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One horse held at Maryland 5 Star first trot-up, plus a British best dressed winner

Gemma Redrup Gemma Redrup

    • There was a nervous wait at the Mars Maryland 5 Star first trot-up this afternoon (Wednesday 18 October) when Campground, the ride of the USA’s Erin Kanara, was sent to the holding box.

    Campground, who finished 15th at this event last year, was the 20th horse to be presented to the ground jury – president Judy Hancock (Great Britain) and members Andrew Bennie (New Zealand) and Robert Stevenson (USA). The 16-year-old gelding, who is owned by Marnie Kelly, was sent to the holding box and re-presented at the end of the trot-up, when he was then accepted to continue in the competition.

    Twenty-six combinations came forward to the Maryland 5 Star first trot-up and all the others were accepted the first time they were presented.

    British rider Oliver Townend was judged the best dressed man at the Maryland 5 Star first trot-up, while New Zealand’s Monica Spencer won the best dressed lady award.

    EquiRatings has predicted that the British combination of Piggy March and five-star first-timer Brookfield Cavalier Cruise have the biggest chance of winning this week’s event with 29%. Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent are second most likely to take top honours, according to EquiRatings, with a win chance of 24%.

    The first day of dressage will get underway tomorrow at 2pm EST (7pm UK time). The first combination into the arena will be Ireland’s Austin O’Connor with his regular five-star campaigner Colorado Blue.

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
    Gemma Redrup

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