| Rolex
Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented By Bayer to Feature
International Television Coverage and Expanded U.S. Coverage Lexington,
KYFebruary 3, 2003 The 2003 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented
by Bayer, Americas only Four Star event, will feature international television
coverage highlighted by extensive coverage in the United States on the Outdoor
Life Network (OLN). The prestigious competition will be broadcast on OLN
Friday, April 25 (from 6:00 6:30 p.m. EDT), Saturday, April 26 (from 6:00
- 6:30 p.m. EDT), and Sunday, April 27 (from 3:30- 5:00 p.m. EDT). All three telecasts
will originate as live studio programs with taped competition footage.
Coverage on Friday, April 25, will include an event review/preview
show, that will preview the 2003 competition including standings and look back
at last years Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The broadcast on Saturday,
April 26, will feature a same-day cross-country update. Sunday, April 27, will
feature highlights from the cross-country phase as well as same-day same coverage
of show jumping and the countdown to victory. Following the event, OLN
will include two event re-cap shows. The first taped re-cap show will air on Tuesday,
April 29 (from 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT). It will be re-aired on Friday, May 2 (from
12:00- 12:30 p.m. EDT). The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event will also be
broadcast in Europe on April 27 on EuroSport, the worlds largest sports
cable network reaching more than 90 million homes in 56 countries, at 8:00-9:00
p.m. CET (2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT time). This broadcast will offer a re-cap of the
cross-country phase as well as live coverage of the show jumping finals. The
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event takes place at the scenic Kentucky Horse Park in
Lexington, and hosts the Rolex/U.S. Equestrian Team Four Star Championship for
the Pinnacle Trophy. The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is organized by
Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), a non-profit Kentucky corporation formed in 1975
initially to stage the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships. As an added
bonus for the riders, the $250,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing will be awarded
to any rider who wins the Rolex Kentucky, Badminton and Burghley four star events
in succession. Along with the exciting equestrian action, the Rolex Kentucky
Three-Day Event features an International Trade Fair with more than 125 merchants,
the Priefert Six-Horse Percheron Hitch, the USPC Prince Philip Cup and a variety
of other fun family activities and entertaining attractions. For further
information about the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, please call Equestrian Events,
Inc. at (859) 233-2362. For ticket information please call (859) 254-8123, or
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