Allie Knowles and Sound Prospect. Photo by Kasey Mueller.
After the whirlwind that was Fair Hill this past weekend, we’re seeing a few more entries pop up on the final CCI3* of the 2015 season at Galway Downs as a few riders are re-routing there.
This is the last chance for the year to get a qualifier for Rolex next year, and while this may or may not be on the radar for the riders making the trip from the East Coast, it’s still an important score to get if the trip is feasible.
After this weekend, we are now seeing Allie Knowles and Sound Prospect, Allison Springer with Athlone Anto, and Justine Dutton and JollyBo entered in the CCI3* after their weekends at Fair Hill did not go as planned.
Marilyn Little is also re-routing RF Overdressed, whom she retired on course in the CCI3* at Fair Hill. The horse will contest the CCI2* in Temecula now instead.
Jessica Phoenix also now has Pavarotti entered in the CCI3*; she withdrew after dressage in the CCI3* at Fair Hill after sitting in second place before cross country.
The entry list is packed with plenty of West Coast power hitters as well as a few East Coast riders: Lauren Kieffer with Meadowbrook’s Scarlett, Phillip Dutton with Mr Candyman and Fernhill Fugitive, Kate Chadderton with Buckharo and Collection Pass, Lisa Marie Fergusson and Honor Me, Marilyn Little and RF Demeter, Rachel McDonough and Irish Rhythm, Jessica Phoenix with Pavarotti, Patras VR, Bentleys Best and Abbey GS, and Ronald Zabala with Master Boy and Mr Wiseguy.
Both Lauren Kieffer and Phillip Dutton received USEF Land Rover Competition Grants to compete at Galway with Meadowbrook’s Scarlett and Mr Candyman, respectively.
We have a few first-timers with their horses at Galway as well: Mary Burke with Prince William, Lisa Marie Fergusson and Honor Me (the horse’s first CCI3*), Jacob Fletcher and Fly Away Ferro (also the horse’s first CCI3*), and Allison Sparks and Mystic Mojo.
In all, we have 30 entries in the CCI3* at this moment in time. Maggie will be hard at work putting together her By the Numbers analysis in the coming days, so stay tuned for EN’s picks for the top placings.
