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Two Held But All Pass First Horse Inspection at Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L

By Lindsay Berreth - USEA Staff | April 24, 2024

Lexington, Ky.—April 24—Thirty-five five-star horses presented today under sunny skies at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event.

The Ground Jury of President Robert Stevenson (USA), Xavier Le Sauce (FRA), and Judy Hancock (GBR) passed all horses, but two were held and passed upon re-inspection—British rider Yasmin Ingham's 2022 FEI World Eventing Championship winning mount Banzai du Loir and Doug Payne's (USA) Quantum Leap.

New Zealand's Matthew Grayling did not present Trudeau.

Dressage kicks off tomorrow for the five-star at 1:30 p.m. EST.

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