‘I don’t think it’s sunk in’: Tamie Smith secures historic Kentucky win

Tamie Smith topped the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event results today, becoming the first US winner of the event since 2008 and the first female winner since 2011.

The 48-year-old competitor rode a brilliant clear in the showjumping today on Mai Baum, owned by his former rider Alexandra Ahearn and her parents Ellen Ahearn and Eric Markell.

“I’m just a bit speechless, I don’t think it’s sunk in,” said Tamie. “I’m a little bit in awe right now. With that horse, a lot of people were part of his career, not just me and it means a lot.”

Tamie did not have a rail in hand when she went in to tackle Steve Stephens’ track, but she rode without a trace of nerves, adjusting the 17-year-old horse as necessary but staying relaxed enough to let him do his job.

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Article written by: Pippa Roome