Horse Illustrated Magazine

Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST win their second consecutive Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event isn’t great for underdog stories. Despite the many variables that play into the sport of eventing, at the top level, the favorites are usually favorites for a reason. This was true in a big way at 2016’s Rolex.
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2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event: Cross-Country
Under rainy skies at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., the unstoppable Michael Jung of Germany put in a brilliant cross-country round and maintained his vast lead at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.
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2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event: Dressage Day 2
It took right up until the last ride of the day for another rider to break into the 30s and come closest to Michael Jung’s leading score at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.
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2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event: Dressage Day 1
The first day of competition at the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event got off to a stunning start as returning champion Michael Jung  laid down a phenomenal score of 34.4–nearly five points better than his winning mark last year. The intense sun at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., seemed to agree with Jung and the mare Fischerrocana FST.
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Photoset: 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Begins
73 horses were presented to the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event ground jury on April 27 while rain showers threatened (and sometimes did more than threaten) overhead. All horses passed and will compete in dressage on Thursday and Friday. Two horses from the original start list, Caroline Martin’s Quantum Solace and Rachel McDonough’s Irish Rhythm, were withdrawn before the inspection.
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