Liz Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Quicksilver. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography.
Liz Halliday-Sharp will kick us off for the 2022 MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory with long-time partner, The Monster Partnership’s 2011 Irish Sport Horse gelding, Cooley Quicksilver. The pair has three 5*L rides under their belt together, most recently finishing 5th at Luhmühlen in June.
We’ll see 26 riders for the 5* this coming weekend, with Buck Davidson as the final rider with one of his two rides, Carlevo. Buck will also be seen piloting Sorocaima around the course earlier in the field.
Other 5* pairs to watch include:
- Recently ranked World Number 1 Tim Price on Coup de Coeur Dudevin.
- An Olympic partnership with Team USA’s Phillip Dutton with Tokyo mount, Z.
- 5* first timer Zach Brandt, riding fellow 5* debutante Direct Advance.
Doug Payne and the Oldenburg stallion Quiberon jump clear in prep for the 3*-L at Maryland next month. Photo by Christine Quinn.
In the CCI3*-L, we’ll see Olympian Doug Payne out first with his own stallion, Quiberon, and later with Janine Shoffner’s Isselhook’s First Sight TSF. Doug will also be seen in the 5* with Quantum Leap.
[View the drawn order for Maryland 5 Star]
With the competition running from October 13-16, we’re just a few days away from the action! Take a closer look at the schedule and keep an eye here for updates.
