“The Best Weekend All Year” featuring the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ and the $225,000 Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, is set to begin at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 28-May 1. Both events will feature elite horses and riders from across the US and around the world, many of which competed at last year’s Tokyo Olympic Games and will be competing at the 2022 FEI World Championships later this summer.
LRK3DE, featuring $375,000 in prize money. is one of only seven annual five-star three-day events in the world, along with Badminton and Burghley in England; Luhmühlen in Germany; Pau in France; Adelaide in Australia; and the Maryland 5 Star in the USA. LRK3DE is the longest-running five-star event in the Americas and also serves as the Land Rover/USEF CCI-5*-L Eventing National Championship for US athletes. Two exciting divisions have attracted a large number of entries ‒ the CCI5*-L will see 50 riders ride down centreline to start the dressage phase, while the CCI4*-S boasts 48 entries.
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Start Lists & Ride Times
Canadians competing at the 2022 LRK3DE include:
CSI5*-L:
Karl Slezak, Fernhill Wishes
Jessica Phoenix, Bogue Sound
Hawley Bennett-Awad , Jollybo
Lisa Marie Fergusson, Honor Me
Jessica Phoenix, Wabbit
CCI5* START LIST HERE.
CCI4*-S:
Kyle Carter, Reddy Or Not
Colleen Loach, FE Golden Eye
Dana Cooke , FE Mississippi
Holly Jacks-Smither, Candy King
Jessica Phoenix, Humble GS
Madeleine Scott, Crosby’s Gold
Brandon McMechan, Oscar’s Wild
Lindsay Traisnel, Bacyrouge
Colleen Loach, Vermont
CCI4* START TIMES HERE.
Schedule Highlights:
Wednesday, April 27
3 p.m. First Horse Inspection; CCI5*-L only — High Hope Inspection Lane
Thursday, April 28, 2022
8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. CCI4*-S Dressage Tests Begin — Rolex Stadium
1 p.m.–5:30 p.m. CCI5*-L Dressage Tests Begin— Rolex Stadium
6:30–9 p.m. Charity Event — Kentucky Horse Park Big Barn
Friday, April 29, 2022
8 a.m.–11:30 CCI4*-S Dressage Tests Resume — Rolex Stadium
11 a.m. Kentucky Invitational CSI3* Jog
12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CCI5*-L Dressage Tests Resume — Rolex Stadium
7 p.m. Kentucky Invitational CSI3* $37 ,000 Welcome Speed Cup 1.45m — Rolex Stadium
Saturday, April 30, 2022
9–11:15 a.m. CCI4*-S Cross-Country
12:50–4:45 p.m. CCI5*-L Cross-Country
6 p.m. $225,000 Kentucky Invitational CSI3* 1.60m — Rolex Stadium
Sunday, May 1, 2022
7:30 a.m. CCI4*-S and CCI5*-L Horse Inspection — High Hope Inspection Lane
11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CCI4*-S Jumping Test; reverse order of placing — Rolex Stadium
2:00 p.m. CCI5*-L Jumping Course Open for Competitor Inspection — Rolex Stadium
2:30 p.m. CCI5*-L Jumping Test first group; reverse order of placing — Rolex Stadium
3:30–3:45 p.m. Drag
3:45 p.m. CCI5*-L Jumping Test second group; reverse order of placing; awards immediately after — Rolex Stadium
4:45 p.m. Presentation of the Awards — Rolex Stadium