A clear sweep

It was an all-British podium on the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Occasion, with a win for Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent, Tom McEwen (JL Dublin) second and Yasmin Ingham (Banzai Du Loir) third. Oliver and Paul and Diana Ridgeon’s 10-year-old mare showjumped clear on the ultimate day to safe the win, which makes Burghley Horse Trials winner Oliver Townend the dwell Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing contender, simply over per week earlier than Badminton Horse Trials begins.

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So shut

Yasmin Ingham and Tom McEwen have been so near topping the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Occasion leaderboard, however each completed on the rostrum having lowered a showjumping rail apiece on the ultimate day. “He jumped wonderful,” mentioned Tom, who completed in second place with JL Dublin. “I’m delighted with him. We barely fell in on the road to fence 12 if I used to be being crucial of myself, however he jumped a tremendous spherical.”

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A tragic farewell

A top-track showjumping pony who was a daily at Horse of the 12 months Present and Hickstead through the years has died from colic on the age of 29, leaving a “huge gap in a number of hearts”. Gray Palace, who was owned by Lisa Rowlands and competed by riders together with Phoebe Lock and Jordan Whittaker, in addition to Lisa’s daughter Tegan, had been properly and pleased till the top.

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