‘I have no words’: Laura Collett and London 52 win Badminton

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Badminton Horse Trials results: Laura Collett and London 52
Laura Collett and London 52 en route to winning Badminton 2022
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Laura Collett and London 52 proved unassailable when winning Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, today (8 May). They led from start to finish, adding just 0.4 of a time-fault in the showjumping to their 21 dressage. Their winning margin was 4.6 penalties meaning their final total was 21.4, which is a record-breaking score at this event for the Badminton Horse Trials results.

“I have no words – that horse is amazing,” a very emotional Laura said after her round on the 13-year-old, owned by Keith Scott, Karen Bartlett and Laura. “He jumped his socks off – I couldn’t see a distance anywhere and he just went higher and higher and I’m just so lucky.”

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.