Three horses were held, but eventually all 53 horses entered for the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** passed the first horse inspection on April 21 in Lexington.
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The ground jury held Bonnie Mosser’s Merloch, Boyd Martin’s Rock On Rose and Ian Roberts’ Napalm. Rock On Rose and Napalm passed with little discussion upon re-inspection, while the judges conferred the longest over Merloch, but in the end he was given the OK to start the competition as well.