FEI Bureau Approves Point System for HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011 Series

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. fei bureau approves point system for hsbc fei classics™ 2011 series. the fei bureau has approved a revised points system for the hsbc fei classics™ 2011 series. the new system, which takes on board recommendations from event organisers involved in the series, has now been brought in line with other rankings and standings in eventing. hsbc has supported the hsbc fei classics™ series since 2008 and will be contributing us$ 1 million in prize money over the next three years, which represents the biggest pot on offer in eventing on an annual basis. advertisement scroll to continue with content the hsbc fei classics™ 2011 series, which offers a prize of us$150,000 to the series champion, once again takes in the five four-star events – the mitsubishi motors badminton horse trials (gbr), rolex kentucky three-day event (usa), luhmühlen cci 4* presented by e.on (ger), the land rover burghley horse trials (gbr) and les etoiles de pau cci 4* (fra). at the end of the season, the five riders with the highest number of points collected among the hsbc fei classics™ events will be awarded prize money as follows: 1st – us$ 150,000 (series champion) 2nd – us$ 75,000 3rd – us$ 50,000 4th – us$ 33,000 5th – us$ 25,000. hsbc fei classics™ 2011 calendar mitsubishi motors badminton horse trials (gbr) – april 22-25 rolex kentucky three-day event (usa) – april 28-may 1 luhmühlen cci 4* presented by e.on (ger) – june 16-19 the land rover burghley horse trials (gbr) – september 1-4 les etoiles de pau cci 4* (fra) – october 12-16.