Boyd Martin holds the Mars Maryland 5 Star dressage lead after the first day of action today (Thursday, 16 October), having scored 31 on the syndicate-owned Luke 140.

Second into the arena today, Boyd presented Luke 140 in a pleasing open frame and showed consistent, smooth trot-work which was trending in the 20s. But there were a couple of errors in the canter – he scored fours across the board for his first flying change and fives for a messy transition up to canter, when Luke 140 sneezed and then showed several trot steps rather than going direct from walk to canter.

Maryland 5 Star dressage: Boyd Martin’s ‘mission ahead’

This is Luke 140’s Maryland 5 Star debut, but he has previous form at five-star level as he was seventh at Kentucky Three-Day Event this spring and fourth at

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