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. It has competition at CCI***** 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

YearRiderHorseNotes
1961Anneli Drummond-Hay Merely-A-Monarch
1962James Templer M'Lord Connolly
1963Harry Freeman-Jackson St. Finbarr
1964Richard Meade Barberry
1965J.J. Beale Victoria Bridge
1966Carlos Moratorio Chalan
1967Lorna Sutherland Popadom
1968Sheila Willcox Fair and Square
1969Gillian Watson Shaitan
1970Judy Bradwell Don Camillo
1971H.R.H. Princess Anne Doublet
1972Janet Hodgson Larkspur
1973Mark Phillips Maid Marion
1974Bruce Davidson Irish Cap
1975Aly Pattinson Carawich
1976Jane Holderness-Roddam Warrior
1977Lucinda Prior-Palmer George
1978Lorna Clarke Greco
1979Andrew Hoy Davey
1980Richard Walker John of Gaunt
1981Lucinda Prior-Palmer Beagle Bay
1982Richard Walker Ryan's Cross
1983Virginia Holgate Priceless
1984Virginia Holgate Night Cap II
1985Virginia Holgate Priceless
1986Virginia Leng Murphy Himself
1987Mark Todd Wilton Fair
1988Jane Thelwall King's Jester
1989Virginia Leng Master Craftsman
1990Mark Todd Face the Music
1991Mark Todd Welton Greylag
1992Charlotte Hollingsworth The Cool Customer
1993Stephen Bradley Sassy Reason
1994William Fox-Pitt Chaka
1995Andrew Nicholson Buckley Province
1996Mary King Star Appeal
1997Mark Todd Broadcast News
1998Blyth Tait Chesterfield
1999Mark Todd Diamond Hall Red
2000Andrew Nicholson Mr. Smiffy
2001Blyth Tait Ready Teddy
2002William Fox-Pitt Highland Lad
2003Pippa Funnell Primmore's PrideWon as the final leg on the way
to winning the Eventing Grand Slam
2004Andrew Hoy Moon Fleet
2005William Fox-Pitt Ballincoola
2006Lucinda Fredericks Headley Britannia
2007William Fox-Pitt Parkmore Ed
2008William Fox-Pitt Tamarillo
2009Oliver Townend Carousel Quest
2010Caroline Powell Lenamore
2011William Fox-Pitt Parklane Hawk
2012Andrew Nicholson Avebury
2013Andrew Nicholson Avebury
2014Andrew Nicholson Avebury
2015Michael Jung La Biosthetique-Sam FBWWon as the first leg on the way
to winning the Eventing Grand Slam
2016Chris Burton Nobilis 18
2017Oliver Townend Ballaghmor Class
2018Tim Price Ringwood Sky Boy
2019Pippa Funnell MGH Grafton Street
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19