Sweden’s Peder Fredricson and Britain’s Ben Maher are set to
battle it out for the Global Champions Tour (GCT) title as the season
comes to a close in Šamorín in Slovakia.
Bruynseels wins Doha Grand Prix with Delux van T & L
07 Mar 2021 - 9:22
Jan Tops, Founder and President of Longines Global Champions Tour, and Hamad bin Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah, President of the Qatar and Asian Equestrian Federations, posing for a photograph with the podium winners of the Global Champions League Of Doha at The Longines Arena At Al Shaqab, yesterday.
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Experts say Delux van T & L is one of the finest horses on the circuit. If anyone had a doubt about the top billing of the 12-year-old gelding, it was put to rest by Niels Bruynseels at Longines Arena at Al Shaqab.
Friday, 5 March 2021
Britain’s Scott Brash and his mount Our Vincent triumphed in a dramatic eight horse jump-off at the season-opening Global Champions Tour (GCT) event at Longines Arena at Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar.
Under the lights, eight combinations managed clear rounds in the 1.50/1.55m CSI5 class, an event held between the first two rounds of the Global Champions League (GCL).
Brash and Our Vincent were joined in a jump-off by Belgium’s Niels Bruynseels and Frenchy VDS, France’s Olivier Robert and Elea Blue, Belgium’s Pieter Devos and Jade v Bisschop, Jur Vrieling of the Netherlands with his mount Chabada de l’Esques, Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward, France’s Simon Delestre and Hermes Ryan and Germany’s Christian Kukuk and Checker.
French star Staut continues solid form at Al Shaqab
05 Mar 2021 - 10:05
Rizwan Rehmat | The Peninsula
French riding star Kevin Staut is making a habit of it. The 40-year-old yesterday guided Visconti du Telman to a flawless routine to clinch the individual classification in the Global Champions League inside the iconic Longines Arena at Al Shaqab. Staut won a similar 1.55m class last week and yesterday the Frenchman produced tight lines with his 12-yearold mare to win the top prize of €13,750. Visconti du Telman clocked a time of 61.73 seconds as Staut underlined his intentions for action today and tomorrow. Staut’s compatriot Simon Delestre, astride Berlux Z, secured the second fastest time of 63.44 seconds. Delestre won €11,000. Germany’s Philipp Weishaupt, in the saddle with Coby, ended in third spot (63.74 seconds, €8,250). “I was lucky because I know it is two different competitions. You know (what to expect) when you are riding single – individual and for