Boyd Martin and Remington jumped a great clear show jumping round to move up for The Fork advanced horse trials and USEA Gold Cup event win. I have written about this many times before, but Remington has developed from a horse that I’m not sure anyone but Boyd could have gotten around an advanced course to one of the best horses in the US in just a few years. The one thing Remi has always had is a good work ethic and that’s one of the most important things, and now he will go to Rolex as one of the favorites. Andromaque pulled a rail to drop to third but she continues to develop as a great horse. Here are the results and a few quick notes:
Advanced Results:
1. Boyd Martin and Remington +0 33.7
2. Heather Morris and Slate River +0 35.9
3. Will Faudree and Andromaque +4 36.7
4. Will Coleman and Twizzel +0 40.4
5. Hannah Burnett and St. Barths +4 40.7
–Heather Morris and Slate River moved from first to fourth to second across the three phases and they have to be really confident looking ahead to Kentucky.
–There were 7 double-clears in the advanced, including EN’s Coren Morgan, and Kelly Pugh with Copycat Chloe. No one in the advanced finished on their dressage score, but Will Faudree was the closest with Andromaque.
–Allison and Arthur had a spooky moment when Arthur paused mid-round to look at something in the far corner of the arena. Arthur was assessed 4 for the pause and 4 for a rail. Allison had a solid weekend overall with both Arthur and Destination known finishing in the top 15.
That’s all for now as the mass exodus from The Fork continues. A few people with longer drives will hang around and make their trip tomorrow. I have always said that the land speed record is overrated but I am about to find out. Go eventing.
