WILL Coleman has written his name into the record books, as only the second American in the last 18 years to win the CCI5*-L at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. He did so with Diabolo.

“I probably can’t put it into words,” Coleman said of his win with the Diabolo Group’s Holsteiner gelding. “It’s a surreal feeling; it’s something we all dream about. Winning (a five-star) is the hardest thing to do in equestrian sports, and I feel like (all the riders) deserve the win. It’s such a hard game, it takes so long to get good enough at it to contend at this level.