Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI****
Phillip Dutton and Nova Top, Double Clear Round

Also completing 2000 Olympic Games course designer Michael Etherington-Smith’s test without penalty was Phillip Dutton of Australia.

A member of the Gold Medal Team at the last two Olympic Games, Dutton is partnered with Nova Top, a 13-year-old English thoroughbred gelding owned by Shannon Stinson, and currently enjoys a score of 43 penalty points.

“I was quite nervous because I didn’t have the best of luck the first time out,” commented Dutton, 40, who had a fall with his first ride of the day, Connaught.

“This is Nova Top’s first four-star three day event, and I am so very proud of him. He’s a consistent horse, but he’s also a nervous horse, so the trick is finding that balance that allows him to keep calm while also maintaining his edge.”