex, Burghley and Badminton in succession. Only Pippa Funnel has accomplished this before and that […]
Read MoreSomewhere in the Rolex coverage over the past weekend I saw the statement, “Michael Jung doesn’t make mistakes.” Maybe it was Jimmy Wofford, who said it, but Jung proved that statement true, winning his second consecutive Rolex on Fischerrocana FST on Sunday, finishing on a final score of 39.2. I’ve posted videos from all three […]
Read MoreIt should come as no surprise that Michael Jung won Burghley. The only small surprise is that it should be on La Biosthetique Sam FBW and not FischerRocana FST, with whom he led after dressage — and who fell in the water less than two minutes into his cross country round! Jung had a picture […]
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