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Oliver Townend won his 3rd straight Rolex today, taking home the top honor on Ballaghmor Class. He won Rolex in 2018 and 2019 2018 on Cooley Master Class, on whom he finished eighth today. Rolex was canceled last year. He is only the second rider in history (after Michael Jung) to win the event three […]
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Forty-one horses have been accepted after the first job for the Land Rover Kentucky Rolex. It’s a small field this year, but hopefully we will see clear, safe rounds. Free live streaming of the event is available to viewers in the US, from the USEF network. If you’re not a US Equestrian member, you can […]
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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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Only one pair managed to put in a better test than Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST — Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous turned in a personal best to grab the lead with a 24.8, more than 2 points ahead of Jung’s 27.1. Australia’s Christopher Burton and Nobilis 18 are in third with a 27.9. Little […]
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 MoreAfter the second day of dressage, William Fox-Pitt and Chilli Morning are currently in the lead. Andrew Nicholson is in second place on Quimbo and in 3rd place on Calico Joe! Take a look at Fox-Pitt’s ride on Chilli Morning. As reported in Eventing Nation, he says: He’s a rare horse in that he’s at […]
Read MoreWilliam Fox-Pitt held onto his lead after cross country and won his second Rolex, this one on OTTB Parklane Hawk. He know has won the first two legs of eventing’s “grand slam” of Burghley and Rolex . . . and Badminton is coming up next week! Here’s their stadium round:
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