Robert Smith (GBR) & Ilton won the €24,700 Bunn Leisure Trophy CSI 5* yesterday during the first day of competition during the BHS Royal International Horse Show – Hickstead CSIO 5* at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex, England. The Brit and the 10-year-old bay male […]
The London Knights have secured a sensational third win of the season, after a knife-edge finish saw Ben Maher (GBR) with Explosion W and Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) with H&M Chilli Willi take the top step of the podium at GCL Chantilly. It all came down to the final […]
The London Knights have finished a furlong ahead of closest rivals Valkenswaard United in today’s race for position, with Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) on H&M Chilli Willi and Ben Maher (GBR) with Winning Good delivering foot perfect performances in the first round of GCL Chantilly. Knights and United – […]
Ben Maher (GBR) has secured a hat-trick of wins so far in the Longines Global Champions Tour – Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping, adding tonight’s thrilling jump-off class to his list of successes in the French capital city. As the British National Anthem rang out for a third time […]
The second day of competition at the Longines Global Champions Tour – Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping kicked off with a blistering win in the €50,000 Prix Renault Mobility CSI 5* from Ben Maher (GBR) with Don Vito as temperatures rose in the French capital city. Set under the […]
Ben Maher (GBR) & Don Vito were the winners of the first major class during the 5th edition of the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping, the €25,750 Prix Renault CSI 5* held at the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Brit and the 10-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding […]
It was a battle of the Whitaker brothers this afternoon in Monaco, with Michael reigning supreme in today’s CSI5* Trophée Casino de Monte-Carlo class, finishing just tenths of a second ahead of brother John. In an edge of the seat jump-off, Michael Whitaker (GBR) piloted his grey horse […]
Harry Charles (GBR) signed the biggest victory in Friday’s Super Cup Series, when going to the top in the €25,800 1.45m Grand Prix Qualifier CSI 2*, presented by Sport Vlaanderen counting for the world ranking. This jump-off class counted a total of 80 riders and 20 of them […]
Britain’s William Funnell (GBR) joined an illustrious group of four-time winners when claiming the Al Shira’aa Derby today at Hickstead. Riding the homebred 10-year-old Billy Buckingham, William was one of just two riders to go clear in the first round, meaning he had to jump-off for honours against […]
Yorkshire’s Matthew Sampson rode out the winner of the Bunn Leisure Speed Derby for the second year in a row. His victory came on his 2017 champion Topflight True Carlo, who is a former event horse owned by Christine Spanner. A total of 31 starters came forward for […]
Last year’s British Speed Derby champion Matt Sampson has just jumped right into contention for Hickstead’s Al Shira’aa Derby. Matt recently won the Hamburg Derby, the German equivalent to Hickstead’s most famous class, riding the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Gloria van Zuuthoeve. The pair produced the only double […]
Olympic gold medallist Scott Brash (GBR) had his first international win at Hickstead at the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting today. His victory in the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard came on the nine-year-old Hello Shelby, who jumped a double clear in a time of 35.60sec. “I wasn’t really […]
The race at the top of the 2018 Global Champions League standings is fierce because the London Knights have only a five-point advantage over the Valkenswaard United as the two teams battle it out later on today during the Longines Global Champions League of Cascais. The Shanghai Swans […]
British showjumpers made a blistering start to the Equerry Bolesworth International Horse Show in front of a capacity crowd on Thursday. The opening four-star international class – a two-phase competition sponsored by Naylors Equestrian – saw more than 50 starters tackle the International Arena class. And it was […]
Great Britain’s Ben Maher took a sensational second win of the season today, following a breathtaking jump-off in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Ramatuelle, Saint Tropez. The fight for the 2018 title has intensified after Edwina Tops-Alexander’s podium sees her regain the overall ranking lead. […]
Morgan Kent (GBR) & Drumconnick won the £22,400 Bottle Green & Horse Sport Ireland International Grand Prix CSI 2* last Friday during the Balmoral Show CSI 2* in Sprucefield, Northern Ireland. The Brit and the 9-year-old bay Irish Sport Horse Stallion (Verdi x Abdeltje) triumped by leaving all […]
Emma Stoker (GBR) & Townhead Ballulah won the PLN $12,000 Gold Tour two-phase class yesterday during the Baltica Tour’s Equestrian Spring Tour in Ciekocinko, Poland. The Brit and the 9-year-old chestnut mare (Cartani x Tabasco La Silla) triumphed by advancing to and completing the second part of […]
Guy Williams (GBR) & Rouge de Ravel won the €43,300 Falcon Stakes yesterday during the Royal Windsor Horse Show at the Royal Windsor Castle Grounds in Windsor, Berkshire, in England. The Brit and the 13-year-old bay Selle Français stallion (Ultimo van Ter Moude x Quouglof Rouge) triumphed in the […]
Matthew Sampson (GBR) & Gloria van Zuuthoeve won the €120,000 Hamburg Derby, presented by J.J. Darboven yesterday during the Deutsches Spring und Dressur – Hamburg Derby at the Derby Platz Klein Flottbek in Hamburg, Germany. A total of three combinations had qualified for the jump-off, but the Brit and […]
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 […]
Scott Brash (GBR) has maintained the lead for the 2018 Longines Global Champions Tour Championship after another consistent finish last week in Madrid. Brash finished in fifth place for the second consecutive event, adding 32 more points to his previous total, accumulating a total of 131 after the […]
The London Knights have increased their margin of lead over all other teams in the 2018 Global Champions League standings after earning their second consecutive victory yesterday during the Global Champions League of Madrid at the Campo de Villa Madrid in Spain. As we reported yesterday, the team’s […]
The scarlet-suited London Knights brought home a second win of the season, after a spectacular Spanish showdown saw thrills, spills and top sporting action. Ben Maher and Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) of the Knights withstood enormous pressure to ride the only double clear of the day, stealing the win […]
Pedro Veniss (BRA) & Alonzo d’Ete (Verdi x Coriolan), Nicole Pavitt (GBR) & Gemmarco 16 (Unbelievable Darco x Equador) and Guy Williams (GBR) & Stakkatos Boy (Stakkato x Landor S) shared first place in the Prix SE Interim Six-Bar class last Sunday during the Jumping International de Maubege […]
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 […]
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 […]
Laura Renwick (GBR)Â & Bintang II were the winners of the 1.45m Longines Ranking Class CSI 3*, sponsored by Lion of Porches yesterday during the Vilamoura Atlantic Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Quarteira, Faro Portugual. The Brit and the 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Kitile Orta x […]
Graham Babes (GBR) & Boucheron won the €25,300 Vilamoura World sponsored speed class CSI 3* yesterday during the Vilamoura Atlantic Tour at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre in Quarteira, Faro, Portugal. The Brit and the 12-year-old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Valentino x Burggraaf) took top honors in the 1.45m […]
