Lexington, Ky.—April 28 Only three riders in the 41-year history of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event have won it more than once, and it was down to the wire in today’s show jumping as Oliver Townend hoped to become the fourth with his 2018 winner Cooley Master Class. Nine of 31 riders jumped double […]
Uniondale, N.Y.—April 28 For the second year in a row, Team Europe edged out the United States at the North American leg of the Riders Masters Cup, held at the Longines Masters of New York in Uniondale, New York. After 10 duels, the final scoreboard saw Team Europe (Pius Schwizer, Edward Levy, Olivier Philippaerts, Darragh Kenny and […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 As I walked out to the Rolex Stadium to take pictures of the $225,000 Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix and saw clouds start to gather in the dark gray sky, my first thought as a photographer was, “How am I going to shoot this class so there aren’t big empty stands behind every […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 The Sunday morning jog at a CCI-L is always full of tension. You’re crossing all of your fingers and toes hoping that the horses came out of Saturday’s cross-country fit and ready to take on show jumping the following afternoon. Grooms, owners and supporters hold their breath waiting to hear their horse’s […]
Uniondale, N.Y.—April 27 No one in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum could’ve foreseen the tight inside turn that gave Belgian rider Pieter Clemens the lead in the Sam Edelman Masters One CSI5*, held during Day 3 of the Longines Masters of New York. Truth be told, not even Clemens, 25, saw it coming until a special someone suggested the […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 Derek di Grazia strikes again. I have two very expert horsemen—and I’m not going to embarrass them by naming them—but two very experienced, very, very knowledgeable horsemen say they thought the course was too soft this year. I think people have not really completely learned how to walk his courses yet. Because […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 As Oliver Townend galloped Cooley Master Class around the gelding’s first-five star at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event last year, it was easy to tell the horse was green to the level. With thousands of people lining the ropes at every fence, and with fences bigger and scopier than he’d ever seen, […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 Picture this—you’re fourth on the start list for cross-country day at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Up first are Caroline Martin, Buck Davidson and Liz Halliday-Sharp—all three of them five-star veterans sitting on fit and ready horses. Then you hear over the loudspeaker that Martin has fallen off. A few minutes […]
Uniondale, N.Y.—April 27 The Longines Speed Challenge, a staple of the Longines Masters series, is hailed as the “fastest class in the world.” Speed and technique factor into the Table C, faults converted 1.50-meter class, factors Egypt’s Nayel Nassar and the 13-year-old Westphalian gelding Lucifer V utilized to win the class at the Longines Masters of New York. “It took six months […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 It’s finally cross-country day here at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L! Riders will set out on Derek di Grazia’s track at 10:30 a.m. this morning. Follow along with our live commentary here all day. Top 10 After Cross-Country 1. Oliver Townend on Cooley Master Class (25.3) 2. Boyd Martin on Tsetserleg (27.9) […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 Only three riders in the 41-year history of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event have won it more than once, and it was down to the wire in today’s show jumping as Oliver Townend hoped to become the fourth with his 2018 winner Cooley Master Class. Nine of 31 riders jumped double […]
Uniondale, N.Y.—April 28 For the second year in a row, Team Europe edged out the United States at the North American leg of the Riders Masters Cup, held at the Longines Masters of New York in Uniondale, New York. After 10 duels, the final scoreboard saw Team Europe (Pius Schwizer, Edward Levy, Olivier Philippaerts, Darragh Kenny and […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 As I walked out to the Rolex Stadium to take pictures of the $225,000 Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix and saw clouds start to gather in the dark gray sky, my first thought as a photographer was, “How am I going to shoot this class so there aren’t big empty stands behind every […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 28 The Sunday morning jog at a CCI-L is always full of tension. You’re crossing all of your fingers and toes hoping that the horses came out of Saturday’s cross-country fit and ready to take on show jumping the following afternoon. Grooms, owners and supporters hold their breath waiting to hear their horse’s […]
Uniondale, N.Y.—April 27 No one in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum could’ve foreseen the tight inside turn that gave Belgian rider Pieter Clemens the lead in the Sam Edelman Masters One CSI5*, held during Day 3 of the Longines Masters of New York. Truth be told, not even Clemens, 25, saw it coming until a special someone suggested the […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 Derek di Grazia strikes again. I have two very expert horsemen—and I’m not going to embarrass them by naming them—but two very experienced, very, very knowledgeable horsemen say they thought the course was too soft this year. I think people have not really completely learned how to walk his courses yet. Because […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 As Oliver Townend galloped Cooley Master Class around the gelding’s first-five star at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event last year, it was easy to tell the horse was green to the level. With thousands of people lining the ropes at every fence, and with fences bigger and scopier than he’d ever seen, […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 Picture this—you’re fourth on the start list for cross-country day at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Up first are Caroline Martin, Buck Davidson and Liz Halliday-Sharp—all three of them five-star veterans sitting on fit and ready horses. Then you hear over the loudspeaker that Martin has fallen off. A few minutes […]
Uniondale, N.Y.—April 27 The Longines Speed Challenge, a staple of the Longines Masters series, is hailed as the “fastest class in the world.” Speed and technique factor into the Table C, faults converted 1.50-meter class, factors Egypt’s Nayel Nassar and the 13-year-old Westphalian gelding Lucifer V utilized to win the class at the Longines Masters of New York. “It took six months […]
Lexington, Ky.—April 27 It’s finally cross-country day here at the Land Rover Kentucky CCI5*-L! Riders will set out on Derek di Grazia’s track at 10:30 a.m. this morning. Follow along with our live commentary here all day. Top 10 After Cross-Country 1. Oliver Townend on Cooley Master Class (25.3) 2. Boyd Martin on Tsetserleg (27.9) […]
