Burghley Horse Trials

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.

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

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 Cancelled due to COVID-19
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.
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