William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk at Badminton 2014. Photo by Jenni Autry.
We had been expecting to see Parklane Hawk withdrawn from Rolex Kentucky any day now, as Horse & Hound had reported that the horse will compete at Badminton instead, but now Freddie Mac has been withdrawn along with Parklane Hawk.
This gives William Fox-Pitt just one entry for the event in last year’s winner Bay My Hero, which isn’t totally unusual — he also rode only one horse at the event in 2011 and 2012 — but it still gives him one less chance to take home his fourth Rolex watch.
This set of withdrawals brings the entry list down to 80 and also gives us two fewer horses in the powerhouse overseas contingent slated to make the trip. As we reported earlier today, Andreas Dibowski withdrew FRH Butts Avedon this morning after being unhappy with U.S. quarantine restrictions.
Twelve horses have now been withdrawn since entries went live: Mr. Medicott, Copper Beech, Zatopek B, Cavallino Cocktail, High Times, HHS Cooley, Manoir de Carneville, Nonsensical, Mojito, FRH Butts Avedon, Parklane Hawk and Freddie Mac.
