The Australian current world #1-ranked four-in-hand driver and his team were polished and consistent over the two days of competition.

It was a record-breaking 7th consecutive individual gold for Boyd Exell and the 12th Dutch team gold in Szilvásvárad, Hungary.

The title race is tighter than ever thanks to Belgium’s Dries Degrieck, who has upset the applecart and put himself into serious contention.

The Belgian farrier added his name to the four-in-hand driving elite and sealed his place in the World Cup Final in Bordeaux next month.

The Australian was dogged the entire way by Dutch rival Bram Chardon as teams have only one more qualifying leg to go before the Final in Bordeaux.

Five days of jumping, dressage, and driving competition drew to a close on Sunday with a win for Martin Fuchs in the Rolex Grand Prix.

It was FEI Driving World Cup gold for the Australian at the Final in France, challenged by father-and-son legends Ijsbrand and Bram Chardon.

Day three featured the FEI Driving World Cup, Christmas Cracker and Snowflake Stakes; John Whitaker receives Lifetime Achievement Award.

It was another jam-packed day of dressage, driving and jumping at this iconic holiday show, with large international fields.

The Australian world number one was in a league of his own as he triumphed for the second consecutive weekend.