The stars are out for the Longines Masters of Los Angeles, where no 5* horse costs under $5 million, according to one owner-attendee. The Oct. 1-4 event at the Los Angeles Convention Center has turned the spotlight on the top equine talent from around the world. Beezie Madden (USA) will take to the field on Simon, owned […]
Fabien Grobon hits the ground running as Managing Director of EEM, where his first month on the job includes staging the Longines Masters Los Angeles, October 1-4 at the L.A. Convention Center. The Paris-based Grobon is no stranger to outsized sports events; he joins EEM after five years heading up the Alltech FEI World Equestrian […]
International show jumping star Daniel Bluman has signed a deal with bespoke Italian bootmaker Alberto Fasciani. Bluman will provide inspiration and insight into a new Bluman-model boot that will be available at Alberto Fasciani shops and online. Bluman is no stranger to haute équestre, as an ambassador for Hermès Sellier since early 2013. The Colombian-born rider, who still competes under […]
The Breeders’ Cup takes place Oct. 30-31 at Keenland, in Lexington, KY. It is the richest two days in sports, with $26 million paid out in purses and awards over the entire weekend. Thirteen races comprise the schedule, with NBC Sports broadcasting live from the event. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is among those competing in […]
Horses gallop into Manhattan! From 23 – 27 September, top equestrian athletes will gather for the second annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show. Attempting to defend her Rolex Grand Prix title will be Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The event takes place at the Wollman Rink, transformed from slippery to sand-topped. New York City’s […]
Today, 36 international riders have been announced as qualified to compete for $1 Million in prize money at the Longines Masters of Los Angeles CSI 5*, October 1- 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Thirteen U.S. riders will compete with the top 22 from Europe and one from the Middle East in what in only its second year […]
Beezie Madden and Simon decisively won the HITS CP $1 Million FEI 5* Grand Prix today, taking home a $330,000 slice of the pie for the horse’s owner Abigail Wexner. The duo was the only team with a clear round over Steve Stephens razor’s edge of a course, and they did it in a speedy 88.320, […]
Five Olympians, international riders from Germany, Mexico, Ireland and Canada and two past HITS $1 Million title-holders are on the list of 41 riders unveiled by HITS to compete in its CP $1 Million FEI CSI 5* presented by Wells Fargo later this afternoon, making for what is sure to be an event spectacle. (Watch […]
The spectacular new Tops International Arena sport horse venue in Holland opened its doors to the public this month, hosting the Longines Global Champions Tour from 13th – 16th August. Jan Tops, the Olympic gold medalist and businessman who founded the Global Champions Tour in 2006, is married to show jumping champion Edwina Tops-Alexander. The Tops’ have […]
A raft of high-profile show jumping horse sales has the industry talking. Most recent and splashy of the news is Dutch entrepreneur Jan Tops’ purchase, at a reported $14.8 million (€11 million), of Palloubet d’Halong, a 10- year-old Selle Francais gelding owned by Switzerland’s Hansueli Sprunger and until recently under saddle to his 26-year-old daughter, […]
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