{"id":6829,"date":"2023-04-30T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T14:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=6829"},"modified":"2023-04-30T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T14:52:09","slug":"smith-flies-to-the-top-at-the-land-rover-kentucky-three-day-event-presented-by-mars-equestrian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/smith-flies-to-the-top-at-the-land-rover-kentucky-three-day-event-presented-by-mars-equestrian\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith Flies to the Top at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Lexington, KY\u2014April 29, 2023\u2014 It\u2019s been 15 years since an American has taken home the top prize in the CCI5*-L at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™, but after a shake-up on cross-country day, the USA\u2019s Tamie Smith and Mai Baum are poised to do just that. The 17-year-old Rheinlander gelding owned by the Ahearn family jumped double-clear on Saturday to take over the top spot with a score of 24.2 in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 34,298.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt was definitely a fight to make that time,\u201d Smith said after her ride, which also maintains her lead in the Land Rover\/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship presented by MARS Equestrian. \u201cIt was a big effort out of the last water \u2014 that got a little hairy for me. I talked to him and said, \u2018Come on, buddy, you can do it.\u2019 Right when I thought he was tired, he pushed and kept fighting. I think I was more tired than him. There\u2019s not a lot of Thoroughbred in there, but he\u2019s got a heart the size of Kentucky, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Tamie Smith (USA) and Mai Baum have moved into the lead of the CCI5*-L \u00a9 Red Bay Group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Great Britain\u2019s Tom McEwen added 5.2 time penalties to his score aboard JL Dublin, but at the end of the day, he remained in second place on 27.8. Liz Halliday-Sharp (USA) is third on Miks Master C with 28.5, after adding 1.6 time penalties to her dressage score.<\/div>\n
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\u201cTo be honest, I just stuck to the plan,\u201d McEwen said of his round on the 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Mr. and Mrs. J. Lambert and Mrs. D. Johnston.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI rode him how he felt underneath me,\u201d McEwen continued. \u201cThe course was magnificent and rode perfectly. There\u2019s always a few things you\u2019d change, that\u2019s riding, but I was delighted with \u2018Dubs.\u2019 I\u2019ve had a very short partnership with him, so his performance shows what a partnership (former rider Nicola Wilson) had with him. I\u2019ve only done six events with him, and I\u2019ve never had a test of him here at the 5* level. It\u2019s a shame to have a few time penalties, but at the same time, the plan was to bring him home safely and have a good result.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Tom McEwen (GBR) and JL Dublin are second in the CCI5*-L \u00a9 Red Bay Group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWith \u2018Mickey,\u2019 I had a plan to try and make the time because he is a spectacular horse and great galloper,\u201d Halliday-Sharp said of the 11-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Ocala Horse Properties and Deborah Palmer. \u201cI planned to go out of the start box and see how he was tackling the course. He got a little strong at the end, and I think that\u2019s where the 1.6 (time penalties) crept in, but for his first 5* I couldn\u2019t ask for more. He\u2019s a spectacular athlete, and I\u2019m lucky to ride him.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Of the 38 horses set to start Saturday\u2019s cross-country test, only six managed to come home double-clear. In addition to Smith, Germany\u2019s Sandra Auffarth and Viamant Du Matz (4th\/30.4), USA\u2019s Will Coleman and Off The Record(5th\/31.2), France\u2019s Maxime Livio and Carouzo Bois Marotin (7th\/35.5), Great Britain\u2019s David Doel and Galileo Nieuwmoed (8th\/35.6), and USA\u2019s\u00a0Emily Hamel and Corvett (11th\/38.7) all made it home inside the time.<\/div>\n
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Overnight leader and reigning World Champion Yasmin Ingham (GBR) and Banzai du Loir came to grief early with a runout at 6C, the first narrow brush out of the Park Question ditch combination. She finished with 20 jumping and 20 time penalties. Coleman\u2019s formerly fourth-placed mount, the phenom Chin Tonic, jumped clear but appeared to tire on course, coming home with 14 time penalties to drop to 11th overnight.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Liz Halliday-Sharp (USA) moved into third with Miks Master C \u00a9 Red Bay Group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Now, everyone\u2019s attention turns to taking care of the horses for Sunday\u2019s show jumping phase. When asked about their evening recovery, the leading riders shared similar plans.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re going to grab a beer, I think,\u201d McEwen joked. \u201cBut really, Dubs came home spectacularly, not a nick on him, and he\u2019s a great jumper. We\u2019ll do our best to put pressure on Tamie for tomorrow. A happy, healthy, fit horse for the next day is the best you can hope for, really.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cA lot of praying,\u201d Smith said with a laugh. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s already back at the barn and felt good coming through the finish. You hope they feel good in their bodies, especially when they\u2019re 17, but he\u2019s a great horse and we\u2019re taking care of him. We have no plans but to do what we do and hope the world is helping us get over the jumps clean tomorrow.\u201d<\/div>\n
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In the Dubarry of Ireland Nations Team Challenge, Team USA (Tamie Smith\/Mai Baum, Will Coleman\/Chin Tonic, Boyd Martin\/Tsetserleg TSF, and Phillip Dutton\/Z) moved into the top spot with a score of 95.5. The combined team of Germany, France and Canada (Sandra Auffarth\/Viamant Du Matz, Alina Dibowski\/Barbados 26, Maxime Livio\/Carouzo Bois Marotin, and Jessica Phoenix\/Wabbit) stands second with 107.3. Team Great Britain (Yasmin Ingham\/Banzai Du Loir, Tom McEwen\/JL Dublin, Kristy Chabert\/Classic VI, and David Doel\/Galileo Nieuwmoed) stands third on 125.5.<\/div>\n
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In the Cosequin\u00ae Lexington CCI4*-S, speed was the name of the game, with only three double-clear rounds from the 49 starters. Canada\u2019s Karl Slezak vaulted from seventh place to the top of the leaderboard aboard Hot Bobo with one of those double-clear rounds to go into the final phase with a score of 29.3. Smith on Solaguayre California moved up one place into second, despite adding 2.4 time to her score to stand on 30.0. She is narrowly ahead of the now third-place pair of Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Be Cool, who added 5.6 time penalties to finish the second phase with a score of 31.1.<\/div>\n
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Slezak was thrilled with \u201cBobo\u201d at her first appearance on a big stage. \u201cMy horse has had some issues in the past as a young horse being green and spooky on cross country,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is the first time she\u2019s ever seen a crowd, and I was unsure how she\u2019d handle it until the warmup. In the warmup, she was spot-on, so I felt very confident going out of the start box.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Karl Slezak (CAN) and Hot Bobo now lead the CCI4*-S \u00a9 Red Bay Group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cCalifornia came out this year and understands her job now,\u201d Smith said of the 12-year-old Argentinian-bred mare\u00a0owned by Julianne Guariglia. \u201cIt\u2019s been an exciting journey with her. She used to balloon up into water and spook at coffins, but she answered all the questions easily today.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Halliday-Sharp\u2019s other horse, overnight leader Cooley Nutcracker, triggered the frangible pin on the MIM Table (Fence 18), which added 11 points to her score. With that and 4.8 time penalties, the pair dropped to 15th.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI was thrilled with both of my horses,\u201d Halliday-Sharp said. \u201cI was disappointed to have a frangible pin at the table (with Nutcracker); it was a real shame as he barely touched it behind. He gave me a beautiful round for a young horse. I\u2019m thrilled with him, and in my mind, he\u2019s done me proud.<\/div>\n
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\u201c(Cooley Be Cool) was a good boy,\u201d she continued about the 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Ocala Horse Properties and The Monster Syndicate. \u201cHe\u2019s had less fitness than some, so I wasn\u2019t able to be as quick as I wanted, but he was exceptional. It felt easy, so it was nice to run him around.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Tamie Smith (USA) and Solaguayre California are second in the CCI4*-S \u00a9 Red Bay Group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Besides Slezak, the other double-clear 4* rounds belonged to Phillip Dutton and his new mount Azure (6th\/35.4) and Leah Lang-Glusic and AP Prime(10th\/37.7).<\/div>\n
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Slezak has owned the 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare since he bought her at a sale as a 4-year-old. Originally intended as a sale horse, the mare\u2019s initial disdain for cross-country left her in Slezak\u2019s barn until she stepped up in a way that made him want to keep her.<\/div>\n
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\u201cShe was always great on the flat, and a great show jumper,\u201d Slezak said. \u201cThen you\u2019d cross-country school her, and she\u2019d act like never seen a cross-country fence before, so nobody wanted to buy her. But it\u2019s worked out for me. Now the joke in the barn is that when the working students go in the stall, she pins her ears, but when I go in, she\u2019s looking for treats and love.\u201d<\/div>\n
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And for those wondering, a \u201cHot Bobo\u201d is an Irish phrase for a nightcap you give to children to help them sleep. The mare came with name, and Slezak has kept it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Liz Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Cooley Be Cool sit third in the CCI4*-S \u00a9 Red Bay Group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Following Sunday\u2019s horse inspection presented by Hagyard Pharmacy, competitors in both the 4* and 5* will return to the Rolex Stadium for their show jumping tests, starting with the 4* entries in the morning.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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More photos are available via Dropbox<\/a>. Photo credits to Michelle Dunn.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™<\/div>\n
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 \u2013 Dressage, Cross-Country and Show Jumping \u2013 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\u2019 premier event, it also serves as the Land Rover\/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship presented by MARS Equestrian for the U.S. athletes. It also includes the Dubarry Nations Team Challenge. Rolex is the Official Timepiece and Event Partner.<\/div>\n
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Cosequin\u00ae <\/sup>Lexington CCI4*-S<\/div>\n
Introduced in 2021, the Cosequin\u00ae Lexington CCI4*-S runs concurrently with the CCI5*-L competition, featuring the three phases of eventing \u2013 dressage, cross country and show jumping. The Cosequin\u00ae Lexington 4*-S offers $25,000 prize money. Tickets for viewing the Cosequin\u00ae Lexington 4*-S are included when purchasing the LRK3DE tickets.<\/div>\n
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Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute<\/div>\n
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\u2019s LRK3DE dressage competition. No stadium seat ticket is required for Friday\u2019s Ranking Class.\u00a0For<\/a> more Grand Prix information, please visit https:\/\/kentuckythreedayevent.com\/grand-prix\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Livestream<\/div>\n
All competitions held as part of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ \u2013 the CCI5*, Cosequin\u00ae<\/sup> Lexington CCI4*-S, and Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute \u2013 can be watched live on USEF Network powered by ClipMyHorse.TV, available through the event website at www.kentuckythreedayevent.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Further information about the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™, the Cosequin\u00ae Lexington 4*-S, and the Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is available at www.kentuckythreedayevent.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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About Equestrian Events, Inc.<\/div>\n
Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI) is a non-profit charitable Kentucky corporation that was established initially to produce the 1978 World Three-Day Event Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Following the success of those championships, EEI established an annual event that evolved into the world-renowned Kentucky Three-Day Event, which draws more than 80,000 spectators to the Kentucky Horse Park each year. EEI added the Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix in 2018, the Lexington CCI4*-S in 2021, and also produces other events. EEI supports several local and equine charities and has donated more than $725,000 to various charities since 2011. For more information, please visit\u00a0www.eq-events.com<\/a>.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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