Excited! Sophia Landy and Humble Glory, Australian Young Rider Champions in 2018, return for their first CCI5*
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Adelaide Equestrian Festival 2023 - find out more here
Provisional entries for the Adelaide Equestrian Festival have been announced, although some changes may be made in the next day or so with late entries accepted until midnight on Tuesday 11th April and potential class changes
Adelaide International CCI5* Entries
19 entries are currently listed for the CCI5*.
Two competitors has two horses entered with Shane riding Be My Daisy and Virgil and Andrew Cooper listed with Hey Arnold and Omega Star
There are two entries from New Zealand with World Championship team bronze medallist Monica Spencer riding Artist and Diane Gilder riding Your Attorney making the trip across the Tasman while Kenya Wilson, winner of the CCI4* at WAYER Toyota Midland International last weekend will be coming from Western Australia with Sandros Salute MW
Sophia Hill riding Humble Glory has had a great lead up to Adelaide for their first CCI5*, winning three 4* competitions in a row in Victoria and Sam Jeffree is also listed from Victoria with his CCI4*-L winner at Eventing Victoria Summer Horse Trials, Koyuna Tactician
The other provisional entries are;
Tara Rogers riding Denison Park Smooth
Kirilee Hosier riding AEA Flynn
Gordon Bishop riding Advantage Hill
Laura Wallace riding Van Heck
Cathryn Herbert riding Femme De Renaissance
Courtney Slattery riding Rocky Road
Hamish Cargill riding French Evening
Sam Woods riding Cage Fighter
Murray Lamperd riding Secret Mojo
Sam Lyle riding BF Valour
RM Willimas CCI4*-S
There are 14 competitors currently in the CCI4*-S with Shane Rose and Andrew Cooper once again on two horses – Shane riding Easy Turn and Dotti and Andrew on Sharvalley Thunder and Pepper Jack and Olivia Barton also competing with both Hollyander HG and Henrik APH
Another 2022 World Championship rider, Shenae Lowings is competing Bold Venture in this class and the on-form combination of Cathryn Herbert riding Wimborne Constable will be ones to watch in this class
Local Olympic medallist Megan Jones will be riding Toulando and is joined by Jess Grossman riding Noblewood Cloudbreak, Gemma O’Leary riding Arnage Porsche, Penny Johsnon riding BB Boom, David Middleton riding WEC In The Money and Saskia Hind riding Trojan Warrior
Racing SA CCI3*-L
There are 36 competitors in the Racing SA CCI3*-L class which also incorporates the Bates Young Rider Championship
You can view all provisional entries on the Adelaide Equestrian Festival website here
Cathryn Herbert and Wimborne Constable will be competing in the CCI4*-S