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Saba Yemen
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Saba Yemen
English jockey Brash wins Grand Prix at Longines Global Champions Tour
Beijing - Saba: English jockey Scott Brash won the Grand Prix at the third round of the Longines Global Champions Tour, which concluded in Shanghai, China. The English jockey finished first on his horse, Hello Shadow Lady, with a time of 43.94 seconds, winning a prize of 204,000 euros. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
New York Times
12-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Scott Brash, a Champion Show Jumper, Reflects on His Grand Slam
How do you challenge athletes who have already reached the pinnacle of their sport? That is the question asked and answered by the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, a series of four competitions modeled on the grand slam events in tennis and golf. For riders to achieve the grand slam title, they must win three of these grand prix events in a row — a feat that has been achieved only once, by the Scottish show jumper Scott Brash, who won the C.H.I. Geneva, the C.H.I.O. Aachen in Germany and the C.S.I.O. Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary, Alberta, in 2014 and 2015. The grand slam grew in 2018 to include the Dutch Masters, whose grand prix will take place on Sunday. 'The best riders in the world come with their best horses,' Marcel Hunze, the director of the Dutch Masters, said in an interview last month, 'so the level is really high.' Seven of the top 10 ranked riders are signed up to compete in the grand prix, event organizers said. That means the course set for them must be an incredible challenge. If the horse and rider are communicating well, it should look easy, Louis Konickx, the course designer for the competition, said in an interview last month, 'but it is definitely not.' Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
South China Morning Post
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show brings show jumping back to the city
Published: 6:15pm, 7 Feb 2025 Equestrian fever will descend on Hong Kong next week, when the debut Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show rides into town. Scheduled for February 14 to 16, it follows in the hoofsteps of the Longines Masters of Hong Kong event, last held in 2019, and marks the return of world-class showjumping to AsiaWorld-Expo after a six-year absence. Inspired by the London International Horse Show, which launched in 1907, this elite event aims to establish itself as an annual fixture in Hong Kong's sporting calendar, and expects to attract more than 25,000 visitors from home and overseas. The three-day programme will feature a series of high-profile competitions, including a 5-Star International Showjumping event, one of the most prestigious classifications in equestrian sports, where more than 30 top-tier international show jumpers such as Scott Brash and Max Kühner will compete alongside local talents including Clarissa Lyra and Patrick Lam , vying for a prize pool of about HK$6.5 million. A total of 70 horses will be flown in to take part. In addition to the main events, there will be plenty to keep fanatics on the edge of their saddles, including dressage exhibitions and the much-anticipated Shetland Pony Grand National, where the diminutive ponies will race over miniature brush obstacles. For a dose of four-legged theatre, Spanish equestrian artist Santi Serra will convince the audience of his horse-whispering abilities as he coaxes his four Arabian horses into a precise dance routine without saddle or bridle. As with any major event in Hong Kong, retail therapy is part of the equation. More than 100 booths covering fashion, food, homeware and, of course, equestrian goods will be bolstered by rider interviews, hobby-horse riding for children and up-close viewing of the warm-up ring, where riders can be found exercising their horses before each competition round.
