Cross-Country Powerhouses of Kentucky

It is cross-country day! By all accounts the courses today are beefy and tight for the time, and with the rain supposed to start by noon today, we’re in for an action-packed day.

The action starts quick for the 5*, with our trail-blazer headed out of the box at 8:30 am. Click here to see the order of go with ride times and here for all the details on how to watch live. For the ultimate experience, including more data just like this, download the Eventing Nation Ultimate Form Guide to have open on your computer, phone, or tablet while viewing!

HOW TO READ

The charts below visually shows the experience of horse and rider as a pair. Each slice represents a start at Advanced, 4*, or 5*. Orange is for Advanced/4*-S, pink shows 4*-L starts, and dark blue represents 5* starts. If the slice is full color, it was a clear cross country round with jump penalties. If the slice is a bit lighter, that indicates the round had jump penalties in the form of stops, flags, or frangibles but still completed, while a very light color indicates a non-completion for any reason. That can include technical elimination, retirement, elimination from accumulation of stops, fall on the flat, or rider or horse fall.

The outer rings represent the speed rating; the closer to a full ring, the faster that pair at each level. Again, three rings for three types of starts.

HORSES IN THE TOP TEN

Marilyn Little (USA) and RF Scandalous

Ride time: 9:58 am

Tamie Smith (USA) and Mai Baum

Ride time: 11:58 am

Oliver Townend (GBR) and Cooley Master Class

Ride time: 10:26 am

Boyd Martin (USA) and Tsetserleg TSF

Ride time: 12:30 pm

Oliver Townend (GBR) and Ballaghmor Class

Ride time: 12:26 pm

Buck Davidson (USA) and Carlevo

Ride time: 12:38 pm

Boyd Martin (USA) and On Cue

Ride time: 10:30 am

Liz Halliday-Sharp (USA) and Deniro Z

Ride time: 12:10 pm

William Fox-Pitt (GBR) and Oratorio

Ride time: 9:14 am

Anna Siemer (GER) and FRH Butt’s Avondale

Ride time: 11:42 am

OUTSIDE THE TOP TEN – MAKING A MOVE ON SATURDAY

These horses have some strong game on the cross-country and will be looking to make up significant ground on the leaderboard thanks to their reliability and speed in the cross-country phase.

Boyd Martin (USA) and Long Island T

Ride time: 8:38 am

Will Coleman (USA) and Off the Record

Ride time: 12:22 pm

Jennie Brannigan (USA) and Stella Artois

Ride time: 12:06 pm

Jonelle Price (NZL) and Grovine de Reve

Ride time: 12:18 pm

Phillip Dutton (USA) and Z

Ride time: 11:46 am

Sydney Elliott (USA) and QC Diamantaire

Ride time: 10:54 am

Will Faudree (USA) and Mama’s Magic Way

Ride time: 11:54 am

Jonelle Price (NZL) and Classic Moet

Ride time: 10:18 am

OUTSIDE THE TOP TEN – LOOKING FOR QUALITY ROUNDS TO BUILD ON FOR SUNDAY

The horses below are expected to put in a solid cross-country round, then build on that Sunday with their solid jumping ability to contest for a position inside the top fifteen.

Kevin McNab (AUS) and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam