Jessica Mendoza Wins the €308,600 Grand Prix of the City of Barcelona CSIO 5*

By Jumper News on 2026-10-02

Barcelona, Spain – October 02, 2026 – The second day of CSIO Barcelona came to a close Friday night with victory for Britain’s Jessica Mendoza in the €308,600 Grand Prix of the City of Barcelona CSIO 5* for the Calvet 75th Anniversary Trophy, the event’s most important individual competition. In front of a packed Olympic arena at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, Mendoza was the fastest in an exciting second round reserved for the top twelve combinations from the first round.

Riding In The Air, the British rider completed the course without penalties in 46.94 seconds, edging Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) by just 12 hundredths of a second.

Pessoa finished second with Major Tom, while Ireland’s Cian O’Connor completed the podium with Kentucky TN. Armando Trapote, fifth with Gin Tonic van het Gerendal Z, was the best-placed Spanish rider.

**Jessica Mendoza** (GBR) & **In the Air**

The victory confirms Mendoza’s excellent start to the competition, with two wins from the first two days of CSIO Barcelona. The British rider had already won Thursday’s Estrella Damm Trophy, also with In The Air.

During the break between the two rounds of the Grand Prix, Lluís Calvet, Managing Director of Calvet real estate, received the Joaquín Calvo Award in recognition of his strong support for CSIO Barcelona and PoloPark, coinciding with the company’s 75th anniversary.

CSIO Barcelona will continue tomorrow, Saturday, with its third day of competition and four more classes. The highlight of the programme will be the Queen’s Cup – KAR Sport Horses Trophy – Generalitat de Catalunya Prize, starting at 8 pm and once again coinciding with the gala dinner in the grandstand of the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.