Burghley Horse Trials

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A competitor in the 2004 Horse Trials shows good form over the first fence on the cross-country course.

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three-day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September. Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is classified by the FEI as one of the six leading three-day events in the world (the others being the Badminton Horse Trials, the Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Australian International Three Day Event, the Luhmühlen Horse Trials and the Étoiles de Pau). It has competition at CCI5*-L (five star) level. The prize for first place is currently £95,000. Prize money is given down to 20th place.

Burghley is also one of the three events in the Grand Slam of Eventing.

Run in conjunction with the event since 1990 is the Burghley Young Event Horse final, which judges 4 and 5 year old horses on their potential as future Olympic mounts.

History[]

Horse trials have been held at Burghley House since 1961 when its owner the 6th Marquess of Exeter, an Olympic gold medalist in athletics and IOC member, heard that a three-day event at Harewood House could no longer be held. Since then no other international horse trials site has staged as many championships, a record ten in all including the first World Championship in 1966.

It is the longest continuous running international event. Up to 2018 there have been six course designers: Bill Thomson, M.R.C.V.S. 1961 – 1983, Lt-Col. Henry Nicoll, D.S.O., O.B.E., 1975, Philip Herbert 1984 – 1988, Captain Mark Phillips, C.V.O., 1989 – 1996 and 1998 – 2000, Mike Tucker 1997 and 2001, Wolfgang Feld 2002 – 2004 and Capt. Mark Phillips, C.V.O., 2005 -.

Winners[]

William Fox-Pitt, here clearing the Cottesmore Leap on Idalgo in 2006, has the most wins at Burghley with six.

Year	Rider	Horse	Notes
1961	Anneli Drummond-Hay (GBR)	Merely-A-Monarch
1962	James Templer (GBR)	M'Lord Connolly
1963	Harry Freeman-Jackson (IRE)	St. Finbarr
1964	Richard Meade (GBR)	Barberry
1965	J.J. Beale (GBR)	Victoria Bridge
1966	Carlos Moratorio (ARG)	Chalan
1967	Lorna Sutherland (GBR)	Popadom
1968	Sheila Willcox (GBR)	Fair and Square
1969	Gillian Watson (GBR)	Shaitan
1970	Judy Bradwell (GBR)	Don Camillo
1971	H.R.H. Princess Anne (GBR)	Doublet
1972	Janet Hodgson (GBR)	Larkspur
1973	Mark Phillips (GBR)	Maid Marion
1974	Bruce Davidson (USA)	Irish Cap
1975	Aly Pattinson (GBR)	Carawich
1976	Jane Holderness-Roddam (GBR)	Warrior
1977	Lucinda Prior-Palmer (GBR)	George
1978	Lorna Clarke (GBR)	Greco
1979	Andrew Hoy (AUS)	Davey
1980	Richard Walker (GBR)	John of Gaunt
1981	Lucinda Prior-Palmer (GBR)	Beagle Bay
1982	Richard Walker (GBR)	Ryan's Cross
1983	Virginia Holgate (GBR)	Priceless
1984	Virginia Holgate (GBR)	Night Cap II
1985	Virginia Holgate (GBR)	Priceless
1986	Virginia Leng (GBR)	Murphy Himself
1987	Mark Todd (NZL)	Wilton Fair
1988	Jane Thelwall (GBR)	King's Jester
1989	Virginia Leng (GBR)	Master Craftsman
1990	Mark Todd (NZL)	Face the Music
1991	Mark Todd (NZL)	Welton Greylag
1992	Charlotte Hollingsworth (GBR)	The Cool Customer
1993	Stephen Bradley (USA)	Sassy Reason
1994	William Fox-Pitt (GBR)	Chaka
1995	Andrew Nicholson (NZL)	Buckley Province
1996	Mary King (GBR)	Star Appeal
1997	Mark Todd (NZL)	Broadcast News
1998	Blyth Tait (NZL)	Chesterfield
1999	Mark Todd (NZL)	Diamond Hall Red
2000	Andrew Nicholson (NZL)	Mr. Smiffy
2001	Blyth Tait (NZL)	Ready Teddy
2002	William Fox-Pitt (GBR)	Highland Lad
2003	Pippa Funnell (GBR)	Primmore's Pride	Won as the final leg on the way to winning the Eventing Grand Slam
2004	Andrew Hoy (AUS)	Moon Fleet
2005	William Fox-Pitt (GBR)	Ballincoola
2006	Lucinda Fredericks (AUS)	Headley Britannia
2007	William Fox-Pitt (GBR)	Parkmore Ed
2008	William Fox-Pitt (GBR)	Tamarillo
2009	Oliver Townend (GBR)	Carousel Quest
2010	Caroline Powell (NZL)	Lenamore
2011	William Fox-Pitt (GBR)	Parklane Hawk
2012	Andrew Nicholson (NZL)	Avebury
2013	Andrew Nicholson (NZL)	Avebury
2014	Andrew Nicholson (NZL)	Avebury
2015	Michael Jung (GER)	La Biosthetique-Sam FBW	Won as the first leg on the way to winning the Eventing Grand Slam
2016	Chris Burton (AUS)	Nobilis 18
2017	Oliver Townend (GBR)	Ballaghmor Class
2018	Tim Price (NZL)	Ringwood Sky Boy
2019	Pippa Funnell (GBR)	MGH Grafton Street
2020	No event		Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021	No event		Cancelled due to COVID-19, replaced by Bicton Arena International 5*

Winners of the 2010 Burghley Horse Trials, Caroline Powell and Lenamore, at the Dairy Farm during the Cross Country phase.

Oliver Townend and Carousel Quest, the winning combination at Burghley Horse Trials 2009, at the Discovery Valley during the cross country phase.

External links[]

• Burghley Horse Trials official site