Michael Jung (GER) continued his winning form from the Rolex Kentucky event last weekend to lead the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials after the Dressage phase, to set him on course for the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing prize. With a stunning dressage score of 34.4 Jung, riding his double gold medal winning horse La Biostheetique-Sam FBW, leads the 77 strong field of competitors with the UK's Emily King in second place riding Brookleigh and fellow compatriot, Andreas Ostholt in third place riding So Is Et. Only these three riders posted dressage scores under 40 and now head into tomorrow's challenging cross-country course with one of the closest set of scores in the competition's history. TOP 5 RESULTS AFTER DRESSAGE 1. Michael Jung (GER), La Biosthetique-Sam FBW, 34.4 2. Emily King (UK), Brookleigh, 36.8 3. Andreas Ostholt (GER), So Is Et, 38.2 4. Francis Whittington (UK), Hasty IMP, 40.0 5. Christopher Burton (AUS), Nobilis 18, 40.3 ROLEX GRAND SLAM OF EVENTING CHALLENGE Speaking at the post-dressage press conference, a delighted Jung said, "It is always in my mind [Rolex Grand Slam] and the pressure is on, but this is normal like in every competition - when I go to any big competition like a 4* I try to win for sure. I am always looking step by step - the dressage is over but now we are concentrating on the cross-country and then we will look to the next day." Competing at her very first Badminton, 20-year-old Emily King said, "I'm absolutely over the moon, 'Brook' was really good, he went in the ring and warmed up very well and kept that into the main arena. I knew he was capable of doing such a good test. He kept his cool very well so I was over the moon!" "I think the ground will be perfect for the cross-country, so the conditions can't be better. If it stays like this tomorrow too, I think we will have a great day and enjoy the day." said Ostholt currently lying in third place. Having won both the 2015 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and the 2016 Rolex Kentucky, Jung is now just one competition away from the coveted USD$350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing prize. He has traveled to Badminton straight from Kentucky to try to win the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing.
