Farrington Ousts von Eckermann to Top Longines Rankings

Following an update to the Longines Rankings published on May 6, 2025, USA’s Kent Farrington has been confirmed as the new world number one, taking the lead on the world rankings with 3,269 points.

Kent Farrington has enjoyed a string of strong performances on home soil in Wellington and Lexington. His most recent triumph, a commanding win at the CSI5* in Lexington, has earned him crucial ranking points—propelling him to the top of the Longines Rankings. After months of chasing Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann, Farrington now claims the coveted World No. 1 spot.

This is the second time in Farrington’s career that he has led the global standings. He first reached the No. 1 spot in May 2017, overtaking fellow American athlete McLain Ward. Farrington held the leading position for a full year before ceding it to the Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders in May 2018. To date, Farrington and Ward remain the only American athletes to have held the top spot in the Longines Rankings*.

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This marks the end of a significant era for the discipline of Jumping, as Henrik von Eckermann has been at the top for the longest consecutive period – since August 2022 – and held the widest gap registered in the last 14 years*, when we had a 593-point advantage from France’s Julien Epaillard in May 2023.

Behind Farrington, Ben Maher (GBR) climbs to number two (3,064 points) followed by former number one, Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann who is now third on 3,026 points. Olympic champion Christian Kukuk (GER) drops to fourth position with 2,928 points, while Steve Guerdat (SUI) maintains his fifth position with a tally of 2,886 points.

(For Canada, Erynn Ballard remains the top placing, slipping slightly from 27th to 32nd, and Tiffany Foster has improved from 43rd to 39th.)

The Longines Jumping Rankings list is published here.

*The FEI Database only contains Jumping World Rankings from the last 15 years (Ranking No. 114)