Boekelo Begins: Laura Collett and Great Britain Take Day One Lead; USA Sit Pretty in Second

There are a few riders in this game that never, ever throw away a mark unless there’s a figurative gun to their heads, and Badminton winner Laura Collett is one of them. Whichever horse she comes out on, you’d be wise to pay attention to — and although much of the sport’s attention has quite rightly been on her stable star London 52, she’s got some real secret weapons in her string. Among those is the 13-year-old Dacapo, who has flirted with the low 20s on several occasions, and today came into his own in the main arena at Boekelo, putting an unassailable 21.9 on the board to take a 2.5 point lead.

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*Article written by: Tilly Berendt *