Following the Fair Hill International CCI3* Boyd Martin will begin co-hosting the popular Eventing Radio Show, an Internet radio show that is broadcast around the world.
"I've been interviewed a few times on the radio show in preparation for some of the big events and I quite enjoy getting on there," said Boyd."They thought they needed a personality from the sport, and I plan to ask the tough questions. I'm just putting a warning out there - I'll put the people I interview on the spot and I want some answers!";
Host and founder of the show Chris Stafford said, "The Eventing Radio Show is pleased to welcome Boyd Martin as a guest co-host on the show. Boyd will be alternating with Jennie Brannigan, who is also based at True Prospect Farm."
Boyd commented, "The show gets broadcast around the world and reaches a lot of people, from Australia to England to Nigeria and wherever you can imagine. I have a lot of friends in Australia who listen in. That's the beauty of Internet versus regular radio, so it can focus on eventing around the world rather than revolving around the scene here in the US ."
To listen to the show, follow this link: The Eventing Radio Show
Riders in both the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S and the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L are sharing similar sentiments about this year's cross-country courses: course designer Derek di Grazia didn't play around this year. Here is what some of the riders across both divisions had to say about the tracks they will aim to conquer on Saturday.
Off The Record decided not to let Michael Jung be the only record-breaking entry at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event this week and delivered a career-best score in the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S on Friday morning. He and Will Coleman delivered a test that received a score of 21.8, not only marking a personal best for the horse but also securing their position at the top of the leaderboard going into cross-country tomorrow.
Boyd Martin and the 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding Commando 3 were the last pair to go in the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L field on Friday afternoon and were warmly greeted to the bluegrass with an impressive downpour that outshined anything the other horse and rider pairs had to combat throughout the day. But that didn’t stop this pair from putting their best foot forward and impressing the judges enough to earn them a score of 26.0, just 0.2 points ahead of second-place pair Tom McEwen (GBR) and Brookfield Quality.
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