Michael Pollard takes the early lead.

How to survive a trip to Rolex Kentucky with a non-horsey husband in tow.

Two riders suffered an early end to their weekend after the initial horse inspection.

His victory in Kentucky sets up a clash of the titans between him and longtime rival William Fox-Pitt for the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton CCI**** in England next weekend.

April 28—Lexington, Ky.

Only two of James Alliston’s three mounts will advance to show jumping this afternoon after Tivoli was held and then spun by the Rolex Kentucky ground jury. The 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood was Alliston’s highest-placed horse, standing ninth after cross-country.