In a few day’s time, many of the finest equine athletes in the show jumping world will begin their journey to the final thrilling stage of this year’s Longines Global Champions Tour, hosted by the state-of-the-art stadium and stud, Al Shaqab, Doha. All eyes will be on the breathtaking Qatari venue as the top combinations […]
This year’s 14-leg Longines Global Champions Tour has been another record-breaking, roller coaster ride that welcomed Olympians and World Champions together to compete head-to-head for some of the biggest prizes in show jumping. During this incredible 2014 season we have seen truly spectacular performances from some of the greatest names in equestrian sport, but it’s […]
World number one Scott Brash and world number two Ludger Beerbaum have spoken about a new era of “exciting” new football-style club competitions heralding the start of a show jumping revolution in 2015. In an exclusive interview (see video below), the global stars of the sport previewed the spectacular new Club League, which will take […]
The final class of the show, the CSI5* Longines Global Champions Tour Vienna Masters, was won by Championship Leader Ludger Beerbaum (GER) and Chaman, who are on sparkling form following one of the best Longines GCT seasons of Ludger’s career. Second went to fellow German Hans-Dieter Dreher with Embassy II and 3rd to Ludger’s Championship rival […]
The Longines Global Champions Tour of Vienna Grand Prix presented by Icuras was won by Marcus Ehning (GER) and 17-year-old Plot Blue who looked untouchable from the start and finished with the only treble clear following a roller-coaster class filled with thrills and spills. Second place went to 2014 WEG Team Gold medallist Simon Delestre […]
The final CSI5* class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Lausanne, the Prix du Qatar, was won by Abdullah Al Sharbatly (KSA) with Andrea. Second went to recent World Championship Team Gold medallist Jur Vrieling with VDL Zirocco NOP and 3rd to young rising star Bertram Allen (IRE) with Romanov. The class was a […]
World No1 and 2013 LGCT Champion Scott Brash won the Longines Global Champions Tour of London Grand Prix presented by Qatar in spectacular fashion in front of a rapturous home crowd who would have raised the roof of Horse Guards Parade Ground if there had been one. From the very beginning, Brash was hailed as […]
The feature class of Friday’s Longines Global Champions Tour of London, the Sapinda Prix, was won by Harrie Smolders (NED) and Regina Z who put in their usual unbeatably speedy performance to take the honours in this €90,500 class. Second went to McLain Ward (USA) with Rothchild, winners of the Longines GCT Antwerp Grand […]
The CSI5* Maybourne Hotel Group Cup was won by legendary horseman Beat Mandi (SUI) with Antares F who set the field alight from near the very start of the 21-horse jump-off with a time of 31.67s. In second was fellow Suisse Jane Richard Philips with Quister de Guldenboom in a time of 32.15s and third […]
In a rare alignment of the stars, all of the Top 18 show jumping riders in the world have arrived in London and are ready to compete in the 11th round of the 2014 Longines Global Champions Tour, hosted by Horse Guards Parade Ground. Not even at major international championships do we usually see such […]
