Rolex Kentucky cross-country begins at 10:00 a.m. this morning. Follow along with our live commentary here all day! 

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We took a walk with di Grazia, now in his sixth year of designing at Rolex, to learn more about some of the key combinations.

The other riders tried to get close to him—him being Germany’s Michael Jung, who won yesterday’s Rolex Kentucky CCI**** with 34.4 penalties—all day. Marilyn Little and RF Demeter, who went before the lunch break on Day 2, earned 42.5 penalties and closed the gap slightly. But it took the last rider of the day, Allison Springer on Arthur, to get even remotely close with a 39.7.

As Day 1 of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** came to a close, and the press conference with the day's leaders finished up, I zipped up my tall boots and adjusted my helmet.

I was about to go on a trail ride around the horse park with fellow equine media members, a Rolex sponsored course walk of sorts. This was purely a leisurely event, a little fun before the intense weekend really ratchets up.

Can anyone shake Michael Jung's lead? We'll let you know in a ride-by-ride commentary of each test on Day 2 of the dressage phase of the Rolex Kentucky CCI****.