Boyd Martin and Long Island T. Photo by Jenni Autry.

It’s not every day a rider wins three different divisions at a single international event, as Boyd Martin did today when he swept the CCI3*, CIC3* and CCI2* at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day in Allentown, New Jersey.

Thanks to the statistics gurus at EquiRatings, EN can confirm it’s a feat no other rider has achieved on North American soil in the last decade. Boyd Martin joins an elite group of four other riders in the world who have clinched three different classes at the same international event since 2009:

• Michael Jung won a CIC3*, CIC2* and CIC1* in 2014 at Strzegom (Poland)
• Shane Rose won a CIC3* and two CIC1* in 2013 at Camden (Australia)
• William Fox-Pitt won a CCI3*, CCI2* and CCI1* in 2011 at Tattersalls (Ireland)
• Susanna Bordone won a CCI3*, CIC3* and CIC2* in 2009 at Vairano (Italy)

This is the third CCI3* win of Boyd’s career and his first since 2011, when he won Fair Hill CCI3* with Ying Yang Yo. (Boyd’s other career CCI3* win came at Fair Hill in 2009 with Neville Bardos.) Today also marked Boyd’s first CIC3* win since 2014, when he won Red Hills with Trading Aces. And one more stat for good measure: He last won the CIC3* at Jersey Fresh in 2009 with Belmont.

For Long Island T, who knocked one pole on Chris Barnard’s show jumping course to win his CCI3* debut wire-to-wire on a final score of 40.2, today’s victory made all the sleepless nights worth it for Boyd.

After pulling together a syndicate of 10 people to buy the horse from Peter Barry, Boyd took “Ludwig,” a 12-year-old Oldenburg/Thoroughbred (Ludwig von Bayern x Haupstsbuch Highlight, by Heraldik xx), to the 2017 Wellington Eventing Showcase hoping to impress the new owners.

“He got eliminated at the second fence in the show jumping, and so I basically had a number of sleepless nights and took him all the way back to Training,” Boyd said. “It really took me a long time to click with him.”

Boyd credited Richard Picken with helping him develop a winning strategy for the horse. “The way I like to ride horses is quite loose and open and free, and Richard said, ‘Look, if you want to get this horse going, you’re going to have to completely become a different rider for this horse and learn to package him.’ … It took a long time, but towards the end of last year I started to get more confident with him, and we’re in business now.”

Boyd Martin piloting Kyra to a clear round in the pouring rain. Photo by Jenni Autry.

As for Christine Turner’s Kyra, who jumped a beautiful clear show jumping round in the pouring rain to win her first CIC3* on a final score of 34.6, Boyd said he always thought the 11-year-old Canadian Warmblood mare (VDL Ulando H X Wellesley, by Weltstern) was a bit too careful to be competitive at the highest level.

“I’ve been very fortunate that Erik Duvander has helped me a lot on cross country with her and been very helpful trying to get her bolder and braver and jumping out of stride,” Boyd said. “I didn’t rate her that much to start with, but now she’s one of my best horses.”

Boyd Martin and On Cue. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Boyd also piloted Christine Turner’s On Cue to a wire-to-wire win in her first CCI2*, delivering a clear round today thanks to a bit of luck to finish on her dressage score of 25.7. After a steady rain fell throughout much of the day, the 12-year-old Anglo European mare (Cabri d’Elle X On High, by Primitive Rising) took a disliking to the puddles in the arena, and Boyd admits he got lucky at the last.

“Sometimes the starts align, so I’m very happy for her,” Boyd said. “She has everything you love in a horse — the movement and temperament and scope and gallop.”

Three wins, all of them on first-timers at their respective levels, and two of them wire-to-wire. Boyd’s weekend was one for the record books.

Caroline Martin and Islandwood Captain Jack. Photo by Jenni Autry.

On any other day, Caroline Martin would have been the headline to this story. She finished second behind Boyd in both the CCI3* with Islandwood Captain Jack and CCI2* with Jump Jet, and could not have been more gracious as to how the results played out.

“I just want to be consistent at the upper levels,” Caroline said. “It’s always nice to win, but Boyd has put in way more years of hard work than I have. He deserves to be number one. I just hope in the next 10 or 20 years I can catch up!”

Caroline was especially pleased to finish second in the CCI3* with debutant Islandwood Captain Jack, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Jack of Diamonds X Suir Touch, by Touchdown) she produced from a 4-year-old.

“I always said he was going to be a really good upper-level horse, so I’m just glad that my predictions were right,” Caroline said. “You don’t know until it happens.”

Caroline Martin and Jump Jet. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Jump Jet, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Captain Clover X Kilmullen Cruisalier, by Cavalier Royale) produced by Piggy French, came to Caroline on Christmas Day.

“He may not be the fanciest in dressage, but he’s very steady and he’s an excellent jumper without being too careful,” she said. “I think he has all the parts, but we’ll see. I’m going to take my time.”

Jersey Fresh marked six weeks from severely injuring her foot at Carolina International, and Caroline said she owes a great deal to her coach, Leslie Law; her “really crazy supportive parents”; and the very best support crew at home.

“It’s such a huge team and I bet Boyd would say the same — when you get hurt you realize how good the people are around you,” Caroline said. “I’m just very lucky.”

Boyd and Caroline gave incredibly insightful interviews in this afternoon’s final press conference, so be sure to click over to EN’s quote report to read more from them. If you missed our report on the CIC2* — the only division Boyd didn’t win! — click here to read all about Anna Loschiavo’s first career international win.

Thank you to everyone who followed along with EN’s coverage this weekend. Special shoutouts to Rick Dunkerton, Ann Haller, Brian O’Connor and Lisa Mackintosh for working with EN behind the scenes to bring you the very best coverage. It takes a village! Go Eventing.

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Anna and Loschiavo and Prince Renan. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Anna Loschiavo clinched the first international win of her career today at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, piloting Gina and Rodney Oakes’ Prince Renan to a stylish clear over Chris Barnard’s show jumping course to win the CIC2* on 29.7.

“I could not be happier with him. He just tried his heart out for me out there. He has been jumping in the best form, and show jumping was quite a bit of a struggle coming up. He’s very athletic, but I think he didn’t really know it in the beginning,” Anna said.

“That was a double clear because he wanted it to be a double clear, and he made every last effort to make sure he didn’t touch anything. It was a neat feeling to have underneath me. I’ve known him for so long, so it’s even cooler when you have been with them so long and feel them do that for you.”

Anna has been partnered with Prince Renan, a 15-year-old Thoroughbred/Holsteiner (Rodin X Fly Right By, by Niosk), for 10 years, producing him all the way up from Novice level.

“He’s a very spooky horse, so I think half of it was time and maturing. … Over the last year I’ve been working with David O’Connor, and he’s really just finessed our show jumping and I think phenomenally helped me with Renan to get the finishing pieces to it,” Anna said.

“We’re definitely getting there, but it’s come a long way in the last year for sure. I just feel very confident when I go in the arena. We’ve pulled off double clears before, but I would leave the arena going, ‘I’m not sure how that happened.’ Now I feel like I can canter in and really trust him and he trusts me and have a little bit of fun for 85 seconds.”

Prince Renan has already run two CCI2* competitions, so instead of tackling the CCI2* at Bromont he will go around the CIC2* instead in preparation for Anna’s ultimate goal of an eventual move up to the Advanced level.

Holly Payne Caravella and CharmKing. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Holly Payne-Caravella and CharmKing, a 7-year-old Holsteiner (Cassito X O-Heraldika, by Heraldik) owned by CharmKing LLC, delivered a clear show jumping round in the CIC2* to finish in second place on their dressage score of 30.0.

Scores were very tightly bunched heading into show jumping, with one rail separating the top 12 after cross country. Tightly bunched scores will be the new normal at FEI competitions following the removal of the dressage coefficient, and Holly said she definitely felt that extra pressure today.

“My horse is a phenomenal jumper, but he’s still pretty young and inexperienced, and as he’s gotten fitter he’s gotten a bit wild,” Holly said. 

“I was really pleased with him today because he actually was feeling frisky but listened and stayed with me and jumped amazing. He jumped me out of the tack a couple of times, but I’ll take it if he jumps clean. He was a lot more rideable even though he had a lot of energy in there.”

CharmKing will next head to Bromont to contest his first CCI2* alongside his stablemate Bruisyard Hall, who finished 19th in the beefy CIC2* division, which boasted 57 starters.

Alexa Lapp and Cambalda. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Alexa Lapp jumped a beautiful round aboard Tim and Nina Gardner’s Cambalda, a 16-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Balda Beau X Cathy’s Lady), to finish in third place on 30.1 in her first CIC2*.

As Jennie Brannigan’s longtime working student and groom, Alex had ridden “Ping” many times for trot sets and hacks over the years, but this year she got the opportunity to compete him.

“Jennie had a really consistent show jumping record (with Ping). Everybody knows he jumps clean, but I’m not Jennie,” Alexa said. “At a little bit of a lower level he doesn’t try as hard as at the three-star level, so he was touching a couple of things, but he knows just how much he has to jump to jump clean.”

Alexa said riding such an experienced campaigner has been extremely confidence-building for her, and she is now gearing up to tackle another big challenge with Ping at the FEI North American Youth Championships. Ping will enjoy a break before gearing up to head to Rebecca Farm for Young Riders.

Will Faudree and Jennifer Mosing’s Caeleste, an 11-year-old Holsteiner mare (Contender X Happygolucky, by Lucky Lionell), delivered a clear show jumping round to finish fourth on 30.5.

Will Coleman and Soupcon de Brunet, a 12-year-old Anglo Arabian (Zandor Z X Bikadine, by Nouredine du Lirac) owned by The Conair Syndicate, also jumped clear to round out the top five on a final score of 30.8.

Twenty-six of 51 pairs jumped clear rounds inside the time over Chris Barnard’s CIC2* show jumping course to give us a 51% clear rate in the division. Click here to view final scores in the CIC2*.

We had a very long, rainy, cold day at Jersey Fresh to wrap up the competition and have only just concluded the final press conference. Please bear with the chinchillas as they scramble to bring you a final report from the other divisions. Spoiler alert: Boyd Martin won them all.

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms at Jersey Fresh, including mom of two Jessica Phoenix! Photo by Jenni Autry.

Hello from an overcast Mother’s Day morning at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event in Allentown, New Jersey. All horses in both CCI divisions were accepted in the final inspection, sending 19 combinations on to show jumping in the CCI3* and 17 combinations forward in the CCI2*.

Two horses were sent to the holding box in the CIC3* division: Matt Flynn’s mount Get Lucky and Chris Talley’s mount Sandro’s Star. Sandro’s Star was accepted after re-presenting from the holding box, while Get Lucky was not accepted.

Two horses were sent to the holding box in the CIC2*: Jan Byyny’s mount Volcan de Caverie and Holly Payne Caravella’s mount Bruisyard Hall. Both horses were accepted after being re-presented from the holding box. Ashley Kehoe’s mount Cinco de Mayo was not accepted following the first pass down the jog strip. Will Coleman did not present Boris O’Hara in the CIC2*.

All other horses that presented in the CIC divisions were accepted, giving us 52 pairs to tackle Chris Barnard’s show jumping course in the CIC2* and 30 pairs to jump in the CIC3*.

Show jumping is underway now with the CIC2* division, followed by the CIC3* at 11:30 a.m. EST, CCI3* at 1:30 p.m. EST, and CCI2* at 3 p.m. EST.

Stay tuned as we countdown to the finale here at Jersey Fresh. Click here to catch up on all of EN’s #JFI3DE coverage so far. Go Eventing.

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Jenny Caras and Fernhill Fortitude. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Time made all the difference today on CIC3* cross country at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event in Allentown, New Jersey. Jenny Caras and Fernhill Fortitude delivered the fastest round of the division, crossing the finish with 4.0 time penalties to move from fourth place after dressage up to lead on 33.8.

“Forty,” a 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Courage II X Misty Matilda, by Clover) owned by the Fernhill Fortitude Syndicate, is aiming for the Bromont CCI3* next month, and Jenny said she was delighted with their run today.

Click here to read quotes from Jenny and all our overnight leaders at Jersey Fresh. Jenny also wanted to send a special shout out to her mom, Paula, for Mother’s Day. Three cheers for all the moms who sacrifice so much to help their horse-crazy children achieve their dreams!

Boyd Martin is completely dominating the competition across all divisions at Jersey Fresh, and he moved up to second place today in the CIC3* with Christine Turner’s Kyra. The 11-year-old Canadian Warmblood mare (VDL Ulando H X Wellesley, by Weltstern) skipped around clear with 4.8 time penalties to sit on 34.6 — which means Jenny Caras cannot afford even 1 time penalty tomorrow in show jumping.

The removal of the dressage coefficient for FEI scoring means we can expect tightly bunched scores heading into the final day. Every time penalty on cross country and every rail down in show jumping will potentially cost multiple spots on the leaderboard. On the flip side, pairs who can finish on their dressage score, or add the fewest penalties in the jumping phases, will be rewarded handsomely.

Case in point: Boyd Martin and Steady Eddie jumped up five spots on the leaderboard thanks to adding 5.6 time penalties, and now sit in third place on 36.8 going into show jumping. Better known as “The Eagle,” this 15-year-old New Zealand Thoroughbred (Jetball X Tudnela) owned by George and Gretchen Wintersteen, Denise Lahey and Pierre Colin, is also heading to Bromont CCI3* next month.

Allison Springer and Lord Willing, a 9-year-old Holsteiner (Lord Z X Legende IX, by Coriano) owned by the Lord Willing Syndicate, led after dressage and picked up 10.8 time penalties in the confidence-boosting round she hoped for to sit in fourth place on 38.6.

Phillip Dutton and Kevin Keane’s Sportsfield Candy, an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse by Condios who won the CCI2* here in 2016, jumped clear with 10.8 time penalties to round out the top five on 39.8. We are pleased to report that our favorite vet Dr. Kevin Keane is well on the mend after breaking his leg and will be back in the tack very soon.

Looking to the full CIC3* division, 29 of the 33 starters completed Capt. Mark Phillips’ cross country course without jumping penalties to give us an 88% clear rate.

Mara Depuy and Congo Brazzaville C, who sat in third place after dressage, had a bummer of a drive-by at 7B, the skinny brush at the Jersey Shore, to pick up 20 jumping penalties. Tayler Stewart and Ideal Contini also picked up 20 jumping penalties at 7B.

Looking to other trouble in the CIC3*, Cindy Anderson-Blank and Windchase Phoenix Star were eliminated at the Jersey Shore after accumulating three total refusals on course. Sara Kozumplik Murphy and Fly Me Courageous recorded a technical elimination at fence 25.

Click here to view full scores from the CIC3* and here to relive the action in EN’s live updates.

Anna Loschiavo and Prince Renan. Photo by Alison Green.

Anna Loschiavo and Prince Renan Lead CIC2*

The clock also proved influential for the outcome of the CIC2* division, with Anna Loschiavo and Gina Giudici-Oakes’ Prince Renan cruising around inside the time to jump from fourth after dressage up to lead on 29.7.

You might remember Prince Renan as William Fox-Pitt’s ride at the Central Park Horse Show last year. Anna has diligently produced the 15-year-old Thoroughbred/Holsteiner (Rodin X Fly Right By, by Niosk), to this level, and we are delighted to see her topping the leaderboard tonight. Click here to read Anna’s thoughts following cross country in EN’s full quotes report.

Holly Payne-Caravella and CharmKing, a 7-year-old Holsteiner (Cassito X O-Heraldika, by Heraldik) owned by CharmKing LLC, also made the optimum time to move from fifth up to second place on 30.0.

Alexa Lapp crushed it in her first CIC2* aboard Tim and Nina Gardner’s Cambalda, a 16-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Balda Beau X Cathy’s Lady), to sit in third place on 30.1 thanks to catching the time on cross country.

Sixteen of the 56 starters (29% of the division) made the optimum time of 6 minutes, 13 seconds in the CIC2*, which ran as the final division of the day. Click here to view a full breakdown of scores in the CIC2*.

The final horse inspection at Jersey Fresh starts tomorrow at 8 a.m. EST. Show jumping will start at 10 a.m. EST with the CIC2* division, followed by the CIC3* at 11:30 a.m. EST, CCI3* at 1:30 p.m. EST, and CCI2* at 3 p.m. EST.

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Boyd Martin and Long Island T. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Boyd Martin said yesterday that he planned to ride CCI3* debutant Long Island T at a pace that allowed the horse to cope with the fences in the biggest test of his career to date.

A clear round with 10.8 time penalties kept Long Island T, a 12-year-old Oldenburg/Thoroughbred (Ludwig von Bayern x Haupstsbuch Highlight, by Heraldik xx) owned by the Long Island T Syndicate, atop the CCI3* leaderboard on 39.1 following cross country.

Boyd Martin also holds second place with another CCI3* first-timer in his homebred Ray Price, a 10-year-old Thoroughbred/Dutch gelding (Raise A Stanza X Fair Fiona, by Salute) owned by the Ray Price W Syndicate. Ray Price added 10 time penalties to move up one spot on the CCI3* leaderboard to sit second on 39.1.

Boyd Martin and Ray Price. Photo by Jenni Autry.

No one caught the optimum of 10 minutes, 10 seconds on Capt. Mark Phillips’ CCI3* course, and speedy combinations were rewarded with big jumps of the leaderboard.

After early trouble on course at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, Hawley Bennett-Awad found redemption in a big way today with her own Jollybo. The 14-year-old British-bred mare (Jumbo X Polly Coldunnell, by Danzig Connection) jumped clear with 7.6 time penalties to move from 11th after dressage up to third on 41.8.

Hawley Bennett-Awad and Jollybo. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Buck Davidson and Maya Studenmund’s Archie Rocks, a 10-year-old Thoroughbred (Le Monde X Unbridled Diva, by Unbridled Jet), clocked one of the fastest rounds in the division, moving from 15th to fourth place on 41.9 with 6.4 time penalties.

Cornelia Dorr and her own Louis M, a 13-year-old Rheinlander (Lissabon 29 X Angelique M, by Abanos), jumped clear with 10.4 time penalties in the CCI3* debut for both horse and rider to move up from 10th to fifth on 42.8.

Nilson Moreira da Silva and L & N Equestrian’s Magnum’s Martini, a 14-year-old Oldenburg (Magnum X Momo’s Girl) delivered the fastest round of the division with 5.6 time penalties to jump from 23rd after dressage up to 10th place on 49.1.

Seventeen of the 26 starters in the CCI3* completed without jumping penalties to give us a 65% clear rate. Fences 9B and 9C, a pair of skinnies at the Jersey Shore, caused the most trouble by far.

Nilson Moreira da Silva retired Lady Colina after two runouts at 9B. Cornelia Dorr retired Sir Patico MH following two runouts at 9C. Jessica Phoenix retired Dr. Sheldon Cooper after a runout at 9C.

Waylon Roberts and Lancaster had a runout at 9C and went on to complete with 20.8 time penalties. Autumn Schweiss and Oakport Strauss also had a runout at fence 9C and went on to complete with 6 time penalties. Liz Stewart and Elusive had two runouts at 9C before parting ways at fence 20, the hanging log jumping into the second water, when the mare left a leg.

Looking to other trouble on course, Nilson Moreira da Silva retired Cash after two runouts at the double of corners at fence 7. Whitney Mahloch and Military Mind were eliminated following a runout at fence 13, the corner after the down bank, and two runouts at fence 29B, the corner coming out of the Jersey Shore. Elinor MacPhail O’Neal and RF Eloquence had a runout at 16B, the second of the angled brushes, and retired after fence 26.

Click here to catch up on all the CCI3* action in EN’s live updates. Click here to view final scores after cross country.

Boyd Martin and On Cue. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Boyd Martin and On Cue Keep CCI2* Lead

The top three in the CCI2* after dressage remained unchanged following cross country, will all three pairs catching the optimum time of 8 minutes, 32 seconds.

Boyd Martin and Christine Turner’s On Cue, a 12-year-old Anglo European mare (Cabri d’Elle X On High, by Primitive Rising), still leads on 25.7 in her CCI2* debut.

Boyd will not have a rail in hand tomorrow over Caroline Martin and Sherrie Martin’s Jump Jet, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Captain Clover X Kilmullen Cruisalier, by Cavalier Royale), who sits second on 29.2.

Caroline Martin and Jump Jet. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Allison Springer and Business Ben, an 8-year-old Thoroughbred (Artie Schiller X Min Elreeh, by Danzig) owned by the Business Ben Partnership, sit third on 30.8.

Tim Bourke and Carla Abramcheck’s Quality Time, a 7-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare (Guidam X Ruby Roller, by High Roller) clocked around 32 seconds inside the time to deliver the fastest round in the division, moving up from seventh after dressage to fourth place on 34.6.

Allie Knowles and Katherine O’Brien’s Casarino, an 11-year-old Holsteiner (Cassaro X Rosy M, by Cardino), jumped clear with 4 time penalties to round out the top five on 35.9.

Seventeen of the 18 starters in the CCI2* jumped clear over the course, which Morgan Rowsell co-designed with Capt. Mark Phillips. Alex Tett and Hawk’s Cay were the only pair that did not complete, retiring after picking up 20 penalties at both fence 7C and fence 8.

Ten of the 17 pairs that completed caught the optimum time of 8 minutes, 32 seconds. Click here to view final scores in the CCI2*. Stay tuned for quotes from the overnight leaders. Go Eventing.

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Good morning from cross country day at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event! After doing a rain dance all week, we certainly got what we asked for: rain fell overnight and heavily throughout the morning here in Allentown, New Jersey.

Skies are just starting to clear now as we count down to the start of CCI2* cross country at 8:30 a.m. EST. CCI3* cross country is scheduled to start at 10:06 a.m. EST, followed by CIC3* cross country at 12:06 p.m. EST, and CIC2* cross country at 2:35 p.m. EST.

There is no live stream or radio feed for cross country, but EN will be running live updates for both the CCI2* and CCI3*, as well as the CIC3* in the afternoon. Keep refreshing this post for CCI updates. I run these updates live on course from my phone, so please bear with me as I battle the elements and spotty reception.

Looking at the forecast, we should have dry skies for most of the day following this morning’s downpour, though severe thunderstorms are currently predicted for late in the afternoon and could impact the tail end of the CIC2* division.

Click here for cross country start times. Follow live scoring here. Click here for a fence-by-fence preview of Capt. Mark Phillips’ CCI3* course. Boyd Martin leads both CCI divisions with two first-timers at the levels, so he has his work cut out for him today. Click here to catch up on all of EN’s #JFI3DE coverage so far.

We wish safe trips for all! Go Eventing.

Boyd Martin and On Cue jumped clear and inside the time to hold the CCI2* lead. Photo by Jenni Autry.

CCI2* Updates

8:38: Our CCI2* pathfinders Tim Bourke and Quality Time are home clear and 32 seconds inside the  optimum time of 8 minutes, 32 seconds. Go Ireland! ????????

8:42: Alyssa Peterson comes home in 8 minutes and 19 seconds with Stormin’ Truth — our second pair out also catch the time!

8:57: Clear and 8.4 time penalties for Jill Thomas and OBOS Darko.

8:50: Clear and 2.4 time penalties for Cassandra Wallskog and Feine Loesung.

8:52: Clear and home in a time of 8 minutes, 11 seconds for Colleen Rutledge and Confidence Game — our third inside the time.

8:56: Clear and nine seconds inside the time for Arielle Aharoni and Dutch Times — our fourth double clear.

8:58: Allison Springer and Business Ben complete clear and inside the time by 9 seconds.

9:02: Clear and 25 seconds inside the time for Annelise Aurillo and Rasher, our sixth to catch the time.

9:05: Alex MacLeod and Newmarket Jack complete two seconds over the time to add 0.8 penalties.

9:08: Clear and four seconds inside the time for Mia Farley and BGS Firecracker — love this fiesty little mare!

9:10: Alex Reed and On Broadway complete in a time of 8 minutes, 19 seconds — our eighth to make the time.

9:13: Overnight leaders Boyd Martin and On Cue complete in 8:19 to hold the lead on their dressage score.

9:17: Clear and 11 seconds inside the time for Caroline Martin and Jump Jet to hold second place overnight — our 10th inside the time.

9:20: Clear with 10.8 time penalties for Melissa Miller-Slusser and Emilion to One.

9:22: Alex Tett picked up 20 penalties at 7C when she circled in the water at the Jersey Shore and then another 20 at fence 8. She has retired Hawk’s Cay.

9:23: Clear with 4 time penalties for Allie Knowles and Casarino.

9:26: Leslie Law completes clear and five seconds over the time with Cutty Sark.

9:32: Bobby Meyerhoff and Almanac complete clear with 5.2 time penalties as our final pair in the CCI2*.

Boyd Martin and Long Island T. Photo by Jenni Autry.

CCI3* Updates

9:38: We just wrapped up CCI2* cross country. CCI3* cross country is set to start at 10:06 a.m. EST.

10:13: Nilson Moreira da Silva, the first on course, has retired Lady Colina after two runouts at 9B, the first of the skinnies at the Jersey Shore.

10:25: Clear with 8.4 time penalties for Caroline Martin and Islandwood Captain Jack.

10:27: Cornelia Dorr has retired Sir Patico MH after two runouts at 9C, the second of the skinnies, in the Jersey Shore.

10:28: Boyd Martin and Ray Price jump clear and add 10 time penalties.

10:32: Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti complete clear with 22 time penalties.

10:40: Clear with 20.4 time penalties for Chris Talley and Unmarked Bills.

10:41: Clear with 9.6 time penalties for Zoe Crawford and K.E.C. Zara, our fastest of the CCI3* so far.

10:40: Waylon Roberts and Lancaster completed with 20 jumping penalties and 20.8 time penalties.

10:43: A runout at fence 13 for Whitney Mahloch and Military Mind, the corner after the down bank.

10:46: Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play complete clear with 11.2 time penalties.

10:48: Whitney Mahloch has been eliminated on refusals at fence 29B, the corner at the Jersey Shore.

10:52: Nilson Moreira da Silva has retired Cash after two runouts at the corner combination at fence 7.

10:53: Hawley Bennett-Awad and Jollybo are home clear with 7.6 time penalties, our fastest of the day!

10:54: Jessica Phoenix and Dr. Sheldon Cooper pick up a runout at 9C, the second of the skinnies at the Jersey Shore, and elected to retire.

10:56: Karl Slezak and Fernhill Wishes complete clear with 27.2 time penalties.

11:01: Buck Davidson and Archie Rocks complete clear with 6.4 time penalties, fastest of the day!

11:03: Liz Stewart and Elusive picked up two runouts at 9 at the Jersey Shore. Those skinnies are causing their fair share of trouble.

11:05: Leslie Law and Voltaire de Tre complete with 15.6 time penalties.

11:06: Autumn Schweiss and Oakport Strauss pick up a runout at 9 at the Jersey Shore.

11:09: Liz Stewart has unfortunately fallen at fence 20 when Elusive hung a leg jumping over the log into the water. She is up and OK.

11:13: Clear with 16.4 time penalties for Jacob Fletcher and Atlantic Domino.

11:17: Ashley Kehoe and Kiltealy Toss Up complete clear with 24 time penalties.

11:23: Alexis Helfrich and London Town complete clear with 30.4 time penalties.

11:25: Ellie MacPhail O’Neal has retired RF Eloquence between fences 26 and 27. They are walking home and the horse is OK.

11:29: Cornelia Dorr and Louis M complete clear with 10.4 time penalties.

11:31: Nilson Moreira da Silva and Magnum’s Martini complete clear with 5.6 time penalties — fastest of the day!

11:35: Clear with 10.8 time penalties for Boyd Martin and Long Island T to keep their lead!

11:37: Jessica Phoenix and Bogue Sound complete clear with 18.4 time penalties as our final pair to go in the CCI3*.

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Allison Springer and Lord Willing. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Allison Springer and Lord Willing lead the 41-horse CIC3* division on 27.8 at the conclusion of dressage here at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event in Allentown, New Jersey.

“Lord Willing is really fun to do a test on,” Allison said. “I’ve been working really hard on my cross country. He’s a careful horse, but I’m excited about him.”

Allison is looking for redemption with “Liam,” a 9-year-old Holsteiner (Lord Z X Legende IX, by Coriano) owned by the Lord Willing Syndicate, after retiring on cross country in the horse’s CIC3* debut at Carolina International in March.

“(The course is) a bit windy in areas, but I think there are some good questions and it will hopefully be a good confidence-booster. I think (course designer Capt. Mark Phillips) has done a good job of trying to improve the course here. I’m really pleased with the improvements he’s made.

Phillip Dutton and Sportsfield Candy. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Phillip Dutton piloted Sportsfield Candy to the CCI2* win at Jersey Fresh in 2016, and he temporarily has the ride back while the horse’s usual jockey Kevin Keane is sidelined with a broken leg. “Candy,” an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse by Condios, scored 29.0 to sit in second in the CIC3* after dressage.

“Sportsfield Candy hasn’t been at this level very much,” Phillip said. “He’s been very well trained and prepared by Kevin Keane. It was easy to get him up there and get him competitive today.”

(We are delighted to announce that Kevin will be back walking on Tuesday, and we trust our favorite vet will be back in the saddle very soon!)

As for Phillip’s thoughts on Capt. Mark Phillips’ course: “Every event you go to has some uniqueness about it. There’s always turning and twisting (at Jersey Fresh), which we all have to learn to ride and deal with. … I think Mark has tried to make it as testing but safe as he possibly can with the ground.”

Mara DePuy and Congo Brazzaville C. Photo by Alison Green — three cheers for our official show photographer!

Mara DePuy and Congo Brazzaville C very nearly caught their personal best score at three-star level and sit in third place on 29.7. It is the best test “Congo” has delivered this season by 4 marks, and Mara said she called in the big guns ahead of Jersey Fresh to fine-tune their dressage.

“The flatwork has always been a weakness (with this horse),” Mara said. “I’m good at helping other people (in dressage), but not always good at helping myself, so I got some help. Thanks to David O’Connor, I’ve had three lessons in the last week, and it’s improved my score a ton in my first attempt. I owe him a lot of the credit.”

“Congo,” an 11-year-old KWPN (Tangelo Van de Zuuthoeve X Mexico M, by Highline) Mara owns with David and Mark Clark Regamey, came to her as a 6-year-old. Mara bought the horse sight unseen through Susie Pragnall, who sourced her 1996 Atlanta Olympic partner Hopper.

“I thought I was done coming back to this top level,” Mara said, “but Congo brought me back because he’s such a special horse to ride.”

Mara’s plan for the rest of the season is to kick on to the Bromont CCI3* and then apply for a USEF Land Rover Competition Grant in the hopes of taking Congo overseas to contest a fall CCI.

Jenny Caras and Fernhill Fortitude. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Looking to the rest of the top five in the CIC3*, Jenny Caras and Fernhill Fortitude, a 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Courage II X Misty Matilda, by Clover) owned by the Fernhill Fortitude Syndicate, scored 29.8 to tie for  equal fourth with Boyd Martin and Kyra, an 11-year-old Canadian Warmblood mare (VDL Ulando H X Wellesley, by Weltstern) owned by Christine Turner.

Looking to the CIC2*, Will Coleman and Soupcon de Brunet, a 12-year-old Anglo Arabian (Zandor Z X Bikadine, by Nouredine du Lirac) owned by The Conair Syndicate, lead on 26.8 in the horse’s first international competition back from injury in more than a year.

Thursday’s CIC2* leaders Will Faudree and Jennifer Mosing’s Caeleste, an 11-year-old Holsteiner mare (Contender X Happygolucky, by Lucky Lionell), now sit in second place on 27.7.

Boyd Martin and The Shamwari 4 Syndicate’s Shamwari 4, a 16-year-old Hanoverian (Star Regent xx X Donnice, by Der Clou), sit third on 28.2 in preparation for Luhmühlen CCI4* next month.

Cross country day at Jersey Fresh starts at 8 a.m. EST tomorrow with divisions running in the following order: CCI2*, CCI3*, CIC3* and CIC2*. Click here for start times.

Course maps for all the tracks are available here. There is no live stream for cross country, but EN will be running live updates for the CCI and CIC3* divisions.

Click here to catch up on all of EN’s coverage from #JFI3DE thus far. Go Eventing.

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Boyd Martin and Long Island T. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Boyd Martin is dominating both CCI divisions following dressage at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, taking the lead in the CCI3* at the conclusion of the division this morning with Long Island T on 25.4.

The score of 25.4 (38.1 under former FEI scoring) is a personal best at three-star level for Long Island T, a 12-year-old Oldenburg/Thoroughbred (Ludwig von Bayern x Haupstsbuch Highlight, by Heraldik xx) owned by the Long Island T Syndicate. “Ludwig” is stepping up to CCI3* for the first time at Jersey Fresh.

Boyd and Ludwig were the last pair in the division to go before the ground jury of Andrew Bennie (NZL), Gretchen Butts (USA), and Jane Hamlin (USA), delivering a lovely test on a beautiful, quiet morning at the Horse Park of New Jersey.

The peace and serenity of the morning made it all the more noticeable when a child started shrieking about halfway through the test. How appropriate that it was Boyd’s own son, Nox Martin, dancing around on the hill overlooking the arena while wielding a dressage whip.

“He was a star,” Boyd said after the test. “He’s very good on the flat — a great mover, nice and relaxed in the ring … But it’s a three-day event, not a dressage show, and I have a mission ahead of me tomorrow.

“I think walking the course it’s all very doable. We’ve been training really hard at the cross country … We’ve had some good runs and some scratchy ones, but I think this course suits him well.”

Ludwig picked up 20 penalties on cross country in the Fair Hill CIC3* last month, so Boyd will be looking to put them behind him as he sets out of the start box tomorrow.

Thursday dressage leaders Jessica Phoenix and Don Good’s Pavarotti now sit in second place on 28.5 at the conclusion of dressage. The 16-year-old Westphalian (Pavarotti Van de Helle X Fidelia, by Foxiland) finished 11th in the CCI3* at this event in 2016.

Boyd Martin’s homebred Ray Price, a 10-year-old Thoroughbred/Dutch gelding (Raise A Stanza X Fair Fiona, by Salute) owned by the Ray Price W Syndicate, sits third on 29.1 in his debut at the CCI3* level.

Ellie MacPhail O’Neal and Sally Crane’s RF Eloquence, a 13-year-old Holsteiner (Contender X D-Ginger, by Grundyman xx), are one of the pairs in this division re-routing from the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and sit in fourth place on 30.6.

Waylon Roberts and Michelle and John Koppin’s Lancaster, an 11-year-old Canadian Sport Horse by Yavari, sat in third place overnight and now sit fifth at the conclusion of the first phase on 30.8 in the horse’s CCI3* debut.

Boyd Martin Holds CCI2* Lead with On Cue

The remaining six horses in the CCI2* also went this morning, and no one could catch Boyd Martin and Christine Turner’s On Cue‘s leading score of 25.7 from yesterday. The 12-year-old Anglo European mare (Cabri d’Elle X On High, by Primitive Rising) is making her CCI2* debut here at Jersey Fresh.

Caroline Martin and Sherrie Martin’s Jump Jet, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Captain Clover X Kilmullen Cruisalier, by Cavalier Royale), delivered the best CCI2* test today to move into second place on 29.2.

Allison Springer and Business Ben, an 8-year-old Thoroughbred (Artie Schiller X Min Elreeh, by Danzig) owned by the Business Ben Partnership, sat in second place after the first day and now slot into third place at the conclusion of the CCI2* on 30.8.

Click here to view live scoring for all divisions. Keep checking David Frechette’s YouTube channel for videos from Jersey Fresh. Click here for a fence-by-fence preview of Capt. Mark Phillips’ CCI3* cross country course.

Cross country day at Jersey Fresh starts at 8 a.m. EST tomorrow with divisions running in the following order: CCI2*, CCI3*, CIC3* and CIC2*. Click here for start times. Course maps for all the tracks are available here. There is no live stream, but EN will be running live updates for the CCI and CIC3* divisions.

Go Eventing.

This report has been updated with quotes from Boyd Martin.

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The revamped Jersey Shore water complex. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Capt. Mark Phillips returns as the cross country course designer for the second consecutive year at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. The new loop on the front of the course, which he introduced last year, provides better flow at the beginning, but at its core this is still the same twisty, winding track.

That said, historically it has not been too difficult to make the optimum time in the CCI3* at this event. An average of 33.5% of competitors made the optimum in 2015 and 2016 when we had good weather. While there are severe thunderstorms predicted for tomorrow afternoon here in Allentown, New Jersey, the morning looks clear for the CCI divisions.

EN’s data analyst Maggie Deatrick expects eight to nine riders to catch the optimum time of 10 minutes, 10 seconds on the CCI3* course. As for the fastest pairs in the field, look to Jacob Fletcher and Atlantic Domino, Whitney Mahloch and Military Mind, and Nilson Moreira da Silva and Magnum’s Martini to challenge the clock.

The course has 32 numbers obstacles, with a slew of accuracy questions in skinnies and corners scattered throughout the track, set over 5,795 meters. Scroll down for a fence-by-fence preview of each fence on the CCI3* course.

Cross country day at Jersey Fresh starts at 8 a.m. EST tomorrow with divisions running in the following order: CCI2*, CCI3*, CIC3* and CIC2*. Course maps for all the tracks are available here. There is no live stream, but EN will be running live updates for the three-star divisions.

CCI2* co-designer Morgan Rowsell has been diligently aggravating the ground since yesterday to provide good going for the horses, so please join us in thanking him and the rest of the team here at the Horse Park of New Jersey.

Go Eventing.

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Bobby Meyerhoff rocking a red blazer with Almanac. Photo by Jenni Autry.

All pairs were accepted at the first horse inspection here at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event on a warm, sunny afternoon at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, New Jersey.

No horses were sent to the holding box in either the CCI2* or CCI3*, though the CCI3* ground jury of Andrew Bennie (NZL), Gretchen Butts (USA), and Jane Hamlin (USA) asked Hawley Bennett-Award to jog Jollybo twice before announcing the mare as accepted.

A total of 44 horses are competing across both CCI divisions here at Jersey Fresh: 26 in the CCI3* and 18 in the CCI2*. The CCI3* is a qualifying event and selection trial for the 2018 World Equestrian Games at Tryon.

Karl Slezak and Fernhill Wishes. Photo by Jenni Autry.

While the CCI divisions are smaller than we typically see, the CIC divisions are packed with 58 in the CIC2* and 41 in the CIC3*. The 145 total competitors are the largest in the history of the event.

Capt. Mark Phillips returns as the cross country course designer this year, assisted by Morgan Rowsell as two-star co-designers. Ten new jumps will be unveiled on the CCI3* course thanks to presenting sponsor B.W. Furlong & Associates.

Chris Barnard is the new show jumping course designer this year, and Jersey Fresh is launching a new Show Jumping Sponsorship Program that will gradually introduce new show jumps for the event starting this year.

Hawley Bennett-Awad and Jollybo. Photo by Jenni Autry.

The Horse Park of New Jersey will also cut the ribbon on Friday to officially mark the completion of the first stage of improvements to the Grand Prix Arena, which continues to undergo major footing refurbishments.

Dressage starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. for both CCI divisions, followed by the CIC divisions in the afternoon. Click here for dressage start times.

Keep checking back for more photos from this afternoon’s first inspection, and stay tuned for EN’s wall-to-wall coverage of #JFI3DE. Go Eventing.

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