Who will be competing at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Riyadh?

After qualifying through twelve Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Leagues and Sub-Leagues across the globe, the world’s best athletes will meet in the Saudi capital for the season finale from 16-20 April 2024. It will be a thrilling competition with the defending champion, the European champion, and other former winners coming to Riyadh.

It is a star-studded list of athletes, with Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) eager to defend his back-to-back victories. His top horse King Edward will join him along with Iliana. He will face formidable competition from 34 other athletes with outstanding horses, representing 19 nations. Seven out of the current top ten ranking athletes will converge in Riyadh promising an unforgettable sport experience.

The Arab League is represented by five athletes, with three athletes from the host nation dominating its Middle Eastern sub-league. Among them is the seasoned World Cup™ veteran and Olympic medallist Ramzy Al Duhami, alongside Khaled Almobty, whose consistent performances have secured him a leading position in the league's point standings. Another notable athlete from Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Alsharbatly, silver medallist from 2010 WEG and bronze team winner from 2012 Olympics alongside Al Duhami, will be bringing a special horse. Alamo, previously ridden by Steve Guerdat (SUI), achieved victory at the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Gothenburg in 2019.  Speaking of Steve Guerdat, this will be his 15th FEI World Cup™ Final, of which he has won three with Albführen's Paille, Alamo and Corbinian. He will travel with Is-Minka, with whom he won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ in Bordeaux.

There will be 17 athletes from the Western European League and seven qualified from the North American League. It will be a battle between top athletes such as Julien Epaillard (FRA) and Kent Farrington (USA), both known for their incredible speed. Young talents like Jeanne Sadran (FRA) and Skylar Wireman (USA) will show their skills in this final.

Top names such as Ben Maher (GBR), Peder Fredricson (SWE), Marcus Ehning (GER), Scott Brash (GBR), Christian Ahlmann (GER), Martin Fuchs (SUI) and Max Kühner (AUT) will also be heading to Riyadh.

Rest of the world

From the land of the rising sun, Japan, Shinichiro Sugiyama will compete with the aptly named horse Rising Sun. From the Eurasian League Nurjan Tuyakbaev (UZB) will join the lineup. Kristaps Neretnieks (LAT), Sara Vingralkova (CZE) and Angelos Touloupis (GRE) will come from Central Europe.

Marking not only the first ever FEI World Cup™ Finals in the region, but the participants in Riyadh will also be competing for a total of 2.6 million Euros, a prize fund reaching the highest ever amount on offer throughout the history of the FEI World Cup™ Finals. From 16 to 20 April, the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center in the heart of the Saudi capital is set to welcome the best horses and athletes in the world.

Watch this space as we follow the best of global equestrian stars on their road to Riyadh.

The 2024 FEI World Cup™ Finals for dressage and jumping are scheduled to be held April 16–20, 2024.

Defending Champion:

SWE Henrik VON ECKERMANN with ILIANA and KING EDWARD

Arab League

Middle East Sub-League

KSA Ramzy AL DUHAMI with ADDRESSEE and UNTOUCHABLE 32

KSA Khaled ALMOBTY with JAGUAR KING WD and SPACECAKE

KSA Abdullah ALSHARBATLY with ALAMO and FIUMICINO VAN DE KALEVALLEI

North African Sub-League

EGY Zain Shady SAMIR with LONDON EYE

EGY Abdelrahman SHOUSHA with QUINCY 230

Central European League

CZE Sara VINGRALKOVA with HOW EASY 106IN19 KAS - SINI DC

GRE Angelos TOULOUPIS with LORD MEXX

LAT Kristaps NERETNIEKS with PALLADIUM KJV 

Eurasian League - Central Asia

UZB Nurjan TUYAKBAEV with QUINTUS HB

Japan League

JPN Shinichiro SUGIYAMA with RISING SUN

North American League – East USA

USA Kent FARRINGTON with GREYA and TOULAYNA

USA Devin RYAN with EDDIE BLUE

North American League - East (Extra)

GBR Jessica MENDOZA with I-CAP CL Z

North American League West USA

USA Jill HUMPHREY with CHROMATIC BF

USA Sophia SIEGEL with A-GIRL

USA Skylar WIREMAN with TORNADO

North American League - Canada

CAN Vanessa MANNIX with LEHAR

Western European League

AUT Max KÜHNER with EIC JULIUS CAESAR and EIC UP TOO JACCO BLUE

BEL Pieter DEVOS with CASUAL DV Z

BEL Gregory WATHELET with ACE OF HEARTS

ESP Mariano MARTINEZ BASTIDA with BELANO VD WIJNHOEVE Z

FRA Julien EPAILLARD with DUBAI DU CEDRE

FRA Jeanne SADRAN with DEXTER DE KERGLENN

FRA Kevin STAUT with VISCONTI DU TELMAN

GBR Scott BRASH with HELLO VALENTINO

GBR Ben MAHER with DALLAS VEGAS BATILLY

GER Christian AHLMANN with MANDATO VAN DE NEERHEIDE

GER Hans-Dieter DREHER with ELYSIUM

GER Marcus EHNING with COOLIO 42 

IRL Richard HOWLEY with EQUINE AMERICA CONSULENT DE PRELET Z

ITA Lorenzo DE LUCA with F ONE USA

SUI Martin FUCHS with COMMISSAR PEZI

SUI Steve GUERDAT with IS-MINKA

SWE Peder FREDRICSON with CATCH ME NOT S

35 Athletes / 42 Horses / 19 Countries