Competitor Briefing and Horse Inspection
Changed at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bridgestone
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY—April 26, 2011—Officials of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bridgestone have announced a change in times for Wednesday’s Competitor Briefing and Horse Inspection.
Because of a forecast of possible inclement weather on Wednesday afternoon, the Horse Inspection is now scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday with the Competitor Briefing at 1:00 p.m. The locations remain the same.
“While the forecast is for beautiful weather here for Thursday through Sunday, they are forecasting the possibility of storms on Wednesday afternoon,” said Christina Gray, Director of Competition. “It seems clear to us that the safest and most prudent thing is to hold the Horse Inspection earlier so that there is no worry about a disruption.”
The 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bridgestone runs Thursday through Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Full information is available on the event’s website at www.RK3DE.org.
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World's Best Horses and Riders to Converge at the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
(The Following is from The Rolex Kentucky Web Site)
Lexington, KY—April 11, 2011—It comes as no surprise that the entry list for this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, boasts the names of many of the best horses and riders from around the world. A field of entries containing Olympic veterans, past Rolex Kentucky Champions and World Equestrian Games (WEG) veterans will converge on the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, when the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, returns April 28-May 1.
This year, the Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup will debut alongside the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event and it will feature the world’s best reiners including the four members of the Gold Medal team from last year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, all of whom are entered to compete.
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event is part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM and features the world’s best horses and riders vying for their share of $250,000 in prize money as well as a shot at the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing which is awarded to any rider who wins the Rolex Kentucky, Mitsubishi Motors Badminton and Land Rover Burghley Four Star Events in succession.
The only CCI4* in the Western Hemisphere, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event features the 14th championship for the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation Pinnacle Cup, signifying the zenith in Eventing competition in the United States. The event draws 50-100,000 spectators and is seen by millions more on worldwide telecasts including a 60-minute live broadcast on NBC in the United States that will air from 2-3:00 pm on May 1.
As always, spectators at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event can look forward to rooting on their favorite horse-and-rider combinations as they compete in the three phases of competition: dressage, cross-country and show jumping.
Those expected to compete during this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event include:
- William Fox-Pitt of Great Britain, an Olympic Silver and Bronze Team Medalist, winner of the inaugural HSBC FEI ClassicTM
Series, 2010 Alltech FEI WEG Team Gold and Individual Silver Medalist, and defending Rolex Kentucky Champion - rides Neuf Des Coeurs
- Mary King of Great Britain, a 2010 Alltech FEI WEG Team Gold Medalist - rides King's Temptress and Fernhill Urco
- Mark Todd of New Zealand, the winner, last weekend, of the Badminton CCI**** riding NZB Land Vision, a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and 2010 Alltech FEI WEG Team Bronze Medalist - rides Grass Valley
- Clayton Fredericks of Australia, a 2008 Olympic Team Silver Medalist and 2006 WEG Individual Silver Medalist - rides Be My Guest
- Karen O'Connor of the U.S, a three-time Olympic veteran, 1999 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI4* winner and two-time Rolex Kentucky CCI3* winner - rides Quintus 54
- Phillip Dutton of the United States, a two-time Olympic team Gold Medalist for his native Australia and 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI4* Champion - rides Fernhill Eagle and Truluck
- Kim Severson of the United States, a three-time Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI4* Champion and 2004 Olympic Team Bronze and Individual Silver Medalist rides Tipperary Liadhnan
- Boyd Martin of the United States, a 2010 Alltech FEI WEG team member - XXV
- Bruce “Buck” Davidson, Jr. of the United States, a 2010 Alltech FEI WEG team member - rides Titanium
The Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup includes a CRI5*, the sport’s highest level, as well
The following winners of CIC's and an Advanced Sections of American spring horse trials are entered in the CCI**** at Rolex Kentucky:
Advanced Section I at Southern Pines: Sinead Halpin and Manoir de Carneville
Advanced Section II at Southern Pines: Laine Ashker and Anthony Patch
CCI*** at Red Hills: Allison Springer and Arthur
Advanced Section at The Fork: Boyd Martin and Remington XXV
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