Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 04, 2019 – Despite the rain continuing on and off throughout the day, 53 horses passed under the clock tower and into the International Ring to take on the course designed by FEI Course Designer Santiago Varela (ESP) for the $133,700 Kubota Cup […]
Calgary, Canada – July 03, 2019 – Kent Farrington (USA) and Austria 2 won the $36,100 Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* yesterday during the ‘North American’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada. The first of the two FEI 1.45m competitions began at 8:00am on the International Ring with […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 03, 2019 – The International Ring was up and running early on day one of the 2019 Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament, presented by Rolex. With a large number of competitors entering the FEI 1.45m division, two competitions ran today. The second group […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – July 03, 2019 – The International Ring at Spruce Meadows welcomed 100 horse/rider combinations representing 18 countries to the Friends of the Meadows Cup (1.50m) this afternoon. FEI Course Designer Santiago Varela (ESP) built a 535m track with 11 obstacles (13 efforts) to test […]
Calvary, Alberta, Canada – June 30, 2019 – Jordan Coyle (IRL) and Picador won the $36,100 West Canadian Cup CSI 5* last Sunday during the ‘Pan American’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Province of Alberta, Canada. It was a beautiful Sunday morning at Spruce Meadows to start the […]
Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 29, 2019 – Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) sent pulses racing with a formidable F1-style victory on Beauville Z in the €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco CSI 5* presented by Tennor on the 10th leg of the International […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 30, 2019 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) and Venard de Cerisy won the $390,000 ‘Pan American’ Grand Prix CSI 5* yesterday during the ‘Pan American’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Province of Alberta, Canada. There was a lively atmosphere surrounding the Meadows on the Green for […]
Knokke Heist, Belgium – June 30, 2019 – “I had a very big aim for my horse for this week, and it was this Grand Prix,” Darragh Kenny (IRL) said after winning the €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* presented by Audi yesterday during Knokke Hippique CSI 5*/3*/2* in […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 29, 2019 – The 2019 Alberta Power Speed Challenge Series continued yesterday with the $71,300 AKITA Drilling Cavalry Charge CSI 5*. Over the previous two legs riders competed over the same track designed by FEI Course Designer Leopoldo Palacious (VEN) attempting to not only […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 29, 2019 – Eduardo Menezes (BRA) and H5 Chaganus were the winners of the $36,100 Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* yesterday during the ‘Pan American’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Province of Alberta, Canada. It shaped up to be a beautiful […]
Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 30, 2019 – The Scandinavian Vikings secured their first ever GCL win after Evelina Tovek (SWE) and Geir Gulliksen (NOR) kept cool heads under enormous pressure as the last riders to go in a high-octane competition in Monaco. There has been a dramatic shake […]
Knokke-Heist, Belgium – Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) brought yet another big five-star win home to Knokke Hippique host and event president Stephan Conter, when taking the top honours in Saturday night’s €97,800 Championship of Knokke CSI 5* presented by Knokke Heist. The fifteen best riders from the first round […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 30, 2019 – McLain Ward (USA) was simply magnificent last Friday, claiming the top two placings in the $140,000 Canadian Utilities Cup CSI 5* during the ‘Pan American‘ series at the Meadows on the Green Arena in Spruce Meadows at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The […]
Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 27, 2019 – Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Usual Suspect d’Auge won the €61,500 GCL First Individual Competition CSI 5* last Thursday during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco CSI 5* in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Julien Epaillard (FRA) & Usual Suspect d’Auge The flying […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 29, 2019 – Kent Farrington (USA) and Jasper won the $36,100 Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* yesterday during the ‘Pan American‘ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada. Warm weather greeted horses and riders for day two of competition at the Meadows […]
Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 28, 2019 – Martin Fuchs (SUI) took his first win aboard new horse The Sinner in a perfect prelude to Saturday’s Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix du Prince de Monaco CSI 5* presented by Tennor. In the spectacular harbour-side setting, Fuchs added the […]
Knokke Heist, Belgium – June 28, 2019 – Stephex Stables’ very own Daniel Deusser and Calisto Blue (Chacco-Blue x Con Air) brought the victory home to Knokke Hippique-host and Event President Stephan Conter in Friday evening’s €50,200 Invest Mobile Prize CSI 5*. Ten of the 46 horse-and-rider combinations […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 28, 2019 – It was a busy day on the North American Ring. The final competition of the day was the Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* and 76 horse/rider combinations took on the course designed by Quintin Maertens (NED) during the […]
Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 28, 2019 – The penultimate day of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco CSI 5* saw a sizzler of a speed class down next to the Mediterranean sea. It was a Swiss one-two in the first CSI 5* class of the day – […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 27, 2019 – The second $36,100 Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* brought fifty-two competitors to the North American Ring yesterday during the ‘Pan American‘ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada. Quintin Maertens (DEN) tested this group in a two-phase competition where twenty-nine jumped clean through phase […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 27, 2019 – Two Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* competitions were run yesterday to accommodate all of the horses and riders looking to compete in the division. The first competition brought fifty-six competitors into the ring to test their skills on […]
Monte Carlo, Monaco – June 27, 2019 – In a night of turbo-charged action in Monaco, the Scandinavian Vikings’ duo of Geir Gulliksen (NOR) with VDL Groep Quatro and Evelina Tovek (SWE) with Winnetou de la Hamente Z took pole position as the only team to finish on […]
Knokke Heist, Belgium – June 27, 2019 – The Belgian riders came strong in force to the opening day of the second week of 2019 Knokke Hippique, and Dominique Hendrickx gave it the best possible conclusion when winning the feature class of the day – the La €25,000 […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – June 28, 2019 – The second half of the 2019 Spruce Meadows Summer Series began yesterday with the ‘Pan American‘ CSI 5*, presented by Rolex. Over 360 horses participated in the FEI Veterinary Inspection earlier in the week to be eligible for FEI competitions. […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – June 22, 2019 – We’ve nearly lost count of the number of speed-class wins stolen by the black mare Carlotta and her Italian rider Emanuele Gaudiano (ITA). They have taken titles in every continent. It goes without saying that one day they would add the […]
The magical back-drop of Port d’Hercule and the iconic Prince’s Palace in Monaco will be the setting for a three-day feast of top-class show jumping alongside fantastic entertainment from the 27th – 29th June. In the 2019 LGCT Ranking, third place man Ben Maher (GBR) who was back on blistering […]
Hickstead, England – June 22, 2019 – Harriet Nuttall (GBR) saw off reigning champion Matthew Sampson (GBR) to win the £23,000 Science Supplements Speed Derby CSI 4* last Saturday at Hickstead, England. Matt had been aiming for a third consecutive win with Topflight True Carlo, while Harriet was hoping […]
Cascais, Estoril, Portugal – June 23, 2019 – Martin Fuchs (SUI) and Chaplin pulled off an astonishing Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix win in Cascais, Estoril beating his London Knights teammate Ben Maher (GBR) only hours after they won the GCL together earlier in the evening. The […]
Cascais, Estoril, Portugal – June 24, 2019 – The London Knights have today catapulted themselves into the overall GCL ranking lead after a phenomenal win today from Ben Maher (GBR) and Explosion W and Martin Fuchs (SUI) with Chaplin at GCL Cascais, Estoril. After their sublimely quick combined time […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – June 23, 2019 – Belgian Gudrun Patteet (BEL) became the third woman to win a Longines Grand Prix in the Longines Masters series following Pénélope Leprévost of France in 2011 and Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) in 2018. Leprévost and Tops-Alexander both took the title in […]
