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Title contender among three recent Badminton withdrawals

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    • American title contender Boyd Martin is among the latest Mars Badminton Horse Trials withdrawals for the event next month (6-10 May).

    Boyd was due to start on OHP Hammertime Partners’ 14-year-old Miks Master C.

    “Sadly, Miks Master C pulled up a little bit sore after his run at the Fair Hill CCI4-*S last weekend,” said Boyd. “After our team of vets evaluated him, we feel it’s in his best interest to save him for another day and we are sadly going to withdraw Mikki from this year’s Badminton.”

    Boyd sent “a huge thank you to all of Mikki’s support team – vets, farriers, grooms, owners (Deborah Palmer, Ocala Horse Properties, Rachael Isaacson, and Joe and Renee Lane) for their ongoing support”.

    Boyd and Miks Master C would have had a genuine chance of a podium finish at Badminton. The horse was third at five-star at Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event with Liz Halliday in 2023; Boyd Martin took over the ride after her serious accident in the summer of 2024.

    Badminton would have been Miks Master C’s first five-star run since then, but he and Boyd have been in the top 10 at all four of their four-star starts, including winning one, with a sub-30 dressage test every time.

    The pair were also entered at Kentucky – and had been drawn number one – and have withdrawn from there too. Their withdrawal leaves Caroline Pamukcu’s first ride HSH Tolan King as the pathfinder at Kentucky.

    Other recent Badminton Horse Trials withdrawals include Britain’s Selina Milnes with Cooley Snapchat, who were recently fourth in the Lycetts Grantham Cup at Thoresby, and Harry Mutch with Shanbeg Cooley.

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    Pippa Roome

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    Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
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