The final competition of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour saw a familiar face on the winner’s step, as 2017 Champion Harrie Smolders (NED) rounded out the weekend with a win in the Massimo Dutti Trophy. Lightning fast as ever, the flying Dutchman made a formidable return to […]
Young Belgian rider Constant van Paesschen rode a sprint finish to rival Usain Bolt to win the CSI5* 1.45m speed class on the closing day of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour. Riding the athletic Compadre van de Helle, the pair seemingly sprouted wings to soar to victory […]
Shanghai, China – April 23, 2018 – With the 30 points for their win last Saturday at the Global Champions League of Shanghai, the London Knights have taken over the top position of the overall ranking leaderboad registering a total of 62 points. Former leaders Valkenswaard United have […]
Joseph Clayton (GBR) & Carolus K Dhi won the Gold 3 jump-off class yesterday during Spring MET Tour IV at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The Brit and the 11-year-old dark bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Indoctro x Gran Corrado) claimed the victory by leaving all […]
In a breath-taking display of power and precision the London Knights duo of Emily Moffitt and Ben Maher stormed to a GCL Shanghai win by 27 hundredths of a second, taking the lead in the overall ranking. With enormous pressure on the shoulders of U25 rider Moffitt and […]
Eduardo Menezes (BRA) & Quintol won the MXN $3,413,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5* yesterday during the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Mexico CSIO 5* at the Club Hípico Coapexpan in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. A total of four combinations qualifed for the jump-off after clearing all the […]
Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet and the gallant grey Coree set a jaw-dropping pace early in a 12 rider jump-off, seizing victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Shanghai. The pair nailed the feature class with a Formula-1-fast round that simply couldn’t be beaten, finishing 1.69 seconds ahead of their […]
Luiz Felipe Pimenta Alves (BRA) & GB Celine R won the R$18,000 Gerdau Prize class yesterday on the second day of competition during The Best Jump CSI 2*-W at the Sociedade Hípica Porto Alegrense in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Luiz Felipe Pimenta Alves (BRA) & […]
Marc Bettinger (GER) & Bentley N won the €25,800 Gold 4 two-phase class yesterday during Spring MET CSI 2* at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. Marc Bettinger (GER) & Bentley N The German and the 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Numero Uno x Peter Pan) scored their […]
Ben Maher (GBR) & Explosion W won the €145,000 First GCL class yesterday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Shanghai CSI 5* in China. The Brit and the 9-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding (Chacco-Blue x Baloubet du Rouet) were victorious in the 1.50m-1.60m speed challenge by […]
The London Knights are the leading lights after round one of the GCL Shanghai, seizing pole position ahead of Saturday’s crucial decider. The classy pairing of Ben Maher and U25 rider Emily Moffitt led the cavalry charge from the off and their double clear proved unassailable. Ludger Beerbaum […]
At approximately 5:00am this morning, 20 of the world’s top 5* Elite-level international horses landed at JFK Airport, ready to compete at the debut Longines Masters of New York, April 26-29. The sight this morning at JFK offered a unique glimpse into how these often multi-million dollar Elite […]
André Americo de Miranda (BRA) & Qualmatie du Breil won the Big Tour speed class yesterday during the first day of competition of the Best Jump at Sociedade Hípica Porto Alegrense in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The Brazilian and the 14-year-old bay Selle Français mare […]
Marc Bettinger (GER) & Bentley N won the €25,600 Gold 4 speed class yesterday during Spring MET CSI 2* at the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva Nova, Spain. The German and the 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Numero Uno x Peter Pan) left all the poles up and […]
The first CSI5* class of the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour kicked off in style with a blazing win from Marlon Zanotelli (BRA) and Extra van Essene – the consistently speedy pair always one to watch when time is of the essence. Second went to Belgian star Constant […]
On 15 April 2018, Elizabeth Madden (USA) aboard Breitling LS reigned supreme at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final by imposing themselves at the three rounds of the final, which were held at the impressive AccorHotels Arena in Paris. Spectators were rewarded with a truly thrilling […]
Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) & Dana Blue won the €25,100 Seacon Logistics Prix CSI 2* last week during the de Peelbergen Outdoor Tour CSI 2* at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenberg, The Netherlands. The Dutch and the 10-year-old grey Dutch Warmblood mare (Mr. Blue x […]
Todd Minikus (USA) welcomed another successful week of competition during the second installment of the ESP Spring Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, after taking a first-place finish in the $35,000 ProElite® Grand Prix last week. Minikus once again piloted the Quality […]
Wellington, FL – April 18, 2018 – Todd Minikus (USA) welcomed another successful week of competition during the second installment of the ESP Spring Series at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, after taking a first-place finish in the $35,000 ProElite® Grand Prix last […]
Fernando Martinez Sommer (MEX) & Cor Bakker won the Banorte Grand Prix last Sunday during the México CSI 4* at the Club Hípico Coapexpan in Xalapa, Veracruz, México. The Mexican and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Colandro x Quattro) were victorious by being the only combination that overcame all […]
Katrin Eckermann (GER) & Caleya won the €25,300 Parkhotel Horst Grand Prix CSI 2* last Sunday during the de Peelbergen Outdoor Tour CSI 2* at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenberg, the Netherlands. The German and the 9-year-old chestnut mare (Calido I x Lancer II) claimed the […]
2017 and 2018 U.S. Longines FEI World Cup Final Winners, Olympic Medalists, and Young Talent Slated to Go Head-To-Head with Three Europeans Ranked in the Top Five in the World New York, NY – April 17, 2018 – It’s all in place for a stunning weekend of elite […]
San Juan Capistrano, CA – Rachel Cornacchia (CAN) claimed the first place prize and her first Grand Prix win in the $50,000 Blenheim Spring Classic 4 Grand Prix, presented by iJump Sports, aboard Eventyre Farms Ltd.’s Valkyrie de Talma. In front of a full audience of fellow equestrians and local […]
The Valkenswaard United are at the top of the leaderboard of the 2018 Global Champions League after a second-place finish in the second leg of the championship at Miami Beach CSI 5* just less than two weeks ago. The team from the Netherlands has been the most consistent […]
Scott Brash (GBR) has retained his overall lead in the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour standings after a tenth-place finish in the €300,000 Longines Grand Prix of Miami Beach CSI 5* two weeks ago. As a result, the Brit added 27 points to his previous score of 40 […]
Olivier Perreau (FRA) & Dolce Deceuninck won the €30,300 Grand Prix CSI 2*, presented by CWD last Sunday during the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Paris, France. The Frenchman and the 9-year-old Belgian Sport Horse mare (Toulon x Cartier van de Heffinck) gave the home crowd […]
Beezie Madden: And That’s Two! The AccorHotels Arena seems to bring good luck to the female American riders. Thirty-one years after Katharine Burdsall and The Natural, when this arena was still called Palais Omnisport Paris Bercy, another woman from the United States was crowned winner of the 40th […]
The Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) management team, who oversee and organize the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), the longest running and largest horse show in the world, have announced a strategic plan to unveil a technologically advanced footing surface ahead of the […]
Omaha, Nebraska – April 15, 2018 – Hunter Holloway swept the top two places in the $130,000 International Omaha Grand Prix. Holloway topped a 24-horse field on Eastern Jam and placed second on VDL Bravo in the culminating event of the 2018 International Omaha held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, site of […]
The already intense 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour ranking battle could be in for a major shake up, as reigning LGCT title holder Harrie Smolders (NED) returns with top stallion Don VHP Z for what promises to be a thrilling Shanghai LGCT. Less than one week after Formula 1 hit […]
