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Tamie Smith&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lillet 3 won the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at Kentucky to secure back-to-back wins for Smith following her Ocala victory a week earlier. After dressage she sat third on 29.7. It was cross-country that changed the picture. Lillet 3 added just 1.6 time penalties (the fastest round of the day from 31 starters) to move into the lead heading into show jumping. From there, she held it. Smith and Lillet 3 were the only combination to jump clear within the time. A 31.3 final score and 50 points banked.
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Two wins in two weekends saw a huge points boost. She now leads the 2026 Series on 205 points, 20 clear of Caroline Pamukcu on 185. For the full picture on why everything points firmly in her direction for the rest of the season, read our feature here: <a href="https://www.usequestrianopen.org/stories/tamies-on-top-with-a-west-coast-advantage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tamie's on top and has a West Coast advantage</a>
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Second place went to&nbsp;Will Coleman&nbsp;and&nbsp;Very Dignified &mdash; a mare produced in Ireland with Robbie Kearns and is now who showing real promise for the Coleman Team. Will and 'Dora' are still building their partnership, but she is a horse to keep a close eye on as that relationship develops.&nbsp;Third went to&nbsp;Mia Farley&nbsp;and&nbsp;Invictus, who delivered a strong show jumping clear to complete the podium on 38.3.&nbsp;
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<h2>Dressage: Williams wins and Holzer leads after WEC Ocala</h2>
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Jennifer Williams &amp; Joppe K won the CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle at WEC Ocala with a 75.460%. Ashley Holzer &amp; Hawtins San Floriana finished second at 74.880%, enough to take the lead in the US Equestrian Open of Dressage. Frederic Wandres, not competing, watched the Series lead pass to Holzer: 51 points to his 49.
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Holzer not only needed a top-two finish to take the Series lead, but also needed Claire Darnell to finish outside the top 3. She got it. Hawtins still hasn't won a Grand Prix Freestyle, but second place accomplished what mattered this week. Williams, meanwhile, posted another score squarely in her recent range. Her 41 points move her into sixth on the leaderboard.
Darnell and Harrold S finished sixth at 68.425%, well below the form she's shown this season. It didn't affect her Series total &mdash; she'd already completed four qualifiers, so the score didn't count &mdash; but it didn't help, either. She sits third at 47, two points behind Wandres and four behind Holzer, with her window to change that narrowing. Jordan LaPlaca &amp; Gold Play posted a 72.250% in their Grand Prix Freestyle debut together.
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<h2>Jumping: Farrington does it again and introduces a new star</h2>
Kent Farrington won the $340,000 Kentucky International CSI5* Grand Prix on Saturday night but the headline wasn't just the result. It was the horse.
Descartes SR is nine years old and this was his first five-star Grand Prix. Farrington set the pace going first in the jump-off, stopping the clock at 39.92 seconds. From there, no one could catch him. McLain Ward&nbsp; &amp; High Star Hero pushed hardest at 40.42, with Shane Sweetnam &amp; James Kann Cruz completing the podium in third at 40.71.
The context around all three results adds texture. Ward was making his return from injury - his first competition in seven weeks after a fall in Week 10 at Wellington, by his own admission "mildly against doctor's orders." Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz, secure another podium to continue to prove themselves as the most consistent five-star combinations in the world.
But the story of the night was Farrington's newly minted five-star Grand Prix horse. Descartes SR was sourced from Mexico on the recommendation of Francisco Pasquel. Nine years old, first five-star, and he won it.&nbsp;
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Eleven qualifiers in. Two wins in a row. A leaderboard lead of 205 points over Caroline Pamukcu on 185. If there was any doubt about who the 2026 US Equestrian Open of Eventing Series favorite is, Tamie Smith has spent the last two weekends removing it.
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Three weeks ago, we called it (read the full article<a href="https://www.usequestrianopen.org/stories/six-horses-two-weekends-why-tamie-smith-is-the-series-favorite" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> here</a>). Six horses across two back-to-back qualifiers, open scoring slots, and a West Coast calendar that was always going to favor her. The prediction was Tamie Smith wins the 2026 Series. She went to Florida and Kentucky and made believers of anyone who wasn't already.
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At Ocala, Smith steered Jump To Day D to victory in just his second CCI4* appearance, finishing on his dressage score of 31.5 - a feat only three combinations had managed in the event's entire history, all at a previous venue. She also placed fifth with Spiro P on his CCI4* debut. Two horses, two results, 60 points banked.
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Then came Kentucky, where Smith &amp; Lillet 3 won the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S with a score of 31.3 - a performance built on precision across all three phases. After dressage, Tamie sat third on 29.7. It was on cross-country day that the race changed.&nbsp;Lillet 3 added just 1.6 time penalties around the course (the fastest round of the day) to move from third into the lead heading into the showjumping. From there, she held it. Of 31 pairs to jump&nbsp;Guilherme Jorge's course, Tamie and Lillet 3 were the only combination to go clear within the time.
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<h2 class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">Why the big wins matter most</h2>
In a series where the points scale is tiered by field size, winning big is not just better, it's structurally different. A win in a field of more than 25 starters pays 50 points. Win a smaller qualifier and you're getting 40. The ten-point gap compounds across a season.
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Look at how Boyd Martin built his winning 260-point campaign in 2025. His platform was the large-field qualifiers: a win and multiple top-four finishes in fields of 25-plus. He didn't even need two outright wins in those events to get there. Tamie already has two - Kentucky and Carolina, both with&nbsp;Lillet 3. That is a stronger foundation than Boyd had at the same stage.
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But the opportunity for big points isn't finished yet either. In two weeks, Tryon will field a 25+ field and Tamie will compete with Ferrie's Cello and Spiro P.&nbsp; She arrives with two more shots at a maximum score before the season tips into the West Coast stretch.
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<h2 class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]">The West Coast factor</h2>
Here is where Tamie's campaign takes on a different shape to anyone trying to chase her.
The second half of the season, the calendar tilts west. Rebecca Farm (July 18), Twin Rivers (September 17), and Woodside (October 2) are all West Coast events. Historically, they draw smaller fields. That is not a weakness, it is an opportunity.
Smaller fields mean wins are more attainable. Tamie's current 20-point scores (earned in tough, competitive fields) become very replaceable with 40 point wins on home turf.&nbsp;
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Nine qualifiers to go. 205-points. A string of seven horses. Two 50-point wins already banked.&nbsp;Tamie Smith is on course to win the 2026 US Equestrian Open of Eventing Series.
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Tamie's on top and has a West Coast advantage

It was a big day on the Kentucky Horse Park cross-country course with a 62% clear rate and an average of 11.2 time penalties, 2.7 more than expected from this class. The course asked questions (mainly at the influential corner), and not everyone had the answers. But the below riders did.
Tamra Smith &amp; Lillet 3 proved the metrics right. Coming in as the fastest horse in the field by <a href="https://usequestrianopen.info/kentucky4s2026/cross-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Top Speed Percentage</a> at 95%, they delivered &mdash; picking up just 1.6 time penalties to move into the lead with a combined score of 31.3. Smith goes into the final phase with a 90% win chance on the prediction centre. A win would add 50 points to her series tally and hand her the Series lead, with a 20 point gap to Caroline Pamukcu. The&nbsp;<a href="https://us.equestrian-hub.com/public/championship/eventing/2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leaderboard </a>implications are significant.
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Will Coleman &amp; Very Dignified, or Dora to those who know her, put in a smashing round, picking up just 4.4 time penalties to sit second. Coleman has spoken warmly about this mare throughout the season, and it is easy to see why. She jumped clear (and inside the time!) at the US Equestrian Open Final and she jumped clear again today. The prediction centre gives her just a 9% win chance but with a 93% top-three chance, a podium looks likely.&nbsp;
Mia Farley &amp; Invictus sit third after a strong round with just 5.6 time penalties. This combination has historically carried significant time penalties &mdash; often into double figures &mdash; but they have been getting faster, and today showed that progress clearly.&nbsp;
The breakout round of the day, though, belonged to Isabelle Cook. Tina Cook's daughter, competing as part of the GB Rising Lions programme, was the fastest combination on course for a spell &mdash; until Smith came out late in the order &mdash; posting just 3.2 time penalties to climb 28 places from 36th to 8th. A remarkable ride that will turn heads.
Tomorrow, show jumping decides it. Lillet 3 leads with a pole in hand. Very Dignified is 4.4 penalties behind. The <a href="https://prediction-centre.equiratings.com/competitions/kentucky_4s_2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EquiRatings Prediction Centre</a> has made its call.
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Tamie Smith is set to take the Series lead 

Kentucky is East Coast territory. The iconic Kentucky Horse Park, the five-star running simultaneously, the history and the atmosphere - it all belongs to the established order. And yet, scroll through the top ten of today's dressage leaderboard and a different story emerges.
Four of the combinations sitting inside the top ten are based on the West Coast.
Tamra Smith, Temecula-based and in imperious form all season, leads on Danito with a 27.0, sits fourth with Lillet 3, and 13th with Kynan. That was somewhat expected. What perhaps wasn't is the company she's keeping from her own backyard.
Molly Duda, 21 years old, is based with Tamie Smith in Temecula. Not only does she own Lillet 3 for Tamie, but she sits sixth on 31.1 with&nbsp;Carlingfords Hes a Clover - their best four-star dressage test together across seven international starts. The context makes it more impressive. Scoring ran 2.6 penalties above the six-run average (6RA) across both days &mdash; a tough environment &mdash; and yet Carlingfords Hes a Clover beat their own 6RA by 6.4 penalties. The biggest improvement of any combination in the field.
Then there's Tommy Greengard, 26, based in Malibu, who arrives with two horses and sits equal seventh on 31.4 with&nbsp;That's Me Z. That same combination finished 17th here last year. He also has Balladeer Kilbrickens Lad in the field &mdash; a horse that won his first four-star at Galway Downs just weeks ago sitting in 26th on a 36.3. One to watch tomorrow as he takes on the cross-country with two relatively inexperienced horses who show great promise. Hear from Tommy Greengard on the US Equestrian Open Podcast <a href="https://pod.fo/e/3f8f36" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>
This is exactly what the US Equestrian Open was built for. A series that gives West Coast-based (and young!) riders, not just a reason to make the trip east, but a genuine shot at competing with &mdash; and beating &mdash; the best in the country. Duda and Greengard are not here to make up the numbers. They are here because of the Series pathway, and they are walking it.
Cross-country tomorrow will ask different questions. But the West Coast has already made its point.&nbsp; Read more on why EquiRatings think its possible to win the US Equestrian Open Series from the West Coast: <a href="https://www.usequestrianopen.org/stories/is-the-us-equestrian-open-winnable-from-the-west-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.usequestrianopen.org/stories/is-the-us-equestrian-open-winnable-from-the-west-coast</a>

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Tamie Smith is doing what Tamie Smith seems to do. She leads on Danito with a 27.0 &mdash; exactly his six-run average (6RA), delivered on cue &mdash; and sits joint third with&nbsp;Lillet 3 on 29.9 and 13th with Kynan. Lillet 3 leads the <a href="https://prediction-centre.equiratings.com/competitions/kentucky_4s_2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prediction Centre </a>and is certainly one to watch tomorrow with a serious chance at making the time. Three horses and three solid positions. The points Tamie could gain her may become extremely critical in her <a href="https://www.usequestrianopen.org/stories/six-horses-two-weekends-why-tamie-smith-is-the-series-favorite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaign for the Series lead.</a>
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Sharon White &amp; Claus 63 were the surprise (and impress!) of the phase. A 28.1 is their second-best four-star test from 20 starts together, behind only the 25.2 they produced at the US Equestrian Open Final at Morven Park last year. They outperformed their 6RA by 4.2 marks to sit second overnight. The <a href="https://prediction-centre.equiratings.com/competitions/kentucky_4s_2026/movement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prediction Centre</a> has rewarded them accordingly with a +16% swing in win chance, the biggest post-dressage move in the field, putting them top at 21%.
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Then there is Elizabeth Barratt and Ride for Thais Chaman Dumontceau. The 20-year-old, competing as part of Great Britain's Rising Lions team, posted a 29.7 to sit third &mdash; just under the horse's six-run average of 30. The horse's most recent run before Barratt took over in 2025 was the Paris Olympics with St&eacute;phane Landois, where they scored a 24.4. The horse was also previously produced and ridden by the late Thais Meheust who tragically lost her life in a horseriding accident.&nbsp;
As Barratt grows into the partnership and performing on the bigger stages, the ceiling could be high. No British rider has ever completed this class in its five-year history meaning that Barratt, alongside Rising Lions teammates Finn Healy (35.8, 25th) and Isabelle Cook (39.3, 36th), are aiming to change that.
Cross-country is tomorrow. Tamie Smith is everywhere. Sharon White is on form. And a 20-year-old from Great Britain just announced herself.
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