Aboard Headley Britannia, Lucinda Fredericks of Australia galloped and jumped to a faultless cross-country round to take over the lead (32.3) at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Dressage leader Bettina Hoy of Germany incurred 9.6 time faults to drop to second place (38.4).

Buck Davidson, of Riegelsville, Pa., held on to third place, despite 1.2 time faults on My Boy Bobby (40.2), and Tim Lips of the Netherlands jumped faultlessly to remain in fourth place on Concrex Oncarlos (42.0).

Phillip Dutton and Connaught, winners of the 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, are standing in ninth place following a faultless round. Stephen Bradley, winner of the 1996 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, is 10th on Brandenburg’s Joshua, also with a faultless round.

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, a part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM Series, will run a CCI4* and the 12th championship for the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation Pinnacle Cup, signifying the zenith in eventing competition in the United States. The event draws more than 100,000 spectators and millions more viewers via worldwide telecasts including a one-hour special in the U.S. on NBC on Sunday, May 3