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Westmeath Olympian Set For American Eventing Debut At Major International Meeting

Thursday, 28 April 2022 08:00

The Westmeath rider is the sole Irish representative at the three-day event

Westmeath rider Joseph Murphy will be flying the flag for Ireland this weekend at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event in the United States.

The Mullingar man will be the sole Irish representative at the meeting and will ride on 11-year-old Gelding Calmaro.

Over 100,000 spectators are expected to pack in to the Kentucky Horse Park for the meeting which forms part of the Grand Slam of Eventing and attracts the biggest names in the sport.

Joseph, who represented Ireland at the 2012 Olympics in London, says he is confident of a big performance and expressed his excitement at taking part in the event for the first time.

He described the meeting as one of the biggest events in the world, but is hoping to give it a "good shot" over the course of the three days:

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