Conor Swail Leads Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ – North American League Following First Four Events

By Jumper News on 2025-12-04

Fort Worth, United States — December 03, 2025 — Ireland’s Conor Swail (IRL) leads the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League (NAL) standings as the schedule takes a break following the $400,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Los Angeles. Swail’s performances in the first four events of the 2025/2026 season, which included a victory at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, have earned him 41 points.

After a blazing win at the Santa Anita CSI5*-W, six-time U.S. Olympian and World #11 McLain Ward leads all American riders with 36 points. Laura Kraut, Ward’s U.S. Olympic teammate and current World #8, sits third overall with 33 points. The full NAL standings following the first four events are available at Rankings and Standings Page.

The NAL resumes January 31 in Thermal, California, as the world’s top show jumping athletes gear up for the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final in Fort Worth, Texas. The Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT), in partnership with the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Sports Commission, will host the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final and Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final at Dickies Arena, April 8-12, 2026.

**McLain Ward** (USA) & **High Star Hero** in the $400,000 CSI5*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Los Angeles at Santa Anita Park. Photo: © *Winslow Photography*

The podium finishers from the first four 2025/2026 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Qualifiers are as follows:

Traverse City (USA)
1.    Kent Farrington (USA) & Greya
2.    Spencer Smith (USA) & Keeneland
3.    Jacob Pope (USA) & Highway FBH

Washington (USA)
1.    Laura Kraut (USA) & Tres Bien Z
2.    Daniel Coyle (IRL) & Incredible
3.    Ben Maher (GBR) & Faltic HB

Toronto (CAN)
1.    Conor Swail (IRL) & Casturano
2.    Skylar Wireman (USA) & Barclino B
3.    Mimi Gochman (USA) & Inclen BH

Los Angeles (USA)
1.    McLain Ward (USA) & High Star Hero
2.    Richard Vogel (GER) & Gangster Montdesir
3.    Nina Mallevaey (FRA) & Dynastie de Beaufor

Standings — Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Los Angeles

1) Conor Swail (IRL) — 41

2) McLain Ward (USA) — 36

3) Laura Kraut (USA) — 33

FULL STANDINGS

The NAL season runs through seven legs across North America, with the World Cup™ Qualifiers at Thermal (USA), Puebla (MEX) and Ocala (USA) still to go. The best seven East U.S., three West U.S., two Canadian, and two Mexican athletes will punch their tickets to the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2026. International riders, such as Swail, competing in the North American League qualify by earning as many points as the lowest qualifying North American rider.

The FEI World Cup™ Finals are the world’s biggest annual individual championship for Jumping and Dressage horses and athletes. The world’s top competitors, including Olympic and World champions, come from all over the globe to compete for the title of FEI World Cup™ Champion.

Started in 1979, the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final is an annual international showdown among the world’s best Jumping horses and athletes. Previous FEI Jumping World Cup™ Finals held in the United States include Baltimore (1980), Tampa (1989), Del Mar, CA (1992), Las Vegas (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015), and Omaha (2017 and 2023). First held in 1986, the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final features the world’s best Dressage horses and athletes. The Final has been held in the U.S. in Los Angeles (1995), Las Vegas (2005, 2007, 2009, 2015), and Omaha (2017 and 2023).

All-session tickets can be ordered online at https://www.fortworth2026.com/tickets. Anyone interested in VIP tables can make reservations at VIP Reservations. For group sales, please email Sydney at shall@dickiesarena.com.

Further information on the 2026 FEI World Cup™ Finals is available online at https://www.fortworth2026.com/.

Source: Press Release (edited) from Marty Bauman / Classic Communications for the Split Rock Jumping Tour