Jessica Phoenix of Canada has ridden around the Kentucky Horse Park before, but never has she found herself sitting atop the standings after the first day of competition at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. Phoenix and Don Goodโ€™s Pavarotti sit in first on a score of 43.1. Nipping closely at their heels is Lauren Kieffer of the USA and Vermiculus (43.8) followed by Franceโ€™s Maxime Livio and Qalao Des Mers (44.6).

Known as the โ€œBest Weekend All Year,โ€ the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Land Rover is being held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, April 27-30.

โ€œItโ€™s exciting,โ€ said Phoenix, grinning from ear to ear. โ€œIโ€™m so proud of everything that โ€œRottiโ€ did today and Iโ€™m looking forward to the rest of the weekend with him.โ€

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