The 2023 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship takes place from August 17 – August 19 at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
Competition for the 90 horses entered will take place over the course of two days and consist of a Classic Round, a Derby Challenge, and a Handy Round.
While the complete list of horse and riders pairs can be found here, we latched onto a few names because of their creativity, relevance (like Malibu Ken!), or for just being fun.
Here are some of our favorites:
Can Can ridden by Christopher Payne
Hulla-Balou ridden by Michael Dennehy
Malibu Ken ridden by Tiffany Cambria
HH Eagle Scout ridden by Quentin Judge
MTM Lolah LOL ridden by Dorothy Douglas
Schimmy ridden by Kennedi Kunkle
Drumroll ridden by Geoffrey Hesslink
Ivy League ridden by Haylie Rolfe (Owned and trained by Jennifer Alfano)
Mango Cart ridden by Shaine MacDuffee
Catwalk ridden by Greg Crolick
