The Frenchman, aboard Dubai du Cedre, won the rich Longines Global Champions Tour finale at the GC Prague Playoffs.

The 2023 Longines Global Champions Tour battle was between Smolders, Maikel van der Vleuten and Henrik von Eckermann in Riyadh, KSA.

The 2023 Championship title has become a three-man race as the LGCT galloped into historic Circus Maximus in Rome.

The 16-stop tour includes a brand new destination - Riesenbeck - and a significant increase in prize money.

Christian Kukuk and Philipp Weishaupt stole the championship from the Stockholm Hearts in an epic Riyadh showdown.

The German rider edged the Irishman Shane Sweetnam with Alejandro to take the winners spoils of the €300,000 grand prix on the beach.

The third edition of the GC Prague Playoffs came to a close as preparations for the exciting 2022 season begin.