Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 5:22 pm
Some of the big names may be missing but the classes at
this week’s New Zealand Three Day Event Championships are
hugely competitive, with expectations high for some
close-fought battles across the levels.
All eyes will
be on the DVS Home Ventilation Systems CCI4 -L which will be
without former winners Clarke Johnstone (2014 and 2011),
Maddy Crowe (2019) and Amanda Pottinger (2018), as well as
Bundy Pottinger who are all competing
offshore.
However, the top-ranked class of the show
has attracted some excellent combinations and it would be a
brave person to pick a winner before the final flags are
Monday, 14 December 2020, 8:05 am
Taupo rider Monica Oakley and Artist managed to turn the
tables on Olympian Clarke Johnstone riding Aces High in 2020
in the Veterinary Associates CCI 4 Three Day Event after
being beaten into second by Johnstone at the same event last
year. In the three day format the jumping phase happens on
day 3 and is jumped in reverse order of placing. Coming into
the final phase in second place Monica and Artist jumped a
measured and precise round leaving all the poles up which
put the pressure on overnight leader and last year’s
winners Aces High and Clarke Johnstone and . Aces looked to