Tag: Australia

Australian Showjumpers Allowed to Compete as Individuals at the Olympic Games

Homebush, Australia – July 23, 2021 – The Australian Olympic Committee has been informed that Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) and Katie Laurie (AUS) will be permitted to compete in the Individual Jumping competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Chef de Mission, Ian Chesterman, has welcomed the decision to allow […]

Katie Laurie & McCaw MVNZ Speed to Victory in $25,000 FarmVet Grand Prix

Thermal, Califoria, USA – March 4, 2021 – Show jumping competition resumed during Week VI of Desert Circuit with the $25,000 Farmvet Grand Prix, held in the Grand Prix Stadium. After her win in Wednesday’s Welcome Speed, Katie Laurie (AUS) and McCaw MNVZ claimed another victory in the […]

Aaron Hadlow & Vahlinvader Reign Supreme in the FEI Jumping World Cup™ Australian League

Sale World Cup marked the end of the Australian League FEI Jumping World Cup 2018/2019 season, and it was Aaron Hadlow who topped the leader board in impressive style. Hadlow who hails from Dapto, NSW, led the series by such a margin that the final standings were determined […]

Interview: €1,250,000 LGCT Super Grand Prix Champion Edwina Tops-Alexander

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) has not only secured the Longines Global Champions Tour title twice in her career, but last month added a new accolade to her long list of achievements by becoming the first ever winner of the prestigious LGCT Super Grand Prix – fending off 15 of the […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander & California Excel in €1,250,000 LGCT Super Cup Grand Prix CSI 5*

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) and California faced down phenomenal pressure to win the first-ever Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix as runner up Ludger Beerbaum declared the new GC Playoffs a “milestone in the history of show jumping.“ The €1.25 million showdown took place in front of a […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander & Vinchester Thrive in €330,000 Longines FEI World Cup of Casas Novas CSI 5*-W

“Pretty amazing!” was how Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS), described her victory in today’s seventh leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League series in La Coruña, Spain. For the second consecutive year she out-paced all her rivals to head the line-up at the Casas Novas […]

Australian Queen in Paris! Edwina Tops-Alexander & California Reign in €300,000 Longines Grand Prix CSI 5* at Longines Masters

The second queen of the Longines Masters of Paris is Australian! Even though she is “only” the second female rider to win the Longines Grand Prix of Paris – and even a Longines Grand Prix of the whole series – she is the first Australian, the first non-European actually, to […]

Rowan Willis & Shark Take a Big Bite of the $25,000 Sunday Classic CSI 3* Jackpot at Tryon

Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – October 28, 2018 – The $25,000 Sunday Classic hosted in Tryon Stadium wrapped the week of competition at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), where Rowan Willis (AUS) piloted his own Shark to the top of the leaderboard in 42.315 seconds in the […]

Scott Keach & Fedor Fly to First in $35,000 Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 3* at Tryon

Mill Spring, NC – October 25, 2018 – Scott Keach (AUS) and Fedor dashed to first place in the $35,000 1.50m Horseware Ireland Welcome Stake CSI 3* at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) as 2018 Tryon Fall 5 presented by Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport CSI 3* competition continued this […]

Rowan Willis & Shark Take A Big Bite of the $50,000 Grand Prix CSI 2* at Split Rock Jumping Tour – Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, USA – September 30, 2018 — Shark and Australian Rowan Willis looked like they might be the only clean round in the $50,000 FEI 1.45m Grand Prix held during the Columbus International CSI 2* at the Brave Horse Show Park. Midway through the class of 41 original starters, […]

Rowan Willis & Everse W Claim Sun Life Financial Derby CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows

Rowan Willis (AUS) & Everse W won the Sun Life Financial Derby CSI 5* last Sunday during the ‘North American’ Tournament at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Derby Day at Spruce Meadows is always a fan favourite as riders tackle the derby course designed by the late […]

Rowan Willis & Everse W Winners of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows

Rowan Willis (AUS) & Everse W won the Friends of the Meadows Cup CSI 5* last Saturday during the ‘Pan American’ at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Australian and the 9-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Lexington x Carthago) overcame all the obstacles set at the height […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander at the Top of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour Season Standings

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) is at the top of the leaderboard of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) standings heading into the ninth leg of the championship series in Monaco starting tomorrow. The Aussie has a total of 172 points while Ben Maher (GBR) has tallied 143 points. […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander at the Top of the Leaderboard of 2018 LGCT Season Standings

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) leads the field of international superstars in pursuit of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour Title this week during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Cascais in Estoril, Cascais, Portugal. After the first seven legs of the championship series, the Australian has accumulated a total […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander Supreme in Longines Global Champions Tour Standings

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) has taken over the lead of the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour overall standings after scoring 35 additional points due to the third-place finish in the €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Saint Tropez CSI 5* last Saturday at the Longines Athina Onassis […]

Rowan Willis & Everse W Fly to the Top in $35,000 Sunday Classic CSI 3* at Tryon

Mill Spring, NC – May 27, 2018 – Tryon Spring 4 competition concluded Sunday at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) with a win for Australia’s Rowan Willis aboard Everse W in the $35,000 1.45m Sunday Classic CSI 3*, stopping the short-course timers in 40.162 seconds. Daniel Bedoya (BOL) […]

A Royal Victory for Her Majesty The Queen at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

Royal Windsor Horse Show CHI 5* kicked-off in style with a win for Her Majesty The Queen, who was present to enjoy the victory of Whalton Highwayman, ridden by 15-year-old Kinvara Garner. The private grounds of Windsor Castle were resplendent in the sunshine on the opening day of […]

Olivier Perreau & Dolce Deceuninck Victorious in €30,300 CWD Grand Prix CSI 2*

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 […]

Bertram Allen & Edwina Tops-Alexander Team Up for Victory in €100,000 Le Saut Hermès CSI 5*

Team Tops-Alexander / Allen won Le Saut Hermès last Saturday during the Saut Hermès CSI 5* at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. The competition featured eight teams, each one consisting of two combinations, male and female rider and their horses. The winning team registered only 4 penalty-points […]

Edwina Tops-Alexander on Top of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping – Western European League Standings

Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) has joined Kevin Staut (FRA) at the top of the standings of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping – Western European League. She did so by riding Inca Boy van’t Vianahof (Diamant de Semilly x Cash) to a third-finish during its eighth leg at Olympia London […]

Spectacular Global Champions League Playoffs Announced!

Global Champions League​ announced yesterday the introduction of spectacular new team playoffs in 2018 with an unprecedented €10 million in prize money. The new play offs will be staged in the magical Czech capital Prague, one of the world’s most beautiful cities and a UNESCO World Heritage site, […]