Ros Canter on Lordships Graffalo at the Badminton Horse Trials cross-country event
Ros Canter on Lordships Graffalo at the Badminton Horse Trials cross-country event
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Ros Canter holds lead after badminton horse trials cross-country

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New mother Ros Canter maintained her lead at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials after a clear cross-country round with Lordships Graffalo on Saturday.

Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo completed the cross-country phase clear and 13 seconds inside the time on May 9. The defending champions stayed at the top of the leaderboard ahead of the final showjumping phase scheduled for Sunday. Canter gave birth to her second daughter, Seneh, in late January and spoke about the challenges of balancing motherhood with elite competition.

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Equestrian journalists and fans praise Ros Canter's clear cross-country round at the 2026 Badminton Horse Trials, highlighting her strong lead, masterclass performance and potential for a historic third win as a new mother.

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Ros Canter riding Lordships Graffalo during the dressage at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials
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Ros Canter leads Badminton dressage with strong test

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Ros Canter has taken the lead in the dressage at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials on Lordships Graffalo. The defending champion scored 23.7 penalties, 4.4 ahead of second-placed Tiana Coudray. Cross-country action is scheduled to begin on Saturday morning.

Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo won the Mars Badminton Horse Trials for a record third time on 10 May after a clear showjumping round. The pair finished 8.2 penalties ahead of the field to make history at the event.

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Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo secured a record third victory at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The win came after a dominant performance across all phases of the five-star event.

David Doel moved up to fourth place overall as the leading British rider following the cross-country phase at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 25. Harry Meade climbed to eighth with Superstition after a dramatic save, while Tom McEwen dropped to sixth. Other British competitors showed mixed results on Derek di Grazia's challenging course.

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Caroline Harris and Emily King hold the top two spots following the cross-country phase of the Luhmühlen Horse Trials five-star competition. Harris leads aboard D. Day after delivering the only clear round inside the optimum time. The event took place on June 20 in Germany.

Tom McEwen secured victory in the CCI4*-S class at the Defender Bramham Horse Trials on 13 June with JL Dublin. He maintained his lead after a showjumping clear and finished with 2.8 time faults on cross-country.

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Holly Jessett, a primary school teacher from Northamptonshire, took first place in the BE90 championship at the Badminton Horse Trials on 6 May. Riding her 13-year-old horse Lombard Lad, she finished ahead of 94 other starters after a clear round in showjumping. The result marked her first win in the class after a third-place finish in 2023.

 

 

 

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