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Clayton Fredericks wins Rolex Kentucky 4-Star Event

Clayton Fredericks and Ben Along Time
Doing their victory lap at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky International Three-Day Event
Photograph:John McKean

EFA National Office, Saturday, 28 April 2007

Clayton Fredericks riding Edwin McCauley's Ben Along Time has won the prestigious Rolex Kentucky International Three-Day Event, one of only five 4-star events in the world.

Phillip Dutton on Connaught came second for the USA.

Report to follow. Full results at the event web http://www.rk3de.com/. You can also look at their photo gallery.

EFA press release

Saturday, 28 April 2007

Heath Ryan has fall at the Rolex Kentucky International Three-Day Event

Heath Ryan, who was competing with his horse Flame at this event, apparently had a heavy fall on the cross-country and was taken to the medical centre. He appears to be fine. More news when they come to hand.

Clayton Fredericks and Edwin McCauley's Ben Along Time are still in third place despite incurring some time penalties (adjusted from fourth after the withdrawal of Amy Tyron). Wendy Schaeffer and Koyuna Sun Magic, however, had a fantastic round and have moved from 20th into 8th position.

Ryan Wood withdrew Koyuna Azgard before Dressage.

The cross-country day was marred when Amy Tyron's horse Le Samurai (USA) collapsed at the finish. In a statement given by Rolex veterinarian, Dr. Catherine W. Kohn V.M.D ,"Le Samurai had experienced an injury, and it appears that he lost the supporting ligaments in his left front leg. He was given a mild sedative to keep him comfortable, and he’s being treated at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute."

Full (live) results at the event web http://www.rk3de.com/. You can also pay to see the action live and look at the photo gallery.

Gill Rolton reports:

After a wet week and sloshy arena for the dressage phase, cross-country day dawned slightly overcast and cool. The footing was absolutely perfect, the course considered big and particularly technical in places, which had riders thinking that time was going to be tough to make. It was also long – nearly 11 and a half minutes.

With the dressage scores as close as they were, the cross-country was definitely going to create a make-or-break atmosphere, so the stage was set for a great days cross-country.

Fifteenth out and first out for us, Wendy Schaeffer on Koyuna
Sun Magic had a super ride. Almost foot perfect, she made the fences look easy and was the first of the field to post a double clear, putting her into a very close 4th going into the lunch break.

First out after lunch, Clayton Fredericks rode cautiously for the first part of the course but came home strongly with only 5.6 time penalties to surge into 2nd place.

Heath Ryan started out well but had an uncharacteristic runout at an Apex early on and unfortunately finished the round having a very heavy fall at the Dray just before the last water jump.

Heath was taken off to hospital and is bruised and sore … certainly not what he wanted to hear with the Sydney CDI 3-Star coming up next weekend.

At the end of the day, Clayton finished on 53.0 in 3rd place, 4.8 penalties behind the leader, young rider Kristin Bachman on Gryffindor on 48.2.

In second place are Heidi White and Northern Spy on 52.0. Wendy Schaeffer and Koyuna Sun Magic finished in 7th place overnight on 57.6, just 9.4 behind the leader.

Both Sun Magic and Ben Along Time pulled up well and flew through the trot-up .

With only 32 left in the competition, the showjumping will not start until 1.30pm local time. We should be in for a nail biting
Grand Finale!