59 Horses to Start 2017 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

The field, including past Rolex champions and four-star first-timers, will begin with dressage on Thursday and Friday.
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The starting field of 60 has been whittled down by one following the first horse inspection at the 2017 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover, taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, April 27-30.

The ground jury of Christina Klingspor of Sweden (President), Nick Burton of Great Britain, and David Lee of Ireland evaluated the fitness of horses from the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Germany, Australia, France, New Zealand and Mexico before a keen crowd of about 2,000 fans on Wednesday afternoon.

Colleen Rutledge (USA) and Covert Rights were held for re-inspection before Rutledge chose to withdraw in the holding box. Also held were Jordan Linstedt and Revitavet Capato, but they were accepted upon re-inspection.

A favorite to take home the top prize this weekend is Germany’s Michael Jung and his superstar mare FischerRocana FST—the pair won this event in 2015 and 2016. But among his prominent rivals for the $400,000 prize money will be former Rolex Kentucky champions Phillip Dutton, who won in 2008 on Connaught, and Kim Severson, who won in 2002, 2004, and 2005 on Winsome Adante

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