The British rider delivered the only double clear of the competition aboard Vermento over Kelvin Bywater’s tricky course.

Gilles Thomas takes his first 5* Grand Prix title with the prestigious George V Gold Cup ‒ also the first for a Belgian rider since 1931.

The 2021 event will proceed on its scheduled July dates but as a CSI2* instead of a 5* and be primarily aimed at British-based riders.

American Beezie Madden made Hickstead history by winning the Longines King George V Gold Cup on Aug. 2nd for a second successive year. The 51-year-old Madden has now become the first female to successfully defend the title, again triumphing on 13-year-old bay gelding Cortes C to win the trophy and the €66,000 winner’s share of […]