Best shop in show
An innovative clothing company that upcycles and recycles fabric dumped in Kenyan landfill and a stand selling colourful homeware were among the victors in this year’s Best Tradestand competition at Defender Burghley.
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The latest previews, interviews and reports from Defender Burghley.
Ros Canter first and second after dressage at Defender Burghley
Ros Canter was the queen of the dressage phase at Defender Burghley, the first rider of the modern era to hold first and second places at the conclusion of dressage. Yesterday's ride, Izilot DHI, still heads the leaderboard with the only sub-20 mark (19.9) and, this afternoon, Lordships Graffalo looked magnificent to score 22.0 and lie second.
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Thoughts from Friday's first timers
Today's best first timer is Monica Spencer (NZL) riding Artist AKA Max. She lies in equal fifth place on 24.4, the same score as Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent. “I was just having too much fun and got a movement ahead of myself – it was a bit of a blond moment.” Max is a former racehorse with strong five-star form, finishing seventh at Maryland last autumn and matching that at Kentucky this spring.
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Quantum Marches to four-year-old victory
Piggy March scored in the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse final for four-year-olds at Defender Burghley this afternoon when Quantum March, who belongs to Lady Gillian Aldous, Ann Tolhurst and the March Stud, took the top spot.
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Oscar makes it a double
Michael Jackson and Oscar took top honours in the Dubarry Burghley Young Event Horse final for five-year-olds at Defender Burghley, having won the four-year-old championship last year.
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