Six riders have withdrawn their horses from Rolex over the last few days, bringing the new total of horses entered down to 53, due to some choosing to compete at Badminton instead.. Here’s a look at the horse and rider pairs we won’t be seeing at Rolex:
Hawley Bennett-Awad and Five O’Clock Somewhere
William Fox-Pitt and Cool Mountain (competing at Badminton).
William Fox-Pitt and Neuf Des Couers
Jonathan Paget and Clifton Promise (competing at Badminton).
Jonathan Paget and Clifton Lush (competing at Badminton).
Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz (competing at Badminton).
By my calculations, once Colleen and Luke are taken off the wait list and accounting for Mary King’s Fernhill Urco and William Fox-Pitt’s Chilli Morning — who are still entered at Badminton but will be competing at Rolex — Clark Montgomery and Universe are unofficially third on the wait list.
*Special thanks to Eventing Nation for the list.