The pandemic has claimed the September 5-star Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, which is cancelled for the first time since it was founded in 1961.
A statement from the event explained, “our absolute priority is the health and safety of our community, including everyone directly involved with the event; our visitors, sponsors, competitors, owners, helpers, trade exhibitors and contractors.”
Burghley is the fifth of the world’s seven five-stars to be cancelled. It was preceded by Kentucky, Badminton (England), Luhmühlen (Germany) and Adelaide (Australia).The new American 5-star in Fair Hill, Md., Oct. 15-18 is still on at the moment, as is the year’s only other pending 5-star, Pau (France) Oct. 22-25.