Jersey Fresh CCI3* Cross Country Course Preview

Fence 20a

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — cross country eve at the final selection trials for the U.S. Pan American Games team — and John Williams’ CCI3* course is going to keep things interesting until the very end at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. The track is 5,640 meters long with an optimum time of 9 minutes, 54 seconds; click here to view a course map.

The grounds crew has been diligently punching the ground to provide the best possible going for the horses. Things are a bit dry and crispy here in Allentown after the area hasn’t seen any rain in about a week and a half now, but the consensus among the riders is the aeration has helped the ground immensely.

Riders have been scratching their heads about the new complex in the main arena, which has a massive table at fence 11a with a bending line to two angled brush wedges separated by one stride on the direct route. The first wedge is at 11b and the second is numbered separately, so riders who are concerned about how their horse might read the question can take a circle between the fences if needed.

Course builder Morgan Rowsell has been busy adding new elements to the track, and the new ditch and wall at fence 18 and trakehner at fence 19 are both pretty impressive as you walk up to them. Tailgating spots are sold out at the famous Jersey Shore water complex, where the CCI3* horses will come through twice. It should be beautiful weather for spectating tomorrow.

Matt Brown and Super Socks BCF will be the first out on the CCI3* course tomorrow at around 11:51 a.m. EST. PRO Tour Radio will be streaming live all day starting with the CCI2* at 8:30 a.m. EST, and we will be running live updates right here on EN so you can follow along with all the action. Click here to catch up on all of EN’s Jersey Fresh coverage. Go Eventing.

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