Boyd Martin confirms his Badminton Horse Trials plans

Boyd Martin has confirmed his experience for the Mars Badminton Horse Trials (8-12 Might) subsequent month and can bid to turn out to be the second rider to finish all of the world’s five-stars there.

The US rider – who was born in Australia and initially represented that nation – has already began in any respect seven five-stars, however he fell throughout nation on his solely try at Badminton, in 2016.

Boyd Martin had entered world workforce silver medallist Tsetserleg TSF and On Cue for each Badminton Horse Trials and this week’s Defender Kentucky Three-Day Occasion (25-28 April).

He has now clarified his plans and withdrawn Christine, Thomas IV and Tommie Turner’s Tsetserleg from Kentucky with the intention of taking him to Badminton. He’ll run 2021 Maryland 5 Star winner On Cue, additionally owned by the Turners plus Boyd himself, within the five-star at Kentucky. He additionally has Commando 3 and Federman B within the CCI4*-S at Kentucky.

Boyd will attempt to be part of Tim Worth as the one riders who’ve accomplished the world’s seven common five-stars, though if he succeeds Tim will nonetheless have a slight higher hand as a result of he additionally accomplished the one-off five-star at Bicton in 2021.

US-based Australian Clayton Fredericks has additionally began all seven common five-stars, however has not accomplished Maryland (he withdrew after dressage on his solely try).

Britain’s William Fox-Pitt and New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson have received on the widest vary of five-stars, as they’ve each taken high spot at 5 completely different ones – Badminton, Burghley Horse Trials, Luhmühlen Horse Trials, Pau Horse Trials and Kentucky. Tim has received 4 – Burghley, Luhmühlen, Pau and Maryland.

Alice Dunsdon has ridden on the most five-stars on the identical horse as she has began six of the occasions on Fernhill Current, the exception being Maryland, which didn’t run at five-star stage when she was making her bid to finish the set. She completed 5 of the occasions, however wasn’t fairly in a position to make it a full home at Badminton. H&H adopted her epic journey to the Australian five-star at Adelaide again in 2015, in addition to her Badminton marketing campaign the next yr.

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