Lexington, Kentucky, USA — April 27, 2024 — During the day on Saturday the eventers had their fun around the Kentucky Horse Park for the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™, but Saturday night was all about the show jumpers in the $225,000 Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix CSI 4*, presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.
Fans were treated to a fun and fierce competition in the Rolex Stadium and once again Charlotte Jacobs (USA) and Rincoola Milsean shone bright, claiming bronze honors under the big stage at the “equestrian capital” of the world.
Thirty-eight horse-and-rider combinations tackled course designer Guilherme Jorge’s (BRA) first-round test of 13 numbered jumps and 16 jumping efforts. After the first round had rails falling throughout the course, only six pairs moved forward to the jump-off.
Charlotte Jacobs (USA) and Rincoola Milsean would ultimately finish with a slightly slower than the first two paris, being timed in 42.39 seconds during the tiebreaker.
Jacobs and Rincoola Milsean, North Star’s 11-year-old chestnut Irish Sporthorse gelding, had started the week by winning the $35,000 Welcome Speed Cup CSI 4* on Friday night before returning to the podium for the Grand Prix.
“My horse felt really confident [in the speed class,] and he’s the type that the more you go, the better it is. He builds off that confidence, so I was looking forward to tonight,” Jacobs said.
All three riders waxed poetic about the experience of riding in the stadium before a crowd of 10,712 enthusiastic fans.
“It’s a fantastic show, and the organizers put on an incredible event,” Jacobs said. “I was able to watch some of the three-day event today, and that was really cool. Tonight was next level; it’s not often we get crowds like that in our sport, so it’s great.”
Final Results — $225,000 Kentucky Invitational Grand Prix CSI 4*
1) Conor Swail (IRL) & Casturano – 0 / 0 – 40.960
2) Nayel Nassar (EGY) & Igor van de Wittemoere – 0 / 0 – 41.480
3) Charlotte Jacobs (USA) & Rincoola Milsean – 0 / 0 – 42.390
Source: Split Rock Jumping Tour
Photos: © SRJT / Four Oaks Creative / Callie Clement Photo
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