Burghley Horse Trials
The 2021 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials was due to be held on Thursday 2 September to Sunday 5 September 2021, but it has been cancelled due to the challenges associated with running major events during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The riders would have tackled a new cross-country challenge as Captain Mark Phillips hands over to Tokyo Olympic course-designer Derek di Grazia.
Burghley 2020
The 2020 horse trials was another top-level competition that fell victim to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sadly neither riders nor spectators were able to flock to the grounds of Burghley House at Stamford in Lincolnshire to enjoy five-star eventing at its best, but fans were treated to a virtual bonanza online instead.
Burghley’s history
The first Burghley event was held in 1961 and the horse trials had never been cancelled or abandoned until Covid-19 took out the 2020 renewal.
Anneli Drummond-Hay was the event’s first winner, riding Merely-A-Monarch, who also became the first horse to win both Badminton Horse Trials and Burghley when he took the Gloucestershire event the following spring.
Andrew Nicholson’s ride Avebury, who won the event in 2012, 2013 and 2014, is the only horse who has won Burghley three times. The only other horse to triumph at the event more than once is Ginny Elliot’s ride Priceless, who won in 1983 and 1985, when he was also crowned European champion.
Burghley has also hosted the European Championships on five other occasions, the most famous of these being in 1971 when Princess Anne took the title on Doublet.
Burghley essential information
• Burghley Horse Trials tickets
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Burghley and the Household Cavalry Foundation’s new deal, plus more partnership news
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‘A freak of nature, a tough little dude’: 15.2hh dun who cost £750 and jumped round Burghley twice put down
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William Fox-Pitt pays tribute to Burghley winner who died last week: ‘An old-fashioned eventer who rolled his sleeves up and got on with it’
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Ex-racehorse who won two five-stars dies, aged 22: ‘A machine of an athlete’
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Find somewhere to stay during Burghley Horse Trials
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‘Largest pot in the event’s history’: Burghley Horse Trials first prize hits six figures
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Burghley ‘full steam ahead’ for 2022: new course-designer shares early thoughts on cross-country track
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New Burghley Horse Trials director named: ‘2022 will happen, and the future is good’
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‘Wonderful memories’: Burghley event director stands down after 16 years
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Replacement British five-star event to run over Burghley weekend
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Mark Phillips: ‘Why couldn’t we crowdfund Burghley?’ *H&H Plus*
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Hopes are high for new British five-star to replace Burghley Horse Trials
“People might be asked to put their hands in their pockets; the message is: sit tight, and if it comes off, we might be asking for help”
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Why Burghley cancelled, plus another Nations Cup leg lost *H&H Plus*
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Celebrating the Burghley Horse Trials winners 2000-2019: in pictures
Enjoy looking back through the H&H picture archives at the Burghley winners since the turn of the century
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‘Immense sadness’ as Burghley Horse Trials 2021 cancelled
“Next year marks our 60th anniversary and, despite the challenges ahead, we will be focusing all our efforts on delivering a spectacular event in 2022”
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H&H eventing editor’s blog: ‘Badminton and Burghley are our heritage – we cannot let them go’
How many of the owners and managers of these great estates will want eventing back? To lose one event is one thing… to lose two feels like getting out of the habit
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‘His buck was as good as his jump’: Anneli Drummond-Hay on her first few years with the legendary Merely-A-Monarch
“I scrimped and saved and managed to pay for him...”
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Badminton and Burghley competitor wins lifetime achievement award
“Her pledge to ensure the success of USEF’s teams and programs has left a lasting impression not only on the disciplines she has been so deeply tied to throughout her career, but also on those she has mentored and worked with over the years”
