Ticket sales for April’s Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event have been delayed until a date to be announced in January, due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 situation.
While the tickets normally would be available in the autumn of the year before the Kentucky Horse Park competition presented by MARS Equestrian, Mike Cooper, president of EEI that puts on the competition, explained the reason for holding off.
Oliver Townend was the winner at Kentucky in 2019, the last year the event was held. (Photo © 2019 by Nancy Jaffer)
“As we continue to navigate these unchartered waters connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are in constant communication with the USEF, Kentucky Horse Park, and local governments,” said Mike Cooper, EEI president.
“Naturally, our prime concern is the safety and well-being of everyone and, given the current circumstances, we think it wisest to delay the opening of ticket sales until we are certain that we have the absolute best plans regarding spectator capacity and safety.”
The event, set for April 22-25 2021, was cancelled for this year in the midst of the pandemic, along with the $225,000 Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix presented by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, which is held on April 24, the Saturday of the 5-star after cross-country.
The Kentucky event, will include a 4-star S this year in addition to the 5-star, is very dependent on spectators and its trade fair. Among the steps expected to be implemented is an expansion of the number of tailgating spaces available for Saturday’s cross-country competition. This will allow for increased opportunities for watching cross country while maintaining any required social distancing.
Single-Day and Multi-Day tickets will be available. All grounds admission tickets to the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event will include general parking and admission to the Kentucky Horse Park and International Trade Fair, but not access to competition in Rolex Stadium on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Reserved grandstand seating for those days is sold separately from grounds admission. Grounds admission is free for children 12 years old and under with adult ticket purchases.
Plans for hospitality packages are still being formulated and will be announced before tickets go on sale in January. For more information, go to https://kentuckythreedayevent.com/
“Many spectators, patrons and sponsors chose to roll over the money they had paid for the 2020 event and are anxious to hear plans for 2021,” said Lee Carter, EEI executive director.
“While we don’t yet know exactly what the 2021 event will look like, EEI will continue to ensure that those who rolled over their money receive maximum benefit for doing so and everyone can be sure that next year’s Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and the Kentucky CSI3* Invitational Grand Prix will still be `The Best Weekend All Year!’”