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Tokyo Olympic golden medallist Oliver Townend led location a British one-two-three astatine nan prestigious Kentucky Three-Day Event.
Townend and his equine Cooley Rosalent were 3rd going into Sunday's showjumping phase.
But a clear information saw them overtake Tom McEwen connected JL Dublin and world champion Yasmin Ingham connected Banzai Du Loir to return nan title.
The trio are each hoping to beryllium selected for GB for nan Paris Olympics this summer.
Townend, who was making his 100th commencement astatine five-star level, was successful associated eighth aft Friday's dressage but moved into badge contention aft Saturday's cross-country.
McEwen, who won squad golden alongside Townend successful Tokyo and besides took individual silver, led going into nan last time connected 28.6 - pinch Ingham connected 31.6 and Townend connected 31.8.
However, some McEwen and Ingham had a obstruction down while McEwen besides incurred a clip penalty, leaving him connected 33.8 and Ingham connected 35.6.
The triumph for Townend, which comes aft his occurrence astatine Burghley past year, sets nan 41-year-old from Yorkshire up for a imaginable Rolex Grand Slam triumph astatine Badminton adjacent week.
