FEI Considers 2015 World Cup Return to Vegas
By Staff Report January 13, 2013
Debbie McDonald rides exhibition at the 2009 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. (Photo by Paula Parisi)
The FEI Bureau has withdrawn hosting rights for the 2015 FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals from Guadalajara, citing the Mexican organizers’ inability to meet in full the requirements imposed by the FEI Bureau when the Finals were allocated in June of last year.
“The FEI truly appreciates the efforts that the Guadalajara organizers put in to try and meet all the requirements,” FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos said, “but as they were unable to fulfill them within the agreed timeline, the FEI Bureau was left with no choice but to withdraw the Finals. In spite of this set-back, we hope that the Mexican Federation will consider hosting a major FEI event in the future, as we are very keen to see a world class equestrian event organized in the region.”
Guadalajara and Las Vegas (USA) both put in bids to host the 2015 Finals, but although Guadalajara is no longer involved, hosting rights will not automatically be transferred to the American city.
The FEI has contacted the Las Vegas organizers to see if they are still interested in staging the double Final in 2015 and, if they confirm their continued interest, allocation of the Finals to Las Vegas will be dependent on the organizers fulfilling all the requirements. Following receipt of this information from Las Vegas, the ultimate decision on allocation of the Finals will be made by the FEI Bureau.
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