Yasmin Ingham earned Individual Gold at last year’s Eventing World Championships in Pratoni, Italy, riding Banzai Du Loir.
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Olympians and World Champions Head Impressive List of Entries for 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™
World Champion Yasmin Ingham and Olympic veterans from four countries head an impressive list of entries for the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ (LRK3DE) which returns to the Kentucky Horse Park, April 27-30.
Joining Ingham in the starting field are some of the sport’s biggest names including Olympic veterans from Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the U.S., plus Ingham’s fellow British riders Tom McEwen and Zara Tindall, who will be competing just one week before attending her uncle’s coronation as King of England.
Organized by Equestrian Events Inc. (EEI), LRK3DE features one of only seven annual Five Star three-day events in the world. Known as “The Best Weekend All Year,” the event annually attracts more than 80,000 spectators who also enjoy extensive shopping, a variety of hospitality experiences and a wide array of demonstrations. In addition to its traditional CCI5*-L, the event also features the Cosequin® Lexington CCI4*-S and $225,000 Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.
Ingham earned Individual Gold at last year’s Eventing World Championships in Pratoni, Italy, riding Banzai Du Loir, the same mount she rode in Kentucky in 2022 and has entered for this year. She took the eventing world by storm last year, finishing second at Kentucky in what was only her second 5* competition before going on to win the World Championship.
The line-up also includes several of Ingham’s British teammates: Leslie Law, a two-time Olympian with three Olympic medals including Individual Gold in 2004; Tom McEwen, who earned Team Gold and Individual Silver at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo; and Zara Tindall, who earned Team Silver at both the 2012 Olympics and 2006 World Championships when she also won Individual Gold. Tindall placed third the last time she was in Kentucky in 2017.
The star-studded U.S. contingent includes 2021 Olympian Doug Payne, who won last year’s Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship as the highest-placed American rider at Kentucky (3rd); seven-time Olympian and five-time Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L National Champion Phillip Dutton; and all four riders who helped the U.S. win Team Silver at the 2022 World Championships – 2012 Olympian Will Coleman, three-time Olympian Boyd Martin, 2016 Olympian Lauren Nicholson and 2021 Olympic reserve Tamie Smith.
Representing Canada are two-time Olympians Hawley Awad and Jessica Phoenix. Other international contenders include Maxime Livio of France, who placed second at the 2017 LRK3DE before going on to win Team Bronze at the 2018 World Championships, and three-time Olympian and 2014 World Champion Sandra Auffarth of Germany who will compete on her 2021 Tokyo Olympic mount, Viamant Du Matz, the same mount who helped Germany win Team Gold at the 2022 World Championships.
The full list of CCI5*-L entries can be found at kentuckythreedayevent.com/5-entries-and-ride-times.
Several of these top competitors are also riding in the Cosequin® Lexington CCI4*-S; those entries can be found here.
Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™
The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event is a thrilling multi-day competition featuring Olympic-level riders and horses in what can best be described as an equestrian triathlon. Horse and rider pairs compete in three phases of the competition – Dressage, Cross-Country and Show Jumping – for $375,000 in prize money to those competing at the CCI5*-L level. LRK3DE is the largest and longest-running Five Star event in the Americas and as the United States’ premier event, it also serves as the Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship presented by MARS Equestrian for the U.S. athletes. Rolex is the Official Timepiece and Event Partner.
Cosequin® Lexington CCI4*-S
Introduced in 2021, the Cosequin® Lexington 4*-S runs concurrently with the CCI5*-L competition, featuring the three phases of eventing – dressage, cross country and show jumping. The Cosequin® Lexington 4* offers $25,000 prize money. Tickets for viewing the Cosequin® Lexington 4*-S are included when purchasing the LRK3DE tickets.
Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
The $226,000 Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will take place on Saturday afternoon, April 29, after the cross-country portion of the LRK3DE. As part of the competition, there will also be a $38,700 Welcome Speed Cup Ranking Class on Friday in the Rolex Stadium, after the day’s LRK3DE dressage competition. No stadium seat ticket is required for Friday’s Ranking Class. For more Grand Prix information, visit https://kentuckythreedayevent.com/grand-prix/.
Further information about the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™, the Cosequin® Lexington 4*-S, and the Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is available at www.kentuckythreedayevent.com.
Source: Event press release
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