Grand Slam of Eventing
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The Grand Slam of Eventing, sponsored by Rolex
, consists of three of the top CCI****
eventing
competitions in the world. To win the Grand Slam, a rider must consecutively win all three events, although they are permitted to ride different horses in each competition. This is especially important, since the Badminton Horse Trials is only one week after Kentucky, and the horse would not have sufficient time to recover between the two competitions, especially since he/she would have to be flown overseas in that time.
The three events that make up the Grand Slam are:
Winners receive an extra $350,000, in addition to their winnings from each event.
Pippa Funnell
:
This feat will never again be emulated, since the sport heralded a new era in 2005 with the introduction of 'short format,' eliminating the Roads and Tracks and Steeplechase phases of the Cross-Country day.
Oliver Townend:
Rolex
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, consists of three of the top CCI****
Concours Complet International
The Concours Complet International and the Concours International Combiné are ratings for the equestrian sport of eventing, given by the international governing body for the sport, the FEI....
eventing
Eventing
Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...
competitions in the world. To win the Grand Slam, a rider must consecutively win all three events, although they are permitted to ride different horses in each competition. This is especially important, since the Badminton Horse Trials is only one week after Kentucky, and the horse would not have sufficient time to recover between the two competitions, especially since he/she would have to be flown overseas in that time.
The three events that make up the Grand Slam are:
- Rolex Kentucky Three DayRolex Kentucky Three DayThe Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
in Lexington, KentuckyLexington, KentuckyLexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
, USA - Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
in Gloucestershire, England - Burghley Horse TrialsBurghley Horse TrialsThe Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
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Winners receive an extra $350,000, in addition to their winnings from each event.
Past winners
The Grand Slam of Eventing began in 1999, and has since only been won by one rider.Pippa Funnell
Pippa Funnell
Pippa Funnell MBE is an equestrian sportswoman, regarded as one of three-day eventing's sporting elite...
:
- 2003 Kentucky Three Day on Primmore's Pride
- 2003 Badminton Horse Trials on Supreme RockSupreme RockSupreme Rock is a 1988 Irish Sport Horse, ridden by Pippa Funnell in 4* Event competitions for Great Britain. He is a bay, 16.3 hand high gelding. He was retired in 2005 at the Badminton Horse Trials...
- 2003 Burghley Horse Trials on Primmore's Pride
This feat will never again be emulated, since the sport heralded a new era in 2005 with the introduction of 'short format,' eliminating the Roads and Tracks and Steeplechase phases of the Cross-Country day.
Other Notable Performances
Andrew Hoy:- 2006 Kentucky Three Day on Master Monarch
- 2006 Badminton Horse Trials on Moonfleet
- 2006 2nd Burghley Horse Trials on Moonfleet (in the lead until the final phase.)
Oliver Townend:
- 2009 Badminton Horse Trials on Flint Curtis
- 2009 Burghley Horse Trials on Carousel Quest
- 2010 Kentucky Horse Trials on Ashdale Cruise Master and ODT Master Rose, (in 9th and 6th after dressage but fell cross country while riding Ashdale Cruise Master and had to be airlifted to hospital)