Kentucky Three-Day Event final trot-up: two horses eliminated

Kentucky Three-Day Event final trot-up: Leah Lang-Glusic and AP Prime — Ground jury president Nick Burton speaks to Leah Lang-Glusic at the final trot-up at Kentucky 2022.

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Two horses were eliminated at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event final trot-up this morning (1 May).

AP Prime, owned by CML Horses LLC and ridden by Leah Lang-Glusic, was sent to the holding box and then spun when re-presented to the ground jury of Nick Burton (GBR), Christian Steiner (AUT) and Gretchen Butts (USA). Leah and AP Prime had 9.2 time-faults on yesterday’s cross-country and lay 18th overnight.

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Two horses eliminated at Kentucky final trot-up as five are sent to holding box

KEC Zara, owned and ridden by Zoe Crawford, was also eliminated when brought forward after a spell in the holding box. This pair had also gone clear across country, with 23.2 time-penalties, and sat 26th after yesterday’s action.

They were followed into the holding box by home side rider Colleen Rutledge with Covert Rights, owned by his rider and FSG Inc, who hold 16th having had 14.4 time-penalties on the cross-country.

Finally, one of the USA’s five-star first-timers, Lexi Scovil, had to take Chico’s Man VDF Z to the holding box. This pair had 20 jumping penalties at fence 23a, the hedge into the final water, the Cosequin Cove, and 44.8 time-faults across country and will progress to showjumping in 30th place.

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