Official partner and timekeeperThe Longines Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead
Kent Farrington from the USA won the prestigious Longines King George V Gold Cup on his debut at The Longines Royal International Horse show. He withstood tough competition from runner-up and three-time Gold Cup winner Robert Smith (GBR) on Talan and Leon Thijssen (NED) on Tyson who came in third.
Points won during the Longines Royal International Horse Show count towards the total score for the 2011 Longines Press Award for Elegance. The winner is announced at the final international show-jumping competition of the season in Rotterdam on 28th August 2011.
The top scorers at Hickstead were:
Women: Aniek Poels (NED)
Men: Kent Farrington (USA)
After four events, the following riders lead the intermediate global ranking of the Longines Press Award for Elegance:
Women: Christine McCrea (USA)
Men: Nick Skelton (GBR)