Tag: William Fox-Pitt

All Change on the Leader Board After Cross Country Day at Mars Badminton Horse Trials

Amy Powell

After a thrilling day of cross country at the Mars Badminton Horse Trials, the leader board after dressage took quite the shakeup to see New Zealand’s Tim Price climb up from third into the top spot, followed by a legend of the British team, William Fox-Pitt rising to second from overnight 8th and Ireland’s Lucy Latter storming into third in her first ever 5 star competition from 46th position after dressage. The story of the day certainly goes to 27-year-old Badminton and 5 star first timer, Lucy Latta, who put…

William Fox-Pitt announces shock passing of Oratorio

Jan Hughes
Miracle man: William Fox-Pitt bounced back from a serious head injury to take the lead as Eventing got underway at Deodoro Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) today. (FEI/Dirk Caremans)

William Fox-Pitt has announced the death of his top five-star event horse, Oratorio II, stable name Rio, who collapsed and died during the cross country at Lincolnshire Horse Trials on Sunday, 19th March 2023. It is suspected that the 2009 gelding died of a heart attack during what was his first event of the season. The following statement was released on Fox-Pitt’s website, and on social media via head groom and yard manager, Jackie Potts: “Oratorio got the day off to a brilliant start in the dressage with a score…