<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><strong style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white; ">The Kiwis have finished
sixth and seventh at the at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event in the United
States this morning (Monday).</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Jonathan Paget and
Clifton Promise (owned by Frances Stead) took two rails in the treble towards
the end of the showjumping course dropping them from third to sixth, while
Nicholson and Qwanza (owned by Rosemary and Mark Barlow) rode a beautiful clear
round to move up the ranks from ninth to seventh.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Paget went into the
showjumping phase in third spot, but the eight faults saw him drop down the
leaderboard to finish the prestigious four star event in sixth place on 52.8,
with Nicholson finishing on his dressage score of 55.8. <br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Just 27 started the
final showjumping phase and fault-free rounds over the 18 obstacles were scant,
with just four going clear and inside time.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The event was won by
William Fox-Pitt on the New Zealand bred thoroughbred Parklane Hawk. He is now
well on track to take the Rolex Grand Slam prize for the rider who wins
Burghley, Kentucky and Badminton in succession, with just the final event to
come.<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Results – William
Fox-Pitt (GBR) Parklane Hawk 45.3 1, Allison Springer (USA) Arthur 47 2, Boyd
Martin (USA) Otis Barboitiere 51 3, <strong>Jonathan Paget (NZL) Clifton Promise
52.8 6, Andrew Nicholson (NZL) Qwanza 55.8 7.</strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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