Burghley Horse Trials
The Burghley Horse Trials are an annual three-day eventing event . They will be held at Burghley House near Stamford in the English county of Lincolnshire . There will be a competition of the second highest level CCI *** as well as the highest level CCI ****.
The competition is counted among the six most important events worldwide by the world equestrian federation FEI (the others are the Badminton Horse Trials , the Rolex Kentucky Three Day , the Australian International Three Day Event , the Luhmühlen Versatility and the Étoiles de Pau ). The three most traditional competitions of this level (Badminton, Burghley, Kentucky) are collectively referred to as the " Grand Slam of Eventing ".
Prize money for winning the four star competition is £ 40,000 , with prize money awarded up to 12th place. The results of the five CCI **** events in the northern hemisphere have also produced an overall ranking created by the FEI since 2008 ( HSBC FEI Classics ™); the top five in this ranking will receive a total of US $ 333,000 in prize money .
The Burghley Horse Trials were held for the first time in 1961. The then owner of the estate, Lord Burghley (1924 Olympic champion in the 400 meter hurdles), had learned that the competition could no longer be held at Harewood House . The events of 1962, 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989 and 1997 are considered European championships, those of 1966 are considered world championships.
The 2013 win went to Jonathan Paget and Clifton Promise . As reserpine was found in the horse's blood , the victory was revoked. According to the final judgment of the World Equestrian Federation FEI , this was due to a contamination in a supplement, the rider should be acquitted of any doping allegations.
Winners list
(The horses are given in brackets)
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paget and McNab acquitted by the FEI , buschreiter.de, August 7, 2014